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Updated On 02 Feb, 19

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Dating and relationship Vocabulary - Spoken English Lesson - Using mustn't and needn't correctly - Using the future perfect continuous tense - Ill have been working - Using the expression ought to in English ( Modal Auxiliary Verb) - The difference between in and Inside - 'Will I/we' OR 'Shall I/we' in questions (Future) - Which one is correct? - Using Each other and One Another correctly - The Past Continuous Tense (I was Sleeping) - 03 basic uses of being - Difference between 'Idle', 'Idol' & 'Ideal' - The difference between of and off - Present Perfect Continuous Tense VS Past Perfect Continuous Tense - Using Used to and would with Past actions - The Past Perfect Tense (I had gone) - Difference between - dead, death and die - Present Perfect tense (We have gone) and Simple past tense (we went) - Phrases to talk about Driving in English - Expressing Time in English - Using an with consonant abbreviations - How to use multiple adjectives in a sentence? - Using travel words in English - The difference between Lay and Lie - Talking about addictions in English - The difference between passed and past- Saying sorry and Excusing yourself in English - Describing a bad day at work - Using 'too' correctly - Making, Accepting & Declining an invitation in English - Phrasal verbs with ASK - Using Should, Could and Would have done correctly - English Phrasal Verbs - Using the word 'Thing' in different ways - How to achieve your New Year Resolutions? - How to avoid giving information? English Lesson to practice conversation - Using 'ed' and 'ing' adjectives correctly - 14 different ways to say ' I Like it ' - 07 reasons - Why your English speaking isn't improving - Spoken English tips - Difference between 'See', 'Watch' and 'Look' - The difference between the verbs 'Speak' and 'Talk' - Difference between ' I Hope ' and ' I Wish ' - Difference between ' Small ' & ' Little ' - The difference between 'Beside' and 'Besides' - Using 'Myself', Yourself, Ourselves, Themselves Correctly - Reflexive Pronouns - Difference between 'Almost', 'Almost All' and 'Most' - Using 'Also' , 'Too' & 'Either' correctly in a sentence - Using Some & Any - Using ' TO BE ' as the main verb in a sentence - Using the expression 'BUT' in different ways - Modal verbs - Can and Could - Making Suggestions and Recommendations

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Lecture 41: Difference between Small & Little

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The difference between small and little - English Grammar Lesson

Small and Little are two words that are often confused with as they mean the same. This lesson clears out the confusion and helps you to use these two words correctly.

Small is used to talk about height or size
For example John is small for his age. (here it means he isnt tall enough for his age)
For example The box is small. (it is describing its size).

Small is used with nouns
For example I have a small amount of wine. (always use amount for uncountable nouns)
For example A small number of people came to work. (always use number with countable nouns)
Comparative and Superlative forms
For example Mary is smaller than John. (smaller is the comparative form)
For example Mary is the smallest girl in the class. (smallest is the superlative form)

Little is similar to young
For example Maria is a little girl (it describes her of being young)

Little is used with uncountable nouns

For example I have a little wine every night.
For example I had a little trouble with my car.
In the above two example, wine and trouble are uncountable nouns. Little is used only with uncountable nouns when you want to say not enough.

Little is used to talk about the Degree of Adjective There are no comparative and superlative forms of little.
For example She is a little fat.
For example John is a little tired.
In the above two examples, fat and tired are adjectives (describing words), little is used to modify the adjectives so as to imply not too much.