2. Choose a little or a few.
1. There are a few / a little large houses in the village, but the rest are cottages.
2. It's a quiet road, but there's a few / a little more traffic at weekends.
3. I bought a few / a little books at the airport.
4. I only want a few / a little food. I'm not very hungry.
5. I only spoke to a few / a little people at the party.
6. I went shopping with a few / a little friends last weekend.
7. I spent a few / a little time exploring the countryside.
8. My parents were born in Brazil, but I only speak a few / a little Portuguese.

Correct choices:

• 1. There are a few large houses in the village, but the rest are cottages.
• 2. It's a quiet road, but there's a little more traffic at weekends.
• 3. I bought a few books at the airport.
• 4. I only want a little food. I'm not very hungry.
• 5. I only spoke to a few people at the party.
• 6. I went shopping with a few friends last weekend.
• 7. I spent a little time exploring the countryside.
• 8. My parents were born in Brazil, but I only speak a little Portuguese.

A few is used with countable nouns: houses, books, people, friends. A little is used with uncountable nouns: traffic, food, time, Portuguese.

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