I. Complete the sentences with some or any.
1. We didn’t buy ________ flowers.
2. This evening I’m going out with ________ friends of mine.
3. I didn’t have ________ money, so I had to borrow ________.
4. Can I have ________ milk on my coffee, please?
5. I was too tired to do ________ work.
6. Have you seen ________ good films recently?
7. Can you give me ________ information about places of interest in the town?
8. With the special tourist train ticket, you can travel on ________ train you like.
9. If there are ________ words you don’t understand, use a dictionary.
10. She went out without ________ money.
III. Complete the conversation. Put in a lot of, many or much.
Matthew: There are (1) ________ athletes taking part in the International Games in
London. There’s been (2) ________ coverage in the papers.
Daniel: Our runners haven’t won (3) ________ medals, have they?
Matthew: No, not as (4) ________ as last time. But there is plenty of time. There are
still (5) ________ events to come. I’d like to go and see some of the track events, but I
haven’t got (6) ________ time at the moment.
Daniel: No, not with exams coming up. We’re having so (7) ________ lessons to study.
Matthew: I’m hoping to go at the weekend if I can get a ticket. Apparently there
aren’t (8) ________ seats left.
Daniel: I’ve heard the cheapest tickets are £25. I think that’s too (9) ________.
IV. Put in a few, few, a little or little.
1. I don’t think I can lift this box on my own. I need ________ help.
2. ________ tourists visited Northern Ireland in the 1980s because of the terrorism
there.
3. The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive ________ letters.
4. The snow was quite deep. There seemed ________ hope of completing our journey.
5. Trevor doesn’t find it easy to fix the shelves. He’s having ________ trouble.
6. Sarah is exhausted. She’s having ________ days’ holiday next week.
7. David quite likes golf, but unfortunately he has ________ ability.
8. I can speak ________ words of Swedish, but I’m not very fluent.
9. Listen carefully. I’m going to give you ________ advice.
10. ‘Have you ever been to Paris?’ ‘Yes, I’ve been there ________ times.’
VI. Choose the correct words.
1. We didn’t spend many/ much money.
2. You must be quick. We have little/ a little time.
3. They’ve got so much/ lots of money that they don’t know what to do with it.
4. Did you take much/ many photographs when you were on holiday?
5. Would you like less/ fewer coffee than this?
6. The tickets cost too much/ too many, so we can’t afford them.
7. ‘Would you like some/ any sugar in your tea?’ ‘Yes, please. Just a little/ a few.’
8. If you have some/ any problems, you can discuss them with your group leaders.
9. I take photos, but not as many/ a lot of as I used to. At one time I took many/ a lot.
10. How much/ How many butter do we put in?
11. Quick, let’s go! There’s somebody/ anybody coming and I don’t want somebody/
anybody to see us.
12. He can speak little/ a little English, so it’s not difficult to communicate with him.
13. My father drinks a lot of/ much tea.
14. This town is not a very interesting place to visit, so a few/ few tourists come
here.
15. She spent a large number of/ a great deal of time on the project.
16. A large number of/ A great deal of paintings have been sold.
17. We get much/ a lot of rain here, but we don’t get many/ much storms.
18. Do you mind if I asked you a few/ a little questions?
19. The shop is very quiet. There are a few/ only a few customers have come in.
20. How many/ How much cups of coffee have you taken?
Đáp án
I.
1. any
2. some
3. any - some
4. some
5. any
6. any
7. some
8. any
9. any / some
10. any
III.
1. a lot of
2. a lot of
3. many / a lot of
4. many
5. a lot of
6. much / a lot of
7. many
8. many / a lot of
9. much
IV.
1. a little
2. Few
3. few
4. little
5. a little
6. a few
7. little
8. a few
9. a little
10. a few
VI.
1. much
2. little
3. much
4. many
5. less
6. too much
7. some - a little
8. any
9. many - a lot
10. How much
11. somebody - anybody
12. a little
13. a lot of
14. few
15. a great deal of
16. A large number of
17. a lot of - many
18. a few
19. only a few
20. How many