SOME ANY MUCH MANY A LOT (A) FEW (A) LITTLE
We use much and many mostly in question
Some and Any are used before plural nouns and negative. Much is used with uncountable
and uncountable nouns to talk about an nouns, and many is used with countable plural
indefinite quantity: nouns.
Ex: Some letters any letters Ex: - Is there much rice left?
Some money any money - We haven’t got much rice left.
- Has he got many books?
Some is used in affirmative sentences. - He hasn’t got many books.
Ex: - There are some letters for you. Note: We often use much and many in
- I’ve got some money. affirmative sentences after too, as, so and
very.
Some is used in questions when we want to Ex: - Take as much milk as you want.
encourage people to say ‘yes’; for example in - I’ve got so many jobs to do today.
requests and offers. - We enjoy the party very much.
Ex: - Can you let me have some paper? - We’ve got too much milk.
- Would you like some more tea?
- Have you got some paper I could have, In affirmative sentences, we normally use a lot
Please? (of), lots (of) and plenty (of), not much and
many.
Any is used in negative and question form. We use a lot (of), lots (of) and plenty (of) with
Ex: - Are there any new stories in your store. both uncountable nouns and plural nouns.
- Is there any tea in the cupboard? Ex: - We’ve got a lot of milk.
- I don’t have any new stories for you. (Not: We’ve got much milk.)
- There isn’t any tea in the cupboard. - He’s got a lot of / plenty of books.
(Not normally: He’s got many books.)
Any is used after words with negative meaning
such as without, never, seldom, rarely, hardly.
Ex: - I found a taxi without any trouble.
- You never do any homework.
- There are hardly any eggs left.
I. Circle the correct answers. IV. Fill in the blanks with much, many, and
a lot of.
1. There aren’t some / any help.
1. John hasn’t __________ money.
2. Do you know some / any Americans? 2. There is __________ gold in the bag
3. We need some / any more coffee. 3. I haven’t got ________ birds in the sky!
4. She’s got some / any interesting friends. 4. There aren’t ________ cars in the street.
5. I didn’t have some / any breakfast today. 5. Are there __________ apples on the tree?
6. He hasn’t done some / any work for ten years. 6. Jane spends __________ money at the shops.
7. Have you got some / any brothers and sisters? 7. Have you got __________ bread in the cupboard?
8. I’m having some / any problems with my car. 8. Are there __________ children on the beach?
9. Are there some / any restaurants near here? 9. We are early. We have __________ time.
II. Write some sentences with some. V. Fill in a little or a few.
Ex: 0. Would you like some more coffee? 1. ____________ lemonade
0. Could I have some bread? 2. ____________ men
3. ____________ milk
1. (Ask for coffee)______________________________________
4. ____________ sweets 7. ____________ friends
2. (Offer read)_________________________________________
5. ____________ women 8. ____________houses
3. (Offer rice)_________________________________________
4. (Ask for tomatoes) ___________________________________ 6. ____________ money 9. ____________ snow
5. (Offer more potatoes)________________________________
6. (Ask for more milk)___________________________________
7. (Ask for oil) _________________________________________ VI. Choose the correct item.
1. Have got _______ friends?
A) many B) much C) a lot of
III. Put in much or many. 2. There are _______ people in the room.
1. I haven’t got ___________ time. A) much B) a little C) a lot of
3. Can I have _______ sugar, please?
2. Do you play ___________ football?
A) a few B) a little C) little
3. I don’t eat ___________ meat.
4. How _______ oranges are on the table?
4. There aren’t ___________ people here. A) many B) a few C) much
5. We don’t have ___________ rain in summer. 5 How _______ money has Fred got?
A) many B) little C) much
6. Are there ___________ American in your country?
6. There are _______ monkeys at the zoo.
7. Have you travelled to ___________ countries?
A) much B) a few C) a little.
8. Was there ___________ traffic on the road?
LOOK AT THE PICTURE,COMPLETE THE WORDS AND THEN COMPLETE WITH THE RIGHT QUANTIFIER
THERE IS______ M_ _ _ IN THE
THERE ARE _____ V_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BOTTLE
IN THE FRIDGE
THERE ISN’T _____ M_ _ _ FOR THE THERE IS______ F_ _ _ _ IN THE
BARBECUE FRIDGE
THERE ISN’T ____ Y_ _ _ _ _ _ IN THE THERE IS _______ S_ _ _ IN THE
POT PACKET
THERE ARE ______ E_ _ _ IN THE THERE ARE______ P_ _ _ _ _ _ _ FOR
CARTON DINNER.
THERE AREN’T____ C_ _ _ _ _ _. THERE ARE _____ O_ _ _ _ _ _ _ TO
CAN YOU BUY____? EAT.
ARE THERE ______ C_ _ _ _ _ _ ON
THE PLATE? THERE ARE ______ C_ _ _ _ _ _ FOR
YES, _____ THE KIDS.
THERE ISN’T _____ B_ _ _ _ _ IN THE THERE IS ONLY _____ A_ _ _ _
FRIDGE
THERE IS _______ B_ _ _ _
THERE IS ________ R_ _ _ IN THE BASKET
BOWL
THERE IS _______ C_ _ _ ON THE
IS THERE ________ T_ _ IN THE TEA PLATE
POT? NO, NOT _____
THERE IS ______ O_ _ _ _ FOR THE
SALAD
THERE ISN’T _____ C_ _ _ _ _
Practice with a few, a little and few and little
a few- has a positive meaning and is used for countables. (a few cookies)
a little – has a positive meaning and in used for uncountables (a little milk)
few- has a negative meaning- and is used for countables (few friends)
little- has a negative meaning- and is used for uncountables (little time)
Fill in a few or few
1. There are ___________ apples in the bowl.
2. Look! ___________ seagulls are flying over our ferry.
3. ___________ tourists visit Greece in the winter.
4. There are very ___________ sailboats out today as it is so windy.
5. ___________ of the chairs were painted blue- others were white.
6. The sky is so blue- there are _______ clouds in the sky.
Fill in a little or little Fill in: a little/little or a few/few
1. There’s just _________ milk left, we 1. Spending ___________ hours in the sun
need to buy more. every day is pleasant.
2. She has so _________ free time that 2. We have been to the Greek islands
she never takes vacations. ________ times.
3. I’ve got _________ money with me- 3. There were very __________ people in the
enough for a coffee. taverna last night.
4. Do you have _______ time to help me 4. Would you like ___________ milk in your
with my English exercises? coffee?
5. This salad has so _______ olive oil on it – 5. I’d like to spend _________ more time on
that it’s tasteless. the beach today.
6. He has ___________ patience for noisy 6. He has _________ patience for rude
children. customers.
7. There’s _____________ paint left in 7. Let’s see if there’s ___________ coffee
the jar. left in the pot.
8. There’s so __________ paint in the jar 8. Oh no! There’s so ________ coffee, we’ll
that we can’t paint a picture. have to make more.
QUANTIFIERS: a lot of/lots of, plenty of, a few, a little,
many, much
Plural countable Affirmative Negative Questions
nouns
A lot of/lots of A lot of/ lots of A lot of/ lots of
Clients,
companies, Plenty of many Plenty of
employees
A few many
Uncountable A lot of/ lots of A lot of/ lots of A lot of/ lots of
nouns
Plenty of much Plenty of
Luggage,
information, A little much
overtime
We only have a I haven’t got much Do we have
few meetings money many clients?
this week.
There aren’t a lot Is there much
We have a lot of of flights at the luggage left?
clients. weekend
There aren’t
We have a lot of There isn’t much many hotels in
information information about this city.
about that the hotel.
company. Do you have
I don’t have much plenty of people
Add a little overtime this in your team?
information in month.
this newspaper.
Correct the mistakes in these sentences. Use a lot of, many or much.
a. They don’t have much people here.
b. How many does it cost?
c. The hotel doesn’t have much rooms left.
d. I don’t drink many coffee.
e. I drink much tea.
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Choose the correct word or words.
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b. We
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d. There
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． aren’t
．．． ． (much/ many) secretaries in the
workshop.
Fill in with the correct word/ words. Some of them can have
more than an answer. In this case, write all of them.
1. How ____________________________ customers do you have?
2. We have __________________________ of competitors, GE,
Brastemp and Dako.
3. Let’s take _______________________ books with us. We just
need two.
4. Hurry up, we don’t have _______________________ time.
5. Let’s have a meeting at 8 o’clock. I’ll bring
________________________ notes.
A. Choose the right option. Circle and write on the line.
1. Jennifer is always at home. She doesn't go out ____________ .
a. enough b. many c. too many
2. I don't like the weather in London. There is ____________ rain.
a. too many b. much c. too much
3. We couldn’t sit anywhere at the concert. There were ____________ people.
a. many b. too many c. too much
4. I haven't got ____________ time to finish my test.
a. too many b. too much c. enough
5. You drank ____________ coffee. That's why you feel sick.
a. too much b. many c. enough
6. I made ____________ mistakes with her. That's why she left me.
a. enough b. too much c. too many
7. If you don't eat ____________ fruit, you can get ill.
a. many b. much c. enough
8. Claire is tall ____________ to be a fashion model.
a. too much b. enough c. too many
9. Oh no! You put ____________ milk in the pancakes dough.
a. enough b. too much c. too many
10. Why did you buy so ____________ bottles of milk?
a. many b. much c. enough
B. Write the missing quantifier on the line.
1. Teenagers like ____________ fast food today. Are you among them, too?
2. You should make sure you've saved ____________ money to buy a new motorbike.
3. In the USA children watch ____________ violence on TV. This is really scary.
4. How ____________ classes do you have today? Five or six?
5. How ____________ sugar do you use for your chocolate cake?
6. There are ____________ chairs in this classroom. Take some out.
7. Is there ____________ lemonade for everyone? I don't want you to be thirsty.
8. We lost ____________ time with talking yesterday. We should have worked more.
9. How ____________ money did you spend in amusement park?
10. How ____________ coins do you have in your pocket?
11. We bought ____________ bread for this weekend. Let’s make some bread balls.
12. He ate ____________ slices of bread for breakfast. He won't be able to eat lunch.