a(little) bit + COMPARATIVE. Point 50 at B1 in the English Grammar Profile in the category of ADJECTIVES is defined as: ‘A (LITTLE) BIT’ to modify comparative adjectives used predicatively after a verb, usually ‘be’. However, ‘a little bit’ is considered as B2 in the EVP. Wählezwischen much, many, little, a little, few, a few Übung 1, Übung 2, Übung 3 . Hier gibt es noch mehr Übungen ! Von Erstellen Sie mithilfe anpassbarer Vorlagen Alittle 和 a bit这两个短语都可以表示“少量，有一点儿”的意思，在使用中常常容易混淆。. 接下来我们就一起看看这两个短语应该如何使用吧~. 1.首先，a little 和 a bit都可表示“一点儿，少量”，可作状语和定语，均可用来修饰比较级。. 例如：. He is a little (a Few- little: quantifiers exercises. A few, a little, fewer, less.Free grammar exercises online. Quantity words. Interactive exercises for esl . This is an extract from my book A and The Explained Download this explanation in PDF here. We use 'a/an' with several quantifiers a little a few a lot of We also use 'no article' with several little few lots of In many situations, we can choose to use 'a little' or 'little' when using an uncountable noun or 'a few' or 'few' when using a plural countable noun. They have slightly different meanings. 'A lot' and 'lots' aren't like this. 'A lot' means the same as 'lots'. When we say 'a little' or 'a few', we mean a small amount, but it's enough John Let's go out tonight. Lucy Okay. I have a little money, enough for the cinema at least. On the other hand, 'little' or 'few' usually give us a different impression. These also mean a small amount, but this time the amount is almost nothing. If the noun is something that we want like money or friends then using 'little' or 'few' means that we don't have enough John Let's go out tonight. Lucy Sorry, I have little money. I really can't afford to go out. Of course, if we use 'few' or 'little' with a noun that we don't want, then it can have a positive meaning. It's good to have nearly no problems, for example There have been few problems with the new system, thankfully! Luckily, there is little crime in my town. I'm so pleased that I have few arguments with my family. It's great that there's been very little bad weather this month. Try an exercise about this here. Go to the main 'a' and 'the' page. Do you know how to use a few, few, very little and a bit of? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you. Look at these examples to see how these quantifiers are used with countable and uncountable nouns. I have a few friends, so I'm not lonely. She has few friends, so she's quite lonely. We've got a bit of time before our train. Shall we get a coffee? We've got very little time before our train. Hurry up! Try this exercise to test your grammar. Grammar test 1 Countable and uncountable nouns 2 Grammar test 1 Read the explanation to learn more. Grammar explanation A few and a bit of or a little mean some. Often we feel this amount is enough or more than we expected. We use a few with plural nouns and a bit of or a little with uncountable nouns. I have a few ideas. I've brought a few friends. There's a bit of milk left. It needs a little more work. We use few and very little to show that we are talking about a small amount. Often we feel this amount is not enough or less than we expected. Few is for countable nouns and very little is for uncountable nouns. Few people came to the meeting. There are few places where you can still see these birds. We have very little time. I have very little money. Note that you can use little without very, but it is less common and sounds quite formal. She had little water. Do this exercise to test your grammar again. Grammar test 2 Countable and uncountable nouns 2 Grammar test 2 Language level Do you need to improve your English grammar? Join thousands of learners from around the world who are improving their English grammar with our online courses. Donate a coffeeLog in/RegisterEnglish ESL WorksheetsGrammar TopicsFEW or A FEW, LITTLE or A LITTLEnatasas1919151001/1 Few / Little how to express small quantities or numbers in English. FEW/LITTLE WITH A NOUN We use FEW for plural nouns and LITTLE for singular nouns usually uncountable to talk about a small number or quantity of something. Plurals Few Singular Little We've got a little milk and a few eggs Few politicians are really honestThere were few people at the meeting Just a little wine, please Can I try a little of that, please? FEW/LITTLE WITHOUT A NOUN If the noun has already been mentioned, we can just drop it and use FEW or LITTLE alone - Some more soup? - Just a little, please - How many people were there? - Few A LITTLE + adjectives / adverbs We can use A LITTLE to modify adjectives and adverbs answering the question HOW - I'm a little tired today- Trains here go a little too slow- I just met you but I already love you a little Few or a Few / Little or a little?FEW and LITTLE can use the article A. See the difference - I've got few friends here, I need to meet knew people negative idea I need more - I've got a few friends here, so we can go out with them positive idea it's enough - There's little food, we can't survive here for a week negative - Great! There's a little food here. I'm so hungry! positive Note FEW and LITTLE, with no article, are very formal. In an informal style we prefer to say NOT MUCH/MANY. - We've got little time formal = We haven't got much time informal - Few people understand quantum physics = Not many people understand quantum physics A BIT colloquial In colloquial English we very often use A BIT OF + noun and A BIT + adjective instead of A LITTLE - I only had a bit of wine = I only had a little wine- It's a bit noisy here = It's a little noisy here Gapped text Items Can I have ______________________ wine? a few / a little Can I try ______________________ of that thing? It looks very tasty. a few / a bit ______________________ people can understand this language Few / Little - How many lions live there? - ______________________. Few / Little - How many lions live there? - ______________________ Not many / A bit / Not much I don't know ______________________ people in this city much / many / a bit I have ______________________ interest in basketball few / little We need to buy chairs, we haven't got ______________________. many / much / little / few I like my tea with just a ______________________ sugar a bit / little / much I'm ______________________ tired, I really need some rest. bit / a little / a few / little / few It rained ______________________ and now everything is green a little / little / few / a few It rained ______________________, it's a pity, we need more water for the fields. a little / little / few / a few Let's celebrate! I've got ______________________ bottles of wine here. a little / few / a few / little I've got ______________________ friends in Malaga, we can go and visit. a few / a little / few / little - Some more wine? - Just ______________________, please. few / a few / little / a little Fantastic! I found ______________________ people living on this little island little / few / a few / a little We've got ______________________ milk, we need to buy more. few / a few / little / a little I'm sorry, I have ______________________ time, I can't wait. little / few / a little / a few I've got ______________________ time, we can go and have a beer. a few / little / a little / few This is a very nice city, you can still find ______________________ palaces from the 15th century. little / a few / few / a little It's ______________________ late, I have to go a few / bit / much / a bit I need ______________________ sugar, have you got? a bit of / bit / a bit / a few / few She's ______________________ short, but not very. a bit / few / a few / little He just used ______________________ oil to fix it bit / a few / few / little / a bit / a bit of - Have you ever met any celebrities? - Oh yes, ______________________ little / a few / a little / few

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