A few and Few ; A little and little

Read the following sentences and answer the questions below them.

A. He has been here for three days, but he’s already made a few friends .
I feel sorry for her. She has (very) few friends.

Is’ a few’ and a few used with countable or uncountable nouns?
Is ‘a few’ used to show something positive or negative?
Is ‘few’ used with countable or uncountable nouns?
Is ‘few’ used to show positive or negative?

Summarise the answers to the above questions into a sentence or two.

 

Read the following sentences and answer the questions that follow.

B. I’m very pleased. I’ve been able to save a little money this month.
He has little money. He doesn’t even have enough money to buy food.

Is ‘a little used with countable or countable nouns?
Is ‘a little’ used to show something positive or negative?
Is ‘little’ used with countable or uncountable nouns?
Is ‘little’ used to show something positive or negative?

Summarise the answers to the above questions into a sentence or two.