What is the difference between Few and A Few?

If you don't have the basic understanding of some English words, you would think just because they look so much alike, they should have the same meaning. A very similar example is ''few and a few''. The two adjective words might look the same but they literally do not have the same meaning. The difference between them is in how the two words are used. Few means, not many in number or something very small with indefinite number. There is more to this word than its actual meaning, especially when you are using it in a sentence.

Few, is usually used with a singular verb. For example: if 40 children are in a class but only five came to school, that’s few students. A few, on the other hand, means many in number but not necessarily a large number. For example: from the earlier example let assume 30 students actually came to school, that is a few students.