In English we use different expressions, and sometimes different grammar for things that are countable (that is, we can count them – 1, 2, 3 etc), and things that we think we can’t count (uncountable) ...

A noun is a thing, e.g. cat, room, exam. Most of the time, we can talk about how many of these things we have: Bobby has three cats at home! It’s amazing how many rooms are empty in our school. I have ...

Few is for countable nouns and little is for uncountable nouns. Their meanings change with a. Understanding this helps in correct usage. Tap to read.