Part II Much, many, a lot (of), few, a few, little, a little

Exercise 2.1

Fill in much or many.

1. There aren’t many shops in my village.

2. We didn’t buy … food.

3. Have we got … petrol?

4. There weren’t … people on the bus.

5. … students passed the exam easily.

6. I can’t go on holiday. I haven’t got so … money.

7. George didn’t visit his home town for … years.

Exercise 2.2

Write questions with How much or How many.

1. I need some eggs. How many eggs do you need?

2. I bought some bread in the shop.

3. They have a lot of children.

4. We need some wine for the party.

5. He borrowed some money from me.

6. There are some trees in the garden.

7. She had a lot of jobs.

8. We did a lot of work yesterday.

9. We discussed some problems during the meeting.

10. I’ve got some free time in the evening.

Exercise 2.3

Complete the sentences with much or many and one of these words.

accidents	books	countries	fun	information	luggage
mistakes	things	time	times	traffic	work

1. Do you read much? Have you got many books?

2. Quick or we’ll miss the bus! We haven’t got … left.

3. I didn’t travel a lot when I was young. I didn’t go to … .

4. We don’t have … . Only two bags.

5. Did you enjoy the party? Did you have … ?

6. When Tina was a child, she went to the seaside … .

7. I enjoyed listening to my granddad. He told me … interesting … about his life.

8. It didn’t take us long to drive here. There wasn’t … .

9. Is this road dangerous? Are there … ?

10. I’m sorry. I can’t give you … about the town.

11. Do you do … about the house? – Yes, but I don’t mind.

12. It was an easy test. I didn’t make … .

Exercise 2.4

Fill in much, many or a lot of.

1. There aren’t many birds in the tree.

2. There’s … sugar in your cake.

3. John spent … money on his new camera.

4. Have you got … oil in the bottle?

5. She didn’t invite … relatives to her wedding.

6. Small children usually ask … questions.

7. Did you have … snow last winter?

8. Look! There’s … snow outside!

9. Do you know … about Great Britain?

10. Do we need … potatoes for this dish? – No, only five or six.

Exercise 2.5

Write sentences about these people. Use much or a lot.

1. Karen loves books. (read) She reads a lot.

2. Jim is a good football player. (play football)

3. Diane is a very quiet person. (talk)

4. Ella thinks radio is boring. (listen to the radio)

5. Rick visited many countries of the world. (travel)

6. Alan uses his car every day. (drive)

7. I like spending time at home. (go out)

8. These dogs aren’t very noisy. (sleep)

9. We didn’t have a cheap holiday. (cost)

10. These jeans aren’t expensive. (cost)

Exercise 2.6

Complete the sentences with a little or a few + one of these words.

air	people	pictures	presents	practice
questions	stories	sugar	time	words

1. There is a little time left. You can have five minutes more to finish the test.

2. I took … at the exhibition. I’ll show them to you if you like.

3. … stood up and left the concert. It wasn’t interesting at all.

4. I enjoy walking. I always need … fresh … after a day in the office.

5. Can I have … in my tea, please?

6. Pat is a very interesting person. My sister told me … about her.

7. Will is a writer. He wrote a novel and … .

8. Where did you learn Spanish? – I had … while I was staying in Madrid.

9. On my birthday I got … from my colleagues.

10. The interviewer asked me … about my family and hobbies.

Exercise 2.7

Put in little or few + one of these words.

chairs	fish	furniture	hotels	mistakes
people	places	sunshine	time	work

1. I eat little fish. I don’t like it.

2. Your German is very good. You make … .

3. I wouldn’t like to go there on holiday. There is … and it’s windy.

4. Linda hasn’t got any hobbies. She has … free … .

5. This town isn’t popular with tourists. There are … here.

6. Brian is a bit lazy. He does … in the office.

7. Not all the guests could sit down. There were … .

8. The flat wasn’t very comfortable. There was … .

9. The night-life here isn’t very exciting. There are … to go.

10. This musician isn’t very popular. … come to his concerts.

Exercise 2.8

Put in little, a little, few, a few.

1. He isn’t very popular. He has few friends.

2. I have … friends in London who will help me.

3. My leg still hurts … . I’m going to the doctor tonight.

4. Would you like more pizza? – Just … , thanks.

5. We’ve got … milk. Could you go to the shop and buy some?

6. We spent only … days at the seaside. The weather was bad, so we returned home.

7. He thought … minutes and then started speaking.

8. Did you need an interpreter in Turkey? – No, my wife speaks … Turkish.

9. I have … homework to do tonight, so we can go to the cinema in the evening.

10. The train service isn’t very good in winter – there are … trains in December and January.

11. Ben would like to practise his French more but he has … opportunity.

12. Are you ready for your exam? – Yes, but I still need … luck.

13. There were … passengers on the train – it was nearly empty.

14. Mum, come and play with us! – Not now, dear. I’ve got … things to do.

15. I didn’t know how to solve the problem, but then I had … ideas.

Exercise 2.9

Fill in each space in the dialogue with a suitable word. Use much, many, a lot (of), little, a little, few, a few.

Interviewer: Patricia, why weren’t you happy in your job?

Patricia: I didn’t earn (1) … money though I had (2) … responsibilities. I think very (3) … companies pay their workers so (4) … money for so (5) … hard work.

Interviewer: Did you try to find another job?

Patricia: Yes, I sent (6) … letters to other companies, but there were very (7) … jobs and too (8) … people who wanted to get them.

Interviewer: So you decided to start your own business, didn’t you?

Patricia: Yes, I had (9) … hope of finding anything better.

Interviewer: And what do you do now?

Patricia: (10) … months later I opened a small café which I still run together with my husband.

Interviewer: So how is it going?

Patricia: At the moment we’re a bit worried as very (11) … people are coming to eat here. (12) … came in last night, but they ordered very (13) … food – just (14) … sandwiches and (15) … coffee.

Interviewer: It seems that very (16) … people can afford to eat out these days because they’ve got very (17) … money to spare. Am I right?

Patricia: Probably. We don’t think our business will be really good for (18) … years. That’s why we’re thinking of borrowing (19) … money from the bank to keep us going.

Interviewer: Well, good luck to you and don’t give up!

Patricia: Thanks.