Quantifiers (Các từ chỉ số lượng)
I. Lý thuyết
1. Nhiều
Many + N đếm được, số nhiều
Much + N không đếm được: water, money, sugar, salt, milk,.....
A lot of
Lots of + N đếm được, số nhiều / N không đếm được
Plenty of
2. Ít
Few / A few + N đếm được, số nhiều
Little / A little + N không đếm được
+ a few là một chút; few là rất ít (nghĩa tiêu cực)
+ a little là một chút; little là rất ít (nghĩa tiêu cực)
3. Some / Any
Some (+), mời
Any ( - ), ( ? ), (+) nhưng chứa từ phủ định : no, never, hardly
some any much many a/an a few/few a little/little
a lot of/lots of a number of an amount of most
Đếm được số ít/nhiều Không đếm được Cả hai TH
Exercise 1: Điền SOME hoặc ANY vào chỗ trống
1. I don't have ............... paper.
2. Is there ............... petrol in the car?
3. I buy ...............fruit, but I don't have ...............vegetables.
4. Do you have ............... stamps? I need two.
5. I need ...............butter to make a cake.
6. I don't have ...............free time today. Sorry.
7. Are there............... potatoes in the basket?
8. There is ...............ink-pot on the table.
Exercise 2: Điền vào chỗ trống HOW MUCH hoặc HOW MANY để hoàn thành câu sau
1. .............................beer is there in the fridge?
2. ...................................eggs do you want?
3. ..........................languages do you speak?
4. ..........................people are there in the class?
5.............................days are there in a week?
6. .............................milk do you drink every day?
7. ................................kilos of rice do you want?
8. ..............................soda does she want?
Exercise 3: Điền a / an / some / any vào chỗ trống
1. There is .................. banana in the basket.
2. I need ..................tea.
3. Are there ..................tomatoes in the fridge?
4. We have .........rice, but we don't have ......meat.
5. There's ..................orange on the table.
6. I'd like ..................apple juice.
7. He has ............TV and ............computer.
8. Would you like ..................ice- cream?
9. I have.............. friends in Hue.
10. Do you have ...............dogs or cats at home?
11. Would you like ..................cup of tea?
12. I would like.................. cakes, please.
13. Can I have ............glass of milk?
14. Thank you. And .........box of chocolates would be fine.
Exercise 4: Put in much/many/few/little (one word only)
1. She isn't very popular. She has few friends.
2. Ann is very busy these days. She has .... free time.
3. Did you take .... photographs when you were on holiday?
4. I'm not very busy today. I haven't got .... to do.
5. This is a very modern city. There are .... old buildings.
6. The weather has been very dry recently. We've had .... rain.
7. "Do you know Rome?" "No, I haven't been there for .... years."
Exercise 5: Put in little/a little/few/a few
1. Gary is very busy with his job. He has little time for other things.
2. Listen carefully. I'm going to give you .... advice.
3. Do you mind if I ask you .... question?
4. It's not a very interesting place to visit, so ....tourists come here.
5. I don't think Jill would be a good teacher. She's got .... patience.
6. "Would you like milk in your coffee?" "Yes, .... "
7. This is a very boring place to live. There's .... to do.
8. "Have you ever been to Paris?" "Yes, I've been there .... times."