Little and Few

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A little and a few are used to indicate a small amount of something.
a little: some, but not much (for uncountable nouns)
a few: some, but not many (for countable nouns)

Fill the gaps with the correct expression: a little / a few

cups of coffee
chairs
questions
butter
money
friends
coins
records
cake
cars
sugar
orange juice
time
French
English
German
days
apples
food
bread
cows
water
people
books


There is also an important difference between "little" and "a little" or "few" and "a few":
a little: some, but not much (positive)little: nearly nothing (negative)
a few: some, but not many (positive)few: nearly nothing (negative)

Fill the gaps with the correct expression: little / few / a little / a few.

The weather wasn't very dry: It rained .
I didn't understand her well: I had questions to ask.
We don't have to hurry: We have time left.
The fridge was nearly empty: There was food left.
The weather was very dry: There was rainfall.
I don't like orange juice: I drink of it.
His English is quite good: He makes mistakes.
I understood her very well: I had questions to ask.
I wasn't very busy yesterday: I wrote letters to my friends.
I'm very lonely. I've got friends.
I'm very thirsty: I better drink tea.
They are very poor: They have money.
We aren't poor: We have money.
I'm not very thirsty: I only drink tea.
I'm not lonely: I've got friends.
I like apple juice: I drink apple juice every day.
I was very busy yesterday: I wrote letters to my friends.
His English is poor: He makes quite mistakes.
We must hurry: We only have time left
The bus was nearly empty: There were people on it.