a little/ little / a few/ few

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

How do you say 'een paar/beetje/weinig' in English?

What the translation?
I've got A FEW coins for you.

1. een paar
2. een beetje
3. weinig

What's the translation?
I've got A LITTLE money for you.

1. een paar
2. een beetje
3. weinig

What's the translation?
She had FEW coins to spend.

1. een paar
2. een beetje
3. weinig

What's the translation?
He has got LITTLE money left.

1. een paar
2. een beetje
3. weinig

Which of these can you count (more than one answer may be correct)?

1. I've got A FEW coins for you.
2. I've got A LITTLE money for you.
3. She had FEW coins to spend.
4. He has got LITTLE money to spend.

QUANTIFIERS: (a) few / (a) little

	Telbaar	Ontelbaar
een paar / een beetje	I have a few coins left.	She spends a little money in the store.
weinig	I have few coins left.	She spends little money in stores.

STAPPENPLAN

1. Is de vertaling 'een paar/een beetje' of 'weinig'?
   > een paar =        a few
   > een beetje =    a little 
   > weinig =            ga naar stap 2
2. Is het telbaar of ontelbaar?
   > Telbaar =           few
   > Ontelbaar =      little
3. Vul het antwoord in 

Not many children eat vegetables. For example, ______ children eat broccoli.

1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little

He didn't drink all the soda. There's still ______ left.

1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little

Unfortunately (helaas), I can't come. I've got _______ medical problems.

1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little

Greg is always busy. That's why he has ______ free time.

1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little

I need to talk to you. Do you have ______ minutes?

1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little

I have _______ water left. There's enough to share.

1. a few
2. a little
3. few
4. little

Nu door elkaar!

Quantifiers:

a lot of / much / many

a few / few / a little / little

He didn't make _____ mistakes in his test.

She has ______ self-confidence. She has a lot of trouble talking to new people.

There are so _______ things to do here. I love it!

I'm happy that I have _____ good friends. I don't need many!

I don't like him very ______.

There's ______ milk left in the fridge. It should be enough for you.

She's lucky! She has ____ problems

There are ________ reasons we should do this! Let's go.

How well do you understand the grammar? Give yourself a grade between 1-10.