{"id":19722,"date":"2026-06-08T09:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learning.salamzaban.com\/?p=19722"},"modified":"2026-06-08T09:26:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:26:01","slug":"small-and-little-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salamzaban.com\/learning\/small-and-little-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Small and little difference"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Small<\/strong> refers to size. It is the opposite of big<\/strong> or large.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Elephants are large<\/strong>, cats are small<\/strong> and rats are smaller<\/strong> still.<\/p>\n

They have bought a small house<\/strong> in the city.<\/p>\n

The small hours<\/strong> = the early hours (1 am to 4 am.)<\/p>\n

Small talk<\/strong> = talk about unimportant things.<\/p>\n

She is on the small side<\/strong>. = She is a little too small.<\/p>\n

In many cases both small<\/strong> and little<\/strong> are possible. However, little<\/strong> is preferred in cases where we also want to express some sort of emotion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Poor little <\/strong>thing. (More natural than \u2018Poor small thing\u2019.)<\/p>\n

She is a pretty little <\/strong>woman.<\/p>\n

Both little and small are possible in some fixed expressions. Examples are:<\/span><\/p>\n

Little finger \/ small finger<\/p>\n

The little hand of the clock \/ the small hand of the clock<\/p>\n

British and American English differences<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In British English, little<\/strong> is not normally used in the predicative position (after a verb). Comparative and superlative forms are also much less common. In American English, little<\/strong> is normal in the predicative position. Comparative and superlative forms are also very common.<\/p>\n

She is the littlest woman<\/strong> I have ever seen. (US)<\/p>\n

She is the smallest woman<\/strong> I have ever seen. (GB)<\/p>\n

Little can mean hardly at all.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I have little<\/strong> interest in politics.<\/p>\n

A little means rather.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

She is a little<\/strong> better today.<\/p>\n

Little by little = gradually<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Her health improved little by little.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are the top 10 collocates (words that appear nearby) for <\/span><\/strong>“little”:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. bit<\/li>\n
  2. girl<\/li>\n
  3. boy<\/li>\n
  4. nervous<\/li>\n
  5. cute<\/li>\n
  6. precious<\/li>\n
  7. incentive<\/li>\n
  8. resemblance<\/li>\n
  9. mermaid<\/li>\n
  10. bitty<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And here are the top collocates for “small”:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. town<\/li>\n
    2. business<\/li>\n
    3. relatively<\/li>\n
    4. bowl<\/li>\n
    5. amount<\/li>\n
    6. size<\/li>\n
    7. percentage<\/li>\n
    8. pieces<\/li>\n
    9. sample<\/li>\n
    10. farmers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
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      predicative adjectives<\/span><\/h1>\n

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      Most adjectives can be used in two positions. When they are used before the noun they describe, they are called attributive<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n

      a black<\/strong> cat<\/p>\n

      a gloomy<\/strong> outlook<\/p>\n

      a slow<\/strong> journey<\/p>\n

      a large<\/strong> suitcase<\/p>\n

      When they are used after a verb such as be, become, grow, look, or seem, they\u2019re called predicative<\/strong><\/span>:<\/p>\n

      The cat was black<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      The future looks gloomy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      The journey seemed slow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      They were growing tired<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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