Noun Quantifiers - A few, few, a little and little

Quantifiers answer the question how much? or how many?

Quantifiers are words like: a lot of, a little, a few.

Some quantifiers can only be used with countable nouns, some can only be used with uncountable nouns and some can be used with both.

The table below shows how to use these words

Quantifier	Meaning	Example	Countable noun	Uncountable noun
A few	Two or Three	There are a few apples. We have enough for now.	Yes	No
Few	Not enough	There are few apples. We need to buy more.	Yes	No
A little	A small amount	There is a little sugar. We have enough for now.	No	Yes
Little	Not enough	There is little sugar. We need to buy more.	No	Yes

Constructing Sentences with a few and a little

We can use a few and a little in questions and positive sentences.

Constructing Sentences with few and little

We can use a few and a little in questions and positive sentences. This construction can sound quite formal.

Click on the links below to study these other Noun Quantifiers

Noun Quantifiers - Introductions

Noun Quantifiers - A lot, Much and Many

Noun Quantifiers - Enough and Plenty of

Noun Quantifiers - Too much and Too Many

Noun Quantifiers - Some, Any, No

Quantifiers - Compound Forms with Some, Any and No