2.2. A lot of / much / many a little / a few.

Countable nouns	Uncountable nouns
Many -, ? E.g. There aren’t many books on the table. Are there many books on the table? How many books are there on the table?	Much -, ? There isn’t much water in the bottle. Is there much water in the bottle? How much water is there in the bottle?
A lot of /lots of + There are a lot of books on the table. There is a lot of water in the bottle.
A few / few A few means “not many but enough”. Few means “hardly any, almost none”. E.g. There are (very) few students in the class.	A little /little A little means “not much but enough”. Little means “hardly any, almost nothing”. E.g. I’ve got (very) little money.

1. Ask and answer the questions as in example.

E.g. How much honey is there? Not much.

How many cassettes are there? Not many.

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2. Fill in many, much or a lot of.

1. There is ……a lot of…….. milk in the carton.

2. Are there ………………… people at the cinema today?

3. He has got ………………… money.

4. There isn't ………………… sugar in this coffee.

5. Is there ………………… orange juice in the jug?

6. She has got ………………… books in her bag.

7. Have you got ………………… friends.

8. There aren't ……………….. biscuits in the packet.

9. We haven't got ………………… bread.

10. There are ………………… animals in the Zoo.

11. Are there ………………… shops in this street?

12. There isn't ………………… pepper in the soup.

13. The children have got ………………… toys.

14. Is there ………………… tea in the cup?

15. She has got ………………… rings.

3. Fill in the gaps with much, many or a lot of and one of the words from the list.

shops, friends, giraffes. money, snow, time, suitcases, rice

1. This sweater doesn't cost ………much money …………….. .

2. Maria is very popular. She has ………………………… .

3. Do you spend ………………………… studying for exams?

4. How ………………………… are there in the zoo?

5. I haven't got …………………………. with me.

6. There isn't ………………………… in the cupboard.

7. This shopping centre is very big. There are ………………………… .

8. There is ………………………… outside. Let's build a snowman.

4. Answer the questions with a lot, much or many.

1. Have you got any stamps? Yes, ................. a lot…………. .

2. Is there any bread in the cupboard?

No, not ………………………. .

3. Have you got any biscuits?

No, not ………………………. .

4. Have you got any video tapes?

Yes, …………………………… .

5. How many apples do we need for the cake? Not ………………………………. .

6. How much money do you need for the weekend? Not ………………………………... .

5. Use a few or a little for each of the nouns in the list.

chairs, water, tea, books, chocolate, bread, men, deer, jam, glasses, honey, knives, children, Coke, butter, lemonade, salt, desks, hats, pepper

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a little	water

6. Fill in very few, a few, very little or a little.

1. We've got ………. very few……..eggs. We can't make an omelette.

2. Sue's got ……………….. money. She can buy a new dress.

3. I've got ……………….. apples. I can make an apple pie.

4. There are ……………….. people in the park today because it's raining.

5. There's ……………….. milk in fridge. Go to the supermarket and buy some, please.

6. There's ……………….. lemonade in the jug. Would you like some?

7. Answer the questions with a little or a few as in the example.

1. “Do you want some biscuits?”

“Yes ……. a few......”.

2. “Have you got any toothpaste?”

“Yes, …………………………………………

3. “Were there any people at the meeting?”

“Yes, ……………………………………….. .

4. “Do you want some cake?”

“Yes, ………………………………………… .

5. “Are there any car parks near hotel?”

“Yes, ………………………………………… .

6. “Have you got any bread?”

“Yes, ………………………………………… .

8. Fill in a lot /a lot of /much / many.

1. Do you drink ……….. much ….. tea?

2. I like reading. I've got ………………… books.

3. There isn't ………………… milk in the fridge.

4. It costs ………………… money to travel round the world.

5. Please be quick. I haven't got ………………… time.

6. How ………………… foreign languages can you speak?

7. They didn't ask me ………………… questions.

8. There was ………………… food at the party but I didn't eat ………………… .

9. We saw ………………… interesting things in the museum.

10. George knows ………………… about economics.

11. We went on a cheap holiday. It didn't cost ………………… .

12. “Did you enjoy the party?” “No, not………………… .

13. Most of the town is modern - there aren't ………………… old buildings.

14 Most people in the town have jobs-there isn't ………………… unemployment.

9. Fill in a little or a few and one of these words.

air chairs days friends houses letters milk Russian times

1. Yesterday evening I wrote ……… a few letters .…. to my family and friends.

2. Can I have ………………… in my coffee, please?

3. “When did John go away?”

“………………………………………………. ago.”

4. “Do you speak any foreign languages?” “

Yes, Italian and……………………...

5. “Are you going out alone?”

“No, I’m going with …………………………….. .”

6. “Have you ever been to Rome?”

“Oh, yes …………………………………… .”

7. I live in a very small village. There is a church, a shop and ……………………. - that's all.

8. I'm going out for a walk - I need …………………… fresh ……………………... .

9. There wasn't much furniture in the room-just a table and ……………………….

10. Fill in a little or little / few or a few.

1. There was ………………… food in the fridge. It was nearly empty.

2. “When did you see Sarah?” “………………… days ago."

3. He's very lazy. He does ………………… work.

4. They're not rich but they've got ………………… money - enough to live.

5. Last night I went to a restaurant with ………………… friends.

6. The TV service is not very good. There are ………………… good programmes.

7. I can't decide now - I need ………………… time to think about it.

8. He's not well-known. ………………… people have heard of him.