GRAMMAR: Comparison


A FEW

• A few means ‘a small number, for example two or three people or things’.
• You use a few before plural nouns:
A few people were waiting.He called me a few days later.
• You say a few of the:
A few of the people were getting annoyed.
✗Don’t say: A few of people were getting annoyed.
• You say a few of my/her/his etc or a few of them/us/you:
A few of my friends came too.A few of us left early.
FEW

• Few means ‘not many or hardly any’. It emphasizes how small the number is.
• In formal English, you use few before plural nouns, without ‘a’:
Few people knew he was ill.
• In everyday English, people usually say not many instead:
Not many people knew he was ill.(From LONGMAN DICTIONARY click here)
See the screenshot(from Cambridge Dictionary click here)