Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I'd like ________ ice-cream, please.

• A. a few
• B. few
• C. a little
• D. a lot

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

a little

Before going into the answer, let us understand the concept of few, a few and little, a little. Other than the usage of few in countable noun and usage of little in uncountable noun, the basic difference between the usage of article and not using an article remains the same. Few and little means in a very small amount. Whereas "a few" and "a little" refers to an amount greater than "few" and "little" respectively. In other words "a few"and "a little" means "some". Now, ice-cream is an uncountable noun, so we are supposed to use "little" and not "few".

Option C is correct.