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 isn’t some / any help.
1. John hasn’t a much money.
2. Do you know some / any Americans? 2. There is a lot of gold in the bag
3. We need some / any more coffee. 3. I haven’t got a lot of birds in the sky!
4. She’s got some / any interesting friends. 4. There aren’t many are in the street.
5. I didn’t have some / any breakfast today. 5. Are there many apples on the tree?
6. He hasn’t done some / any work for ten years. 6. Jane spends much money at the shops.
7. Have you got some / any brothers and sisters? 7. Have you got many bread in the cupboard?
8. I’m having some / any problems with my car. 8. Are there a lot of children on the beach?
9. Are there some / any restaurants near here? 9. We are early. We have much time.

II. Write some sentences with some. V. Fill in a little or a few.

Ex: 0. Would you like some more coffee? 1. Little lemonade

0. Could I have some bread? 2. A few men

3. Little milk
1. (Ask for coffee) Would you like some coffee?
4. A few sweets 7. A few friends
2. (Offer read) Would you be interested in some offer of read?
5. A few women 8. A few houses
3. (Offer rice) Will you have some offer of rice here?

4. (Ask for tomatoes) Will they have some tomatoes here? 6. A few moneys 9. _little snow

5. (Offer more potatoes) Would you like some tomatoes?

6. (Ask for more milk) Would I have some milk?

7. (Ask for oil) Do you have some 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 much time. A) much B) a little C) a lot of

3. Can I have sugar, please?

2. Do you play much football?
A) a few B) a little C) little
3. I don’t eat much meat.
4. How oranges are on the table?
4. There aren’t many people here. A) many B) a few C) much

5. We don’t have much rain in summer. 5 How _ money has Fred got?

A) many B) little C) much

6. Are there many American in your country?
6. There are _ monkeys at the zoo.
7. Have you travelled to many countries?
A) much B) a few C) a little.
8. Was there much traffic on the road?
LOOK AT THE PICTURE,COMPLETE THE WORDS AND THEN COMPLETE WITH THE RIGHT QUANTIFIER

THERE IS a little Milk IN THE

THERE ARE Some vegetables BOTTLE
IN THE FRIDGE

THERE ISN’T Any meat FOR THERE IS a few Fruits IN THE

BARBECUE THE FRIDGE

THERE ISN’T any Yogurt IN THE THERE IS a little Sugar IN THE

POT PACKET

THERE ARE some Eggs IN THE THERE ARE a few Potatoes ____ FOR
CARTON DINNER.

THERE AREN’T any Carrot. THERE ARE a few Oranges TO

CAN YOU BUY some? EAT.

ARE THERE many Cookies ON

THE PLATE? THERE ARE some Candies FOR
YES, THE KIDS.

THERE ISN’T much Butter IN THE THERE IS ONLY An Apple

FRIDGE a aa Apple

THERE IS a Bread
THERE IS a lot of Rice IN THE BASKET
BOWL

THERE IS a Cake ON THE

IS THERE much Tea IN THE TEA PLATE
POT? NO, NOT there

THERE IS an Onion FOR THE

SALAD
THERE ISN’T much cheese
 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 a few apples in the bowl.

2. Look! a few seagulls are flying over our ferry.
3. Few tourists visit Greece in the winter.
4. There are very few sailboats out today as it is so windy.
5. A few of the chairs were painted blue- others were white.
6. The sky is so blue- there are a few clouds in the sky.

Fill in a little or little Fill in: a little/little or a few/few

1. There’s just a little milk left, weneed 1. Spending a few hours in the sunevery day
to buy more. is pleasant.
2. She has so little free time thatshe 2. We have been to the Greek islands
never takes vacations. little times.
3. I’ve got a little money with me-enough 3. There were very little people in thetavern
for a coffee. last night.
4. Do you have a little time to help me 4. Would you like milk in yourcoffee?
with my English exercises? 5. I’d like to spend a little more time onthe
5. This salad has so little olive oil on it –that beach today.
it’s tasteless. 6. He has few patience for rude
6. He has little patience for noisy children. customers.
7. There’s much paint left inthe jar. 7. Let’s see if there’s a little coffee left in the
8. There’s so a little paint in the jarthat we pot.
can’t paint a picture. 8. Oh no! There’s so little coffee, we’llhave
to make more.
 QUANTIFIERS: a lot of/lots of, plenty of, a few, a little,

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 many people here.

b. How much does it cost?
c. The hotel doesn’t have many rooms left.
d. I don’t drink much coffee.
e. I drink a lot of tea.

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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 many customers do you have?

2. We have a lot of of competitors, GE,Brastemp and Dako.
3. Let’s take some books with us. We justneed two.
4. Hurry up, we don’t have much time.
5. Let’s have a meeting at 8 o’clock. I’ll bring
Some notes.
A. Choose the right option. Circle and write on the line.
1. Jennifer is always at home. She doesn't go out enough.
a. enough b. many c. too many
2. I don't like the weather in London. There is too much rain.
a. too many b. much c. too much
3. We couldn’t sit anywhere at the concert. There were too many people.
a. many b. too many c. too much
4. I haven't got enough time to finish my test.
a. too many b. too much c. enough
5. You drank to much coffee. That's why you feel sick.
a. too much b. many c. enough
6. I made too many mistakes with her. That's why she left me.
a. enough b. too much c. too many
7. If you don't eat enough fruit, you can get ill.
a. many b. much c. enough
8. Claire is tall enough to be a fashion model.
a. too much b. enough c. too many
9. Oh no! You put too much milk in the pancakes dough.
a. enough b. too much c. too many
10. Why did you buy so many bottles of milk?
a. many b. much c. enough

B. Write the missing quantifier on the line.

1. Teenagers like too much fast food today. Are you among them, too?
2. You should make sure you've saved enough money to buy a new motorbike.
3. In the USA children watch too much violence on TV. This is really scary.
4. How many classes do you have today? Five or six?
5. How much sugar do you use for your chocolate cake?
6. There are too many chairs in this classroom. Take some out.
7. Is there enough lemonade for everyone? I don't want you to be thirsty.
8. We lost too much time with talking yesterday. We should have worked more.
9. How much money did you spend in amusement park?
10. How many coins do you have in your pocket?
11. We bought too much bread for this weekend. Let’s make some bread balls.
12. He ate too many slices of bread for breakfast. He won't be able to eat lunch.
A.
1. a-enough
2. c-too much
3. b-too many
4. c-enough
5. a-too much
6. c-too many
7. c-enough
8. b-enough
9. b-too much
10. a-many

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1. too much
2. enough
3. too much
4. many
5. much
6. too many
7. enough
8. too much
9. much
10. many
11. too much
12. too many
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 a lot of money.
2. Do you know some / any Americans? 2. There is a lot of gold in the bag
3. We need some / any more coffee. 3. I haven’t got many birds in the sky!
4. She’s got some / any interesting friends. 4. There aren’t many cars in the street.
5. I didn’t have some / any breakfast today. 5. Are there many apples on the tree?
6. He hasn’t done some / any work for ten years. 6. Jane spends much money at the shops.
7. Have you got some / any brothers and sisters? 7. Have you got many bread in the cupboard?
8. I’m having some / any problems with my car. 8. Are there a lot of_ children on the beach?
9. Are there some / any restaurants near here? 9. We are early. We have much time.

II. Write some sentences with some. V. Fill in a little or a few.

Ex: 0. Would you like some more coffee? 1. _little lemonade

0. Could I have some bread? 2. _A few men

3. _Little milk
1. (Ask for coffee) Would you like some coffee?
4. _A few sweets 7. _A few friends
2. (Offer read) _Would you be interested in some offer of read?
5. _A few women 8. _A few houses
3. (Offer rice) Will you have some offer of rice here?

4. (Ask for tomatoes) Will they have some tomatoes here? 6. _A few moneys 9. _little snow

5. (Offer more potatoes) Would you like some tomatoes?

6. (Ask for more milk) Would I have some milk?

7. (Ask for oil) Do you have some 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 much time. A) much B) a little C) a lot of

3. Can I have sugar, please?

2. Do you play _much football?
A) a few B) a little C) little
3. I don’t eat much meat.
4. How oranges are on the table?
4. There aren’t many people here. A) many B) a few C) much

5. We don’t have much rain in summer. 5 How _ money has Fred got?

A) many B) little C) much

6. Are there _many American in your country?
6. There are _ monkeys at the zoo.
7. Have you travelled to many countries?
A) much B) a few C) a little.
8. Was there _much traffic on the road?
 QUANTIFIERS:
0
some, any, no, much,
many, a lot of
A) Fill in the blanks with ‘some/any’ B) Fill in the blanks with ‘no /much/
many’
1.- We haven’t got any free
time. 1.- I have any idea about it.
2.-She is reading some. 2.-The bar was crowded, there were
magazines. many people.
3.-Leonard has got some nice 3.-I don’t want much meat.
toys. 4.-She painted many pictures.
4.-Can I have some milk? 5.-It’s boring. There aren’t m a n y
5.-Tom hasn’t got any good films on TV tonight.
coins. 6.-I don’t know much
6.-There are some good vocabulary.
restaurants in my town. 7.-Julieta has a lot of money at
7.-There isn’t any butter in the all.
fridge. 8.-He saw many of butterflies.
8.-Would you like some coffee? 9.-Thomas repaired many cars.
9.-I bought some CDs last 10.-Carol’s flat was much farther.
Monday.
11.-They drank many beers.
10.-He borrowed some books.
12.-You don’t want many pears.
11.-She ate some grapes. 13.- Laura has eaten much food.
12.-Did you see any friends? 14.- Mario has got many
13.-Helen needed some information.
eggs. 15.- The boy dropped much
14.- Pauline sang some nice popcorn.
songs.

C) Fill in the blanks with ‘some/any/no/much/many/a lot of’

1.-You have a lot of cereals for breakfast.

2.-My aunt wants to save some money for her holidays.
3.-Julio doesn’t work many hours every day.
4.-Sonia hasn’t got any daughters but she’s got a lot of good friends.
5.-I think it is too much salt in the soup.
6.-Lucy doesn’t eat a lot of vegetables for dinner.
7.-Some girls hate doing many exercises.
8.-Charles heard some interesting news on the radio.
9.-David and Diana got married some weeks ago.
10.-The waiter didn’t bring any forks or knives.
11.-I didn’t sleep many hours last night.
12.-Martin knew some about Geography and History.
13.-Emma washed a lot of dishes after dinner.
14.- How some moneys did you pay for that?
15.-They journey took me a lot of hours.
16.-There weren’t too much people at the rock concert.
17.-William played video games but we didn’t win any.
 1. Using there is/ are + some/a/an/a lot of... describe 10 items in the
fridge. You can also say what there isn’t/aren’t in the fridge.

1. In the fridge there is an apple.

2. In the fridge there are not a lot of bananas.

3. In the fridge there is not a single ketchup bottle.

4 In the fridge are many left overs.

5. In the fridge there is a bottle of milk.

6. In the fridge there is a bottle of water.

7. In the fridge there are a lot of cheese.

8. In the fridge there is sushi from last week’s dinner.

9. In the fridge there are no oranges.

10 In the fridge there is a pizza.

2. Fill in the gaps with much, many, a lot of, little or few.

1. We have had many subjects to learn in English this year.

2. How much do we have to read this week?

3. A lot of Americans don’t like George Bush

4. There aren’t a lot of books in the library.

5. I think he drank many wine last night.

6. I have few friends in my life.

7. I didn’t use many salt, that’s why a lot of people didn`t finish theirdish.

8. It has rained very much this summer, that’s why the grass is sobrown.

9. A lot of people know as much about computers as Jack does.

10. I’m having few trouble passing my driving test.

11. I have many friends but not that many.

12. How many juice is left in the bottle?

13. John had a lot of money with him so he couldn’t even buy a busticket.

14. Little time and money is spent on education in Great Britain.

15. I know Little Spanish so I am going to have a problem when I get there.

3. Complete with some/any

1. I don’t drink any alcohol

2. Are there some sweets?
3. I have some books in English.
4. Do you have any friends living in the USA?
5. I want to drink some coffee. I`m slee