Little, a little, few, a few

(A) little and (a) few are quantifiers meaning ‘some’. Little and few have negative meanings. We use them to mean ‘not as much as may be expected or wished for’.


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All she wanted was a few moments on her own.	some, a small number
She had few moments on her own.	not many/almost none
She saves a little money every month.	some, a small amount
They had little money to spend.	not much/almost nothing
A: Have you got any money? B: Yes, a little.	some, a small amount
A: Have you got any money? B: No, very little.	not much/almost nothing

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"GOOGLE" HOW TO PRONOUNCE "ED" AT THE END OF A VERB.

THERE ARE 3 DIFFERENT WAYS TO PRONOUNCE 'ED' IN ENGLISH, IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE LETTER BEFORE.

THE 3 WAYS ARE    1) 'ID', LIKE IN PAINTED, PAINT-'ID'.
                             2) 'D', LIKE IN 'PLAYED'
                             3) 'T' LIKE IN 'HOPED'.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IS THIS.

IF THE VERB HAS A 'D' OR 'T' SOUND BEFORE'ED' YOU NEED TO PRONOUNCE 'ID'. IF IT DOESN'T, DON'T PRONOUNCE AN EXTRA SYLLABLE.

BE CAREFUL! IT'S THE SOUND, NOT THE LETTER. 'DECIDE' IS PRONOUNCED 'DECIDE-ID', THOUGH IT ENDS IN 'E'. BECAUSE WE DON'T SAY THE 'E', THE LAST SOUND IS 'D',

EXAMPLES ------WANTED (WANT-ID)
                       ENDED (END-ID)
                       DECIDED (DECIDE-ID)
                       ADMITTED (ADMIT-ID)
                       SUGGESTED (SUGGEST-ID)
                       RECOMMENDED (RECOMMEND-ID)
                       HATED (HATE-ID)
                       INTENDED (INTEND-ID)
                       STARTED (START-ID)

IF THE WORD BEFORE 'ED' ENDS IN IN THE SOUNDS OF 'P','F','S','CH','SH','K' THEN 'ED' IS PRONOUNCED 'T'.

EXAMPLES-------'P' STOPPED
                       'F' LAUGHED
                       'S' PROMISED, FAXED-PRONOUNCED-FAKST
                       'CH' WATCHED
                       'SH' FINISHED
                       'K' WALKED
TAKE THE WORD "STOPPED" FOR EXAMPLE, THIS IS PRONOUNCED "STOPT" NOT "STOP=ID"

FOR ALL OTHER WORDS 'ED' IS PRONOUNCED "D".

EXAMPLES----- ALLOWED
                      CRIED
                      ENJOYED
                      CLEANED
                      IMAGINED

Learn English. Words staring with Kn - K is silent.