Few / Little

Few / Little

(few - fewer - fewest / little - less - least)

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Few and little are both quantifiers which mean : 'not a lot' or 'not much/many'.

To make comparisons :

Few-fewer-fewest are used with countable nouns (a melon, two melons).

Little-less-least are used with uncountable nouns (milk, cheese, water...).

	Meaning	Example
Few	Not many/not a lot	There are few melons in the shop today.
Fewer	Not as many.	The supermarket has fewer melons.
Fewest	The smallest number	The shop has the fewest melons.
Little	Not much/not a lot	There is little milk left in the jug.
Less	Not as much	We bought less milk yesterday.
Least	The smallest quantity.	The eldest child drinks the least milk.