A Few, Few, A Little and Little - Part 2

Complete the sentences with 'a few', 'few', 'little' and 'a little'

There's ..... orange juice in the fridge. It's for you

little

few

a little

a few

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Rule: Much / Many / Few / Little ShowHide

Countable: many, a few

Things you can count: apples, eggs, biscuits, toy cars.

How many eggs are there?
There aren't many biscuits in the packet.
We've got a few eggs.

Uncountable: much, a little

Things you can't count: water, sugar, money, jam, tea.

How much cheese is there?
There isn't much honey in the jar.
I need a little sugar.

a lot of

Goes with both, mostly in positive sentences:

Katy eats a lot of pasta.
There are a lot of toy cars in his room.

much and many are more usual in negatives and questions.

a few / a little = some, enough: We've got a few eggs – let's make an omelette. few / little without a = not enough, almost none: There is little milk left – we need to buy some.

Twenty-seven sentences. The article changes the meaning: a few is some, few is almost none - and the same goes for a little and little.