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QUANTIFIERS COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE

Much +

Many +A lot of + +A lot + +

How much +How many +

Some + +

Any + +A few +A little +No + +

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Write about the things that are in: your university, neighborhood, city and your favorite place.

EXAMPLE: There aren´t any shops in my neighborhood.

There are many lecture rooms in my university

There aren’t any courts in my neighborhood

There are many restaurants in my city

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There are much good music in the Santa’s bar

some or any? - Choose the correct answer.

1) We need bananas.

2) You can't buy posters in this shop.

3) We haven't got oranges at the moment.

4) Peter has bought new books.

5) She always takes sugar with her coffee.

6) I have seen nice postcards in this souvenir shop.

7) There aren't folders in my bag.

8) I have magazines for you.

9) There are apples on the table.

10) Pam does not have pencils on her desk.

much or many? - Choose the correct answer.

1/some

2/any

3/any

4/some

5/some

6/some

7/any

8/some

9/some

10/any

1/many

2/much

3/many

4/much

5/much

6/many

7/much

8/much

9/much

10/much

1/any

2/some

3/any

4/some

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1) CDs

2) music

3) cups

4) juice

5) time

6) pencils

7) cheese

8) cornflakes

9) pizzas

10) lemonade

some or any? - Choose the correct answer.

1) Have you got tomatoes?

2) There are exercise books on the floor.

3) Did you get the ketchup? No, they hadn't got .

4) You should eat fresh fruit.

5) We had to wait for minutes.

6) Is there lemonade left?

5/some

6/any

7/any

8/some, any

9/some

10/some

1/some

2/some

3/any

4/some

5/some

6/some

7/any

8/some

9/any

10some

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7) They didn't sing songs.

8) Here are cornflakes, but there isn't milk.

9) I'm looking for good music.

10) There is no butter in the fridge. Let's go and get

some or any - Choose the correct answer.

1) Can I have of these kiwis?

2) We saw dolphins in the sea.

3) They went to town without money.

4) Buy some apples if you see .

5) Would you like more tea?

6) Come and see me time you want.

7) He never does work.

8) You can take bus to the city centre.

9) Peter never gives his mother help.

10) There's hardly coffee left.

In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers:

much, many

a. It seems to me that we've had assignments in English this term. many

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b. How material can we be expected to read in one week? much

c. books are not in the library. many

d. I've had headaches already because of stress. much

e. depression can be attributed to being overworked. much

In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers:

a little, little, a few, few.

Again, when you've gotten all the answers correct, go back and try substituting other quantifiers. (HINT: Three of the four

can have more than one correct response.)

a. They say knowledge is a bad thing. A littleb. I know instances where that proves true. A few

c. people know as much about computers as Tomasz does. few

d. But it does him good when the whole system goes down. little

Fill in the blanks using “little” or “few”.

1. There is money in the wallet. few

2. I’ve got a books. few

3. My mum has got a cigarettes in the packet. little

4. I can’t wait for you. I’ve got time. little

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5. Fred has got a English books. few

6. Brenda has got a friends. few

7. There is butter left. We need to buy some. little

8. There are people at the cinema as the film is not very good. few

9. I have got magazines. I prefer books. little

10. There is a pizza in the fridge if you are hungry. little

Fill in the blanks using “much” or “many”.

1. How books did you buy? many

2. How money do you have- many

3. How did the car cost? many

4. How apples are there in the basket? many

5. How times have you been to the dentist? much

6. How butter do you need? much

7. How oranges do you want? many

8. How wine does he drink? much

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9. How girls are there in your class? many

10. How stamps have you got in your collection? many

Fill in the blanks using “a/an”, “ some”, “any” , “much” or “many”.

1. I ate sandwich for lunch. a

2. We had cake with the tea. much

3. I often have fried egg for dinner. a

4. There aren’t pears left. Only two. some

5. Would you like tea? some

6. Don’t eat so chocolate or you’ll get fat. much

7. I don’t drink beer. I don’t like it. much

8. There is tub of margarine in the fridge. a

9. The child put sand into the bucket. much

10. I can lend you money if you need it. some

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COMPLETE

1. You can borrow money from your uncle. He has money. few

2. You cannot borrow money from your brother. He only has money. many

3. You should buy a new car. Your old car has problems. some

4. The classroom is almost empty. There are only people here. many

5. Jane eats toast with butter. much

6. The printer is expensive. It uses ink. much

7. Malinda isn't very busy. She doesn't have homework. any

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8. Lina has a lot of free time. She only has homework. some

9. Only of the computers in the writing center are broken. some

10. Harold had only time to finish this lesson. much

11. How ice cream would you like? much

12. How money does that cost? much

13. How cars are in the parking lot? many

14. Dennis only has books about geology. some

15. Rudy only has time to correct papers. much

16. of the furniture is damaged. some

17. There isn't time left. any

18. There are only pictures in the writing center. some

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19. How questions did you answer correctly?

20. How ice would you like in your drink?

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Q1 - There were only a ...... people at the party

few

littleQ2 - I wish I could lend you some money, but I'm afraid I've got very ...... left

few

little

Q4 - I managed to find his house with ....... difficulty

little

fewQ5 - There's very ....... coffee in the jar; could you buy some?

few

littleQ6 - I speak ...... German

few

little

Q13 - There was surprisingly ........ noise from my neighbour's party last night

little

fewQ14 - If they don't understand, give them a ...... examples

little

few



FOOD

1.Draw a line between the words in the word line. Are they countable or uncountable? Write them in the correct

column below.

Meat/ orangekeylemonmoneyfruitwatereggwinesoapcigarettepastapearcarrotricebiscuitbreadcheesecrerrychickenfish

COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE

2. Complete the questions using much, many or any.

a. How _____ days holiday have you got this year?

b. How_____ chocolate do you eat?

c. How _____CDs have you got?

d. Have you got_____ money I can borrow?

e. How_____ times a day do you check your email?

f. Is there _____ fruit in the fridge?



g. How_____ water do you drink in a day?

3. Match the answers below to the questions in exercise 2.

1. Two or three times a day ____

2. No, sorry, I haven´t _____

3. Yes, there are some grapes and a melon _____

4. I don´t know. About a half a litre?____

5. A lot! About three hundred I think ____

6. Not much. I don´t like sweet things ____

7. Twenty, plus public holidays like Christmas and Easter ____



Look at the pictures and write about you can see. Use all the quantifiers.



There are many peoples in the city

There aren’t any motorcycle in the city

There are some fly objects

There are few cars in the city

There are many apples in the fridge

There are some ice creams on the table

There aren’t any cherries

There are few coconuts in the fridge



There are few peoples in the city

There are many constructions in the city

There aren’t any fruits in the city

There are few animals in the city



Dialogue

Complete the dialogues with is/ are and some / any/no.

1. MAN Sally! The boys are going to bring their friends here tonight to watch a video. __ are ___ there _ any____ food

left?

WOMAN There _ are ___ _much ___ vegetables but there _ aren’t___ _any ___ spaghetti left.

MAN We can always order _ much___ pizza.

WOMAN You know what? Let´s make them __ some __ sandwiches.

MAN Good idea. Let´s see what we have. There are ____ _some___ tomatoes and _ some ___ eggs in the

refrigerator. _ are ___ there _ any ___ tuna?

WOMAN Yes, there are ____, but we don´t have _ any ___ salami.

MAN It doesn´t matter. We can make them tuna sandwiches.

2. SALES ASSISTANT Do you need _ any ___ help?

MAN Yes, _ are ___ there _ any ___ magazines about traveling?

SALES ASSISTANT Yes, there _ are___ _some ___ over there.

There are many strawberries in the fridge

There aren’t any coconuts in the fridge

There are few fish in the fridge

There are some ice creams in the fridge



MAN I´d also like a cookbook

SALES ASSISTANT I´m sorry we have _ some ___ cookbooks.

COMPLETE THE DIALOGUES WITH FEW, A FEW, LITTLE OR A LITTLE.

1. Fred So, what are you guys doing tonight? Do you want to go out?

Billy Forget it! I have very _ a few ___ money until the end of the week.

Fred What about, Sam?

Sam Well, money is not a problem. I have _ few ___ dollars in my pocket but I´m afraid, I can´t go out. I´m studying for my

Spanish exam at the moment and have very __ little __ free time.

Fred Come on, let´s go somewhere for _ few ___ hours and then you can go back to your studying.

Sam Sorry, pal. Maybe another time.

2. Julie So, how was the party yesterday?

Karen Quite good. We danced _little ___, laughed a lot and I also met _few___ of Julie´s colleagues.

Julie Really? Were there many of her colleagues there?

Karen No. Very _ few ___ came and she was _ little ___ disappointed.



Julie Oh, that´s too bad.

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