A little: n uncountable

A few: countable
1. We have a little ketchup and a few sausages left.
2. There are only a few days left to hand in the reports.
3. The teacher gives us a little time to prepare before a test.
4. Look! There are a few mice on the roof.
5. Could I have a little milk in my coffee, please?
6. We saw a few people at the bus stop.
7. I bought a few apples in this shop.
8. There are only a few bananas left in the box.
9. He speaks a little Spanish, so we were able to find a nice room in Madrid.

Few. little
10. This president had little power.
11. They got few complaints.
12. We had little hope that his sister would survive.
13. He is lucky. He has few problems.
14. There's very little communication between them.
15. They have little interest in politics.
16. I'm sorry, but I have little time to waste.
17. Few children understood the difference.
18. Very few students studied Latin last year.
19. She spoke little English. It was nearly impossible to understand her.
1. Each of the students has three books.
2. There is a bus every 2 hours.
3. There are four worksheets - please take one of each.
4. We enjoyed every minute of our holidays.
5. Every student has written an e-mail.
6. These lemons cost 25 cent each.
7. They each have their own e-mail address.
8. We lost $20 each.
 9. Each answer is worth 2 points.
10. They're open every day except Sunday.

1. How many stars are there in the sky?

2. How many people live on islands?
3. How many birds are there?
4. How much water is in the ocean?
5. How much money is in a bank?
6. How many countries are there in the world?
7. How much bread is eaten per day?
8. How many bones are there in the human body?
9. How much sand is in the deserts?
10. How much information is on the internet?

1. When do we use much and when many?

 much: uncountable nouns (milk, marmalade, money, time etc.)

 many: countable nouns (bottles of milk, jars of marmalade, dollars, minutes etc.)

Examples:

 How much money have you got?

 How many dollars have you got?

In informal English these questions are often answered with a lot of, lots of. There is no
much difference between the two phrases.

2. When do we use a little/little and when a few/few?

 a little: non countable nouns (milk, marmalade, money, time etc.)

 a few: countable nouns (bottles of milk, jars of marmalade, dollars, minutes etc.)

Examples:
  He has a little money left.

 He has a few dollars left.

We use few and little without the article a to point out a more negative meaning.

Examples:

 A few students of our school know this. (There are some student who know it.)

 Few students know this. (It is almost unknown.)

When do we use some and when any?

We use some and any for an amount which is not known e.g. Have you
got any crisps?
Use of some and any
 some: affirmative statements, offers, requests and in questions when you
expect the answer ›yes‹
 any: negative statements, questions
Have you got any bananas? No, we haven't got any. But we've got some oranges.
Exceptions:
I would like to buy fruit at a market. I see the man has wonderful apples so I can
ask him:
 Can I have some of these apples?
If I do not see apples or if I am not sure whether there are apples at all I use any in
this question.
 Have you got any apples?
Compounds with some and any
The compounds with some and any are used like the single words some/any.

Compounds Sentences

something, anything There is something wrong with our car.

someone, anyone* There is someone at the door.

somebody, anybody* I would like to be somebody.

someday Someday he'll be rich.

sometime, anytime We saw her sometime last month.

sometimes I sometimes take the bus to school.

someplace, anyplace, somewhere, anywhere Can't you sing somewhere else?

somehow, anyhow, someway, anyway She looked ill, somehow.

anymore I can't help you anymore.

* The compounds someone/anyone and somebody/anybody are nearly identical.

What is the difference between someone and somebody?

someone is used for a more special person and somebody for a person in general.

 There's someone at the door.

 I'd like to be somebody.