EXPRESSING QUANTITY
WITH COUNTABLE NOUNS WITH UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS
There are TOO MANY EXAMS You’ve drunk TOO MUCH
this month. WHISKY.
We’ve got A LOT OF PROBLEMS. You should drink A LOT OF
FRUIT JUICE.
We need PLENTY OF CARROTS There’s PLENTY OF
for the cake. SUNSHINE in this flat.
There were MANY PEOPLE at the --------------------------
theatre last night.
We’ve got ENOUGH PROBLEMS Don’t worry, we’ve got ENOUGH
already. TIME.
I’ve only got A CARROT and AN --------------------------
ONION.
I’ve got SOME PROBLEMS with my I'd like SOME CHEESE please.
computer.
There are A FEW PENCILS on my All I need is A LITTE LOVE.
desk.
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Have you got ANY STARKING Have you got ANY MONEY to
APPLES? lend me?
NOT MANY STUDENTS There isn’t MUCH MILK left.
understand this problem.
There are FEW GREY BEARS left There is LITTLE WATER for all
in Spain. of us.
VERY FEW PEOPLE went to his We’ve got VERY LITTLE TIME
party. to finish this.
TOO FEW STUDENTS attended There’s TOO LITLE OIL to
this lecture. make an omelette.
He has NO FRIENDS in the town. There is NO FREEDOM in
Nigeria.
NOW COMPLETE THESE SENTECES WITH THE RIGHT WORD:
The problem is complicated, but ..................... students can understand it.
few a little a few
Spanish film industry is in crisis because ...................... people go to the cinema.
too few too much too many
Don’t worry about money; I can lend you ....................... euros.
enough some few
He doesn’t like children because he’s got ........................ patience.
I don’t need more video games. I’ve got .......................... .
They will cancel the concert because ........................ people bought tickets.
If you want to be healthy, drink ....................... water everyday.
After all this shopping, I haven’t got .................... money.
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Full Name: ________________________________________________________________ Date______________
Class: _________________
I. READ THE CONVERSATION AND CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORDS.
Lucy: How about making a / an apple pie? Alan: And we need a little / a few sugar, too.
Alan: Great idea! Do we have some / any apples? Lucy: How many / much do we need?
Lucy: Yes, there are a few / a little in the kitchen. Alan: ½ kilo
How much / many do we need? Lucy: Oh no! There isn’t some / any.
Alan: A lot / A little, about a kilo. Alan: OK. Write it on the list. We also need some / any eggs.
Lucy: There aren’t many/ much. We can buy How many / much are there in the fridge?
some / any in the store. Lucy: A little / A few. There are four.
Alan: OK. Let’s go to the supermarket to buy all
the ingredients.
II. FILL IN: A/AN, SOME, ANY, MUCH, MANY, NO.
1. A: Can I have ____________ lemonade, please? 6. A: How __________ peppers do we have?
B: I’m sorry, but there isn’t ____________. B: Very few. Get some more.
2. A: Would you like _____________ orange juice? 7. A: Is there __________ milk in the fridge?
B: Yes, please. B: Not _________. We need to buy a bottle.
3. A: What are you eating for lunch? 8. A: The soup needs __________ more salt.
B: __________ tuna sandwich and ____________ apple. B: Really? It tastes fine to me.
4. A: Are you going to buy ______________ lemons for the salad? 9. A: Are there _________ cookies left?
B: No. There are ___________ in the fridge. But there aren't ________ B: I’m afraid not.
tomatoes, just a few. 10. A: How __________ oranges are there?
5. A: Oh, there is ____________ bread left. B: I have ________ oranges, only apples.
B: Let’s buy a loaf, then and ___________ bananas.
III. FILL IN: (A) FEW – (A) LITTLE - A LOT OF.
1. There are ______________mangoes in the bowl. Bring some more from the supermarket just in case.
2. Is there any wine in the bottle? – Yes, _____________ but enough for this meal.
3. Peter has a stomachache and that is because he ate _____________ chocolate.
4. We have ____________ knowledge about this subject. We need to look for much more information.
5. Let's get out of here. There are ______________ people in this room!
6. We have _____________ money on us, we can’t buy this jacket.
7. My father has ______________ money in the bank, so we can buy a house.
8. There are _____________ vegetables, so I can’t make a salad.
9. He was sad because he had _____________ friends.
10. All she wanted was _____________ love and happiness.
IV. LOOK AND WRITE SENTENCES USING QUANTIFIERS.
How much food is there on the table?
1. ___________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________
6. ___________________________________________________
7. ___________________________________________________
8. ___________________________________________________
9. ___________________________________________________
10. __________________________________________________
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QUANTIFIERS
Fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers. Sometimes more than one
option is possible.
a few /few a little/ little
much/ many too many / too much
a lot of / lots of / plenty of some/ any a/an
1. I've got …....................money.
2. How …..............................money have you got?
3. There were...........................people at the museum.
4. I've got ........................... work this week.
5. We haven't had …............................. homework in French this month.
6. How ….............................. material can we be expected to read in one month?
7. I'm afraid it hasn't snowed …......................................... this winter.
8. They have had …........................... homework in biology recently.
9. How...........................children do you and Anna have?
10. I haven’t had ……………….. free time recently.
11. I don't have...........................patience and I find crosswords boring.
12. We only have...........................tomatoes. We should go and buy some more.
13. "Do we need …………… potatoes?" "No, we have.................... Look, 5 kilos!"
14. There was an explosion at the factory and..................people were injured.
We don't know how ........................... yet.
15. There are ……………………. interesting books in this library.
16. When you make a salad, put ................. oil in, too. But not too ....................
17. When you go out, buy me ......................... apple and ……….. bottle of Coke.
18. I don't need .......................... advice from you. You don't understand me!
19. I have been to China .....................times. Twice in 2010 and again last year.
20. Can you give me......................information about the buses in the city please?
21. ...........................people think he is stupid, but he's actually quite intelligent.
22. Would you like ……………………….. more juice?
23. Can I have …………………….. more sugar, please?
24. I need ………………….. information about the city museums.
25. She really has ………………. Friends. She is lonely.
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