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Quantities adjectives: much, many, few, little, a lot of

NB!

  • much –with uncountable nouns in questions and negative sentences.

e.g: We haven’t got much time.

  • many – with plural countable nouns in questions and negative sentences.

e.g: Are there many restaurants in town?

Notes

  • To ask about quantity, we use

How much + uncountable noun:

e.g: How much milk did you buy?

How many + plural countable noun:

e.g: How many students are there in the group?

  • a few + plural noun.

e.g: There are a few letters on the desk for you, Mrs. Andrews.

  • a little + uncountable noun.

e.g: I like a little milk in my tea, please.

a lot of can be used with countable and uncountable nouns

e.g: I have a lot of time.

There is a lot of snow outside.

1. Complete the sentence using much, many:

1. Have you got much work to do? 2. We bought … fruit but no vegetables. 4. There isn’t … information in this book. 5. How … children have they got? 6. He’s got … problems at the moment. 7. We saw … beautiful birds on the walk. 8. I don’t know … people here. Do you? 9. There aren’t … tourists here this year. 10. Do you smoke … cigarettes?

2. Complete the sentences using a few, a little:

1. There are a few people coming to visit us tonight. 2. We’ve only got a little time to finish this work. 3. I took … books with me to read on holiday. 4. Can I have just … juice, please? 5. I met … friends for a meal in town last night. 6. “When you were in Africa, did you see any lions?” – Yes, I saw …7.I’m sorry but I have got … time. She’s got … friends at school. 8. Do you eat meat? Yes, …. 9. I’ve got … money.

3. Choose the correct word:

1. Have you got much/ a little butter? 2. I met much/ many friends of yours last night. 3. She made much/ many work last night. 4. Do you write much/ many letters? 5. We waited a few/ a little minutes and then left. 6. How many/ much paper do you want? 7. He speaks a few/ a little Arabic. 8. I like fruit juice but I don’t drink many/ much milk. 9. I don’t have many/ much homework to do tonight. 10. We’ve got a little/ a few close friends.

4. Complete the sentences using much or many:

1. How … people are there in the room? 2. How … money do you have in your pocket? 3. How …cigarettes do you smoke? 4. How … petrol is there in the car? 5. How … apples do you want? 6. How … wine is there in the fridge? 7. How … milk is there in the bottle? 8. How … students are there in the room? 9. How…oil in the jar? 10. How …butter on the plate?

5. Complete the sentences using much or many:

1. Please don’t put … pepper on the meat. 2. There are … plates on the table. 3. I never eat … bread with soup. 4. There are …new pictures in this room. 5. There are … teachers at our school, and …of them are women. 6. Why do you eat so… ice cream? 7. She writes us … letters from the sanatorium every week. 8. He has … pairs of socks. 9. … of these students don’t like to look up words in the dictionary. 10. … in this work is difficult for me.

6. Insert much, many, little or few:

1. My brother is a young teacher. Every day he spends … time preparing for his lessons. 2. I know very … about this writer. It is the first book I am reading. 3. The pupils of our class ask … questions at the lesson. They want to know everything. 4. You do not make …mistakes in your spelling. Do you work hard at it? – Oh, yes, I do, I work very … . 5. Does your sister read …? – Yes, she does. And your brother? – Oh, he doesn’t. He has so … books, but he reads very … . 6. Have you … work to do today? – No, not very … . 7. Walk quicker, please. We have very … time. 8. I am sorry to say, I have read very … books by Walter Scott.

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