Much many a lot of exercises. Quantity exercises

Use much, many, a lot of, (a) little, (a) few

1. Put “+” if you use “much” or “many” correctly, put “-” if you use it incorrectly.

We don't have much food in the house.

I can't give you many information about the company.

I need much apples for the pie.

How many people are there in your office?

There is much wine in the

She doesn't have much luggage.

My son earns much money now.

They saw many snow in the mountains.

I have tried diving many times in my life.

John will have many exams next year.

2. Use "much" or "many" to express "How much...?"

How...days?

How...sugar?

How... cigarettes?

How...work?

How...petrol?

How...children?

How... theaters?

How...juice?

3. Put “a lot of” (a lot) in the required place in the sentence.

We met interesting people at the party.

I ate fish for lunch.

She bought nice shoes for the next summer.

They have problems in their business.

There is water in the bath.

4. Rewrite the questions, replacing some with “a little” or “a few”.

Would you like some cheese?

Would you like some mineral water?

Would you like some strawberries?

Can I offer you some black coffee?

Can I offer you some bread?

Shall I bring you some biscuits?

Shall I bring you some plums?

Would you like some meat?

5. Place the appropriate word in brackets.

There is too… (much/many/a few) salt in the soup.(There is too much salt in the soup.)

There are... (much/a little/a few) sky-scrapers in our city.(There are several skyscrapers in our city.)

I’ve got… (much/a few/a little) albums of this singer.(I have several albums by this artist.)

My job allows me to travel…(much/many/a few). (My job allows me to travel a lot.)

We’ve got… (little/many/few) free time.(We don't have much free time.)

I have never seen so … (much/little/many) stars in the sky.(I have never seen so many stars in the sky.)

Anna spent … (much/a few/a little) days in Rome.(Anna spent several days in Rome.)

I’d like just … (much/a few/a little) tea.(I would just like some tea.)

There was very … (little/few/many) rain last autumn.(There was very little rain last fall.)

Very … (few/little/much) Russian tourists are staying at our hotel.(Very few Russian tourists live in our hotel.)

6. Pastemuchormany

1. I don't eatmangoes. 2. Not eatsfish. 3. She ate sodessert that she is in bed today with a stomachache. 4. That man drank sowine, and he smoked socigarettes that he has a terrible headache today. 5. Mary must not eat toosalt because she has problems with her blood pressure. 6. My mother says I eat tooFrench fries and drink toobeer. She wants her son to be healthy. 7. There is not toospace in my flat. 8. There arenew pictures in this room. 9. There areteachers at our school, andof them are women. 10.of these plays are quite new. 11. Thanks awfully for the books you sent me yesterday. - Don"t mention it, it wasn"tbother. 12.of her advice was useful. 13. He hadpairs of socks. 14. Please don't putpepper on the meat. 15. There wereplates on the table. 16. I never eatbread with soup. 17. Why did you eat soice cream? 18. She wrote usletters from the country. 19.of these students don"t like to look up words in the dictionary. 20.in this work was too difficult for me. 21.of their answers were excellent. 22. of their conversation was about the institute.

7. Translate the following pairs of words into English

Few houses, few tea, few cups, few apples, few windows, little paper, little coffee, few articles, little joy, little soup, few trees, little grass, few children, few toys, little light, few desks, little sausage , little juice, few books, few flowers, little salt, few friends, few palaces.

8. Insert little or few

l. Not has gotfriends. 2. I drinkcoffee. I don"t like it. 3. We must hurry. We"ve got verytime. 4. There are veryscholarships for students in this university. 5. The Smiths havemoney. They aren't rich. 6. The theater was almost empty. There were verypeople there. 7. There waslemonade in the bottle. There werepeaches in the basket. 8. I havetime, so I can't go with you. 9. He hasEnglish books. 10. There isink in my pen. Have you got any ink? 11. There arebears in the zoo. 12. Tom Canty was the son of poor parents and had veryclothes. 13. There is toosoup in my plate. Give me some more, please. 14. The children returned from the wood very sad because they had found verymushrooms. 15. There was toolight in the room, and I could not read. 16. There are verypeople who don't know that the Earth is round.

9. Pastemuch, many, littleorfew

1. Robert wrote soletters that he"s never going to write a letter again. 2. She ate soice cream that she"s going to have a sore throat. 3. There ismayonnaise in Vera's kitchen. She has to go to the supermarket and buy some. 4. There arecookies in the box. I should have bought them last Monday. 5. Does your sister read? - Yes, she does. And your brother? - Oh, he doesn't. He has sobooks, but he reads very. 6.Have youwork to do today? - No, not very. 7. Walk quicker, please. We have verytime. 8. I am sorry to say, I have read verybooks by Walter Scott. 9. My brother is a young teacher. Every day he spendstime preparing for his lessons. 10. I know veryabout the writer. It is the first book I am reading. 11. The pupils of our class askquestions at the lesson. They want to know everything. 12. You do not make mistakes in your spelling. Do you work hard at it? - Oh, yes, I do, I work very.

10. Translate the following pairs of words into English.

A little money, a little money, a few chairs, a few chairs, a few songs, a few songs, a little fun, a little fun, a few boys, a little water, a few people, a little water, a little air, a few tables, a few minutes, a few cats, a little grass , a little luck, a few days, a little work, a little salt, a few spoons, a little light, a few windows, a few cars, a little sugar, a little eggs, a little cheese.

11. Pastea little, a few

This is my mother's favorite recipe for fruitcake, and everyone says it's out of this world!

1. Put 3 cups of flour into a mixing bowl.

2.Addsugar.

3. Sliceapples.

4.Cut uporanges.

5. Pour inhoney.

6.Addbaking soda

7. Chop upnuts.

8. Addsalt.

9. Mix inraisins.

10. Bake for 45 minutes.

Enjoy, dear!

12. Pastelittle, a little, fewora few

1. There issalad left in this bowl. 2. Would you likesalad? - Yes, thank you. My doctor says it's good for my health. 3. I havemoney, so we can go to the cinema. 4. I havemoney, so we cannot go to the cinema. 5. This girl works very, that"s why she knows nothing. 6. Mother gave usapples, and we were glad. 7. He didn’t like it at the camp: he had veryfriends there. 8. This lemon drink is sour; if you putsugar in it, it will be sweeter. 9. This lemon drink is sour; if you putlumps of sugar in it, it will be sweeter. 10. The hall was almost empty: there were verypeople in it. 11. I can't buy this expensive hat today: I have toomoney. 12. She left and returned inminutes. 13. I think you can spare metime now. 14. I am sorry I have seenplays by this author.

Nouns in English are divided into countable and uncountable.

Countable nouns you can count for example, two cups, three books.

Uncountable nouns CANNOT be counted for example, two breads, three snows.

In this lesson we will understand, what are the nouns in English are countable, and which ones uncountable, and how to correctly use quantity indicators much, many (many) with such nouns.

Countable and uncountable nouns. Rules and exercises

Exercise 1. Write these nouns in the appropriate columns of the table:
Bread, lemon, water, woman, cheese, sugar, meat, beer, wine, room, bottle, boy, money, glass, table, dog, glass, girl, tea, car, milk.

Countable and uncountable nouns. Rules of use

Rule 1. Uncountable nouns, for example, milk, water, snow, etc. are used only in the singular.

All nouns in this exercise should be used in the definite article the, since certain objects are meant. Repeat topic

Rule 2. Remember quantity indicators, the correct use of which depends on whether the noun is countable or not.

Remember!
much money - a lot of money
much food - a lot of food
many people - a lot of people

Exercise 3. Insert instead of dots much or many.

1. There isn’t… money in the pocket.
2. There aren’t... pears in the basket.
3. There isn’t… food left.
4. There are... grapes on the bunch.
5. There are… hamburgers on the plate.
6. There isn’t…jam on the plate.
7. There is… money in his purse.
8. There are... people in the street.

Rule 3. Words a lot/ much can also be used as an adverb, that is, to answer a question How? ( action is taken)

Exercise 4. Translate into English.

eat a lot, sleep a lot, watch a lot of TV, talk a lot, speak a lot of English

Exercise 5. Make and write down as many sentences as possible.

Exercise 6. Fill in the blanks in interrogative sentences using the words: s ugar, salt, lemons, oranges, juice, tea, jam, sandwiches, butter, bread

1. How many (much)… have you got?
2. How many (much)… (is/are) left? (left)

Exercise 7. Translate into English using quantity indicators many, much.

a lot of money, a lot of days, a lot of years, a lot of winters, a lot of time, a lot of people, a lot of guests, a lot of children, a lot of music, a lot of light, a lot of houses, a lot of rooms, a lot of books, a lot of stories, a lot of bread, a lot of milk, a lot of water. , how much tea, how many apples, how many berries

Exercise 8. Insert instead of dots some, any, how much, how many.

Dan and Mary are making a shopping list. — Denis and Maria are making a shopping list.

D: Have we got... cheese?
M: Yes, we’ve got….
D: …cheese have we got?
M: One slice.
D: We haven’t got… scones and there aren’t… chips. Shall we buy...?
M: OK. We'll get... scones and... chips.
D: What about potatoes? Are there…potatoes?
M: Yes, there are….
D: Is there… rice?
M: No, there isn’t... rice. We’ve got to buy….
D: … rice do we need?

Greetings, my dears!

There is an opinion that the Russian language is the richest language with an immense number of beautiful words!.. But how can one agree with it when in Russian there is only one word that expresses a large number - “many”, and in English there are already such words as many as three! (actually there are more of them - these are just the main ones...).

Of course, I won’t start a debate about the beauty of language here - and it’s clear that every language is magnificent in its own way! And here "Rule much many" and a few other words with which we express quantity, I will break it down for you today so that you don’t even think about getting confused and making mistakes anymore! You are ready? I have already...

Let's start with a table that will clearly show you the difference. And let’s finish with exercises - without them, your fresh knowledge will fly away into the water pipe - in much the same way as an earring that accidentally fell there flies away)).

I think everything is clear from the table. Now I will explain verbally and in more detail.

• Much/a little/little (a lot/a little/little)

The words Much/a little/little are used only with nouns that cannot be counted, that is, with uncountable nouns. Much means large quantity something - much sugar (a lot of sugar), much water (a lot of water), much money (a lot of money). Little - on the contrary - very little something – little sugar (very little sugar), little water (little water), little money (little money). A little means "little", this is something between a lot and a little - a little sugar (a little sugar), a little water (a little water), a little money (a little money).

• Many/a few/few (many/a little/few)

The words Many/a few/few are used only with nouns that can be counted, that is, with countable nouns. Many means a large number something - many books (many books), many friends (many friends), many thoughts (many thoughts). Few – on the contrary – very little something – few books (very few books), few friends (few friends), few thoughts (few thoughts). A few means "several", this is something between many and few - a few books (several books), a few friends (several friends), a few thoughts (several thoughts).

• A lot of (a lot)

A lot of can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns, which is very convenient. A lot of often replaces much and many in affirmative sentences, whereas in negatives and questions it is more appropriate to use much and many.

Do you have much time?

- No, I don’t have much time. or – Yes, I have a lot of time.

By the way, there are several “delicate areas” where students very often make mistakes. Read and remember!

!Many people! ( Not much)

Many clothes! Not()

much Not Much money! (

many) Many fruits s!

or !Much fruit!

Exercise 1. And now, as I promised, tasks with answers at the end

1. Insert much or many instead of dots
2. Have you found … information about this company?
3. They spent … money in a shop yesterday.
4. There are so … places in the world that I’d like to visit.
5. … people nowadays use bicycles instead of cars to go to work.
6. “You’ve put too...salt in the soup, I can’t eat it!”

Exercise 2. “Don’t buy... food in the supermarket, we are going out tonight.”

1. Translate the sentences into English using much, many, a little, a few, little, few, a lot of
2. I don't have many friends in this part of town.
3. The teacher said so many words, but I didn’t understand anything.
4. He asked the waiter to bring some water.
5. In autumn, many birds fly south.
6. She doesn't like it when there is too much sugar in her tea.

“There is absolutely no space in the closet! You have so many clothes!” I hope you made no mistakes at all

few!

Well, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask - I will definitely answer them!

Answers

Exercise 1.

1. Exercise 2.
2. I have few friends in this part of the city.
3. A teacher said so many words but I understood nothing.
4. He asked a waiter to bring a little water.
5. In autumn many birds fly to the south.
6. She doesn’t like it when there is too much sugar in tea.

“There is no place in a wardrobe! You’ve got so many clothes!” Exercises on pronouns MUCH And

MANY

2. Box, honey, pen, friend, milk, book, fish, apple, car, bread, tea, potato, tree, butter, forest, coffee, tomato, sweet, meat, orange, ice, carrot, cheese.

How...meat must dogs eat? (many, much, a lot of)

Horses must eat (much, many, a lot of) carrots.

Girls mustn’t eat (much, many, a lot of) sweets.

Cats must eat (much, many, a lot of) milk.

How...vegetables must children eat? (much, many, a lot of)

Do the farmers eat (much, many, a lot of) eggs?

3. Instead of blanks, insertmuch ormany and translate the sentences into Russian:

…people want to see this play.

I don`t drink…mineral water.

Hurry up! You haven`t… time.

He hasn`t … friends in London.

Dima and I have … work to do today.

I haven`t… apples.

They have … information about it.

PronounsLITTLE MUCHFEW

1. Fill out the table, put countable nouns in the plural:

Song, head, milk, man, book, coffee, flower, bread, hen, house, corn, grandmother, ice, car, pen, name, money, lamp, work, dog, star, sweet, time, telephone, air, picture, cheese, vegetable.

2. Choose and insert the correct pronoun:Little orFew . Translate the sentences into Russian.

He has... friends.

I drink... green tea.

We must hurry. We have… time.

Misha has...English books.

The Smiths have...money. They aren't rich.

…bears are in the Zoo.

We have … light in the room, and I can`t read.

The children returned from the wood very sad because they found very … mushrooms.

3. Translate into English:

A little money, a little money, a few cars, a lot of cars, a few songs, a few songs, a little fun, a lot of fun, a few boys, a little water, a few people, a little water, a lot of air, a few cats, a little grass, a few books, a little work , a little salt, a little eggs.

Many, much, little, a little, few, a few

Choose the correct answer.

She puts...sugar in her tea.

You shoud add ... oil to the potatoes.

We bought ... oranges in the shop.

Everyone needs... luck.

Today we have ... lessons.

6.John needs...sleep.

7. How... did you play for your car?

8. Isn’t there too ... furniture in her room?

9. Please, give me ... more minutes.

10. Jacob feels lonely as he has very ... friends.

Linda always listens to a little music before doing her lessons.

He has made little friends lately.

Sara has little opportunity to travel.

They had a lot of fun at the party.

Only a little friends come to visit him in the hospital.

A few children under five can tell time correctly.

Could you bring me more juice?

Leo has saved a few money this year.

She knows very few about animal life.

Ken likes to watch TV. He watches much TV programs.

few And a few.

Show answers with translation

1. I saw your cat a few minutes ago. – I saw your cat some minutes ago.
2. They have very few good ideas for the show. - They have very few good ideas for a show.
3. Unfortunately, there were few guests at the event. We hoped to see more people. – Unfortunately, at the event there was few guests. We were hoping to see more people.
4. Only a few guests (five or six) out of almost a hundred people were officially invited. - Only some guests (five or six) out of nearly a hundred people were formally invited.
5. I have tried to read that book a few times but always ended up sleeping. - I some I tried to read this book several times, but always ended up falling asleep.

Exercise 2. Little or A Little?

In this exercise you need to put in place little And a little.

Show answers with translation

1. Hurry up, we have little time. - Hurry up, we have few time.
2. Just give us a little time, please. A few minutes, okay? - Just give us A little time please. A few minutes, okay?
3. People who have little patience can't be good teachers. - People who have few patience, cannot be good teachers.
4. You should drink a little hot coffee, it will help. -You need a drink A little hot coffee will help.
5. Can you wait a little longer? - Could you wait? a little bit longer?

Exercise 3. Few, Little, A Few, A Little

This is a more difficult task. Fill in the blanks by choosing between the options: few, little, a few, a little.

Show answers with translation

1. Only afew people in our town speak French. - In our city only some the people speak French.
2. We have little information about that person. - We have few information about this person.
3. Very few poets publish their work in paper nowadays. - Nowadays it is very few poets publish their works in paper form.
4. I have texted you a few times. - I wrote to you some once.
5. Are you thirsty? I have a little water. - Are you thirsty? I have A little water.
6. We moved to the town this summer and my sister has few friends here, she feels lonely. – We moved to this city this summer, and my sister few friends, she's lonely.
7. The car goes fast on little fuel. - The car drives fast, consuming few fuel.

Exercise 4. Few, Little, A Few, A Little

In this exercise you also need to fill in the blanks by choosing between the options: few, little, a few, a little.