COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
in negative and in negative and
in affirmative interrogative in affirmative interrogative
sentences sentences sentences sentences
a lot of lots of
many a lot of lots of much
a few few
little a little
positive negative negative positive
meaning = some meaning meaning meaning = some
= not many = not much
…for the use in …for the use in
affirmative sentences ( + ) affirmative sentences ( + )
Jill knows a lot of people. Jill has a lot of free time.
Jill knows lots of people. Jill has lots of free time.
Jill knows few people. Jill has little free time.
(not many people = negative meaning) (not much free time = negative meaning)
Jill knows a few people. Jill has a little free time.
(some people = positive meaning) (some free time = positive meaning)
…for the use in …for the use in
negative sentences ( – ) negative sentences ( – )
Jill doesn’t know many people. Jill hasn’t got / doesn’t have much free time.
…for the use in …for the use in
interrogative sentences ( ? ) interrogative sentences ( ? )
Does Jill know many people? Does Jill have / Has Jill got much free time?
not much / not many / so much / so many / too much / too many
There is not much bread left.
There are not many apples left.
Charles didn’t expect to win so much money.
Charles didn’t expect to meet so many old friends at the party.
I ate too much jam for breakfast.
Yesterday, I drank too many beers.
A) Underline the correct quantifier. B) Circle “much” or “many”.
Everybody needs a little / a few love sometimes. much / many homework
much / many forks
Can I borrow a few / much pencils from you?
much / many years
There were many of / lots of people at the party. much / many money
We didn’t get much / many information. much / many honey
Do you drink little / much of coffee in a day? much / many rain
much / many water
I have a little / a lot of books in my living-room.
much / many oil
You eat too many / too much hamburgers, Tim! much / many dollars
That’s not true. I don’t eat many / much fast food. much / many noise
Donna made too many / so much mistakes today. much / many sheep
much / many pictures
Does John earn a lots of / much money?
much / many air
There’s a few / not much cheese left in the fridge.
much / many metres
Sally has put too little / too few sugar in my tea. much / many friends
How lots of / many cigars do you smoke per day? much / many submarines
There are only much / a few stars in the sky.
much / many room
C) Complete the blanks with D) Make 3 negative sentences with “much”
(a) few or (a) little. and 3 questions with “many”.
____________ sunshine 1. _____________________________
____________ golden rings
______________________________ .
____________ chocolate
____________ silver
2. _____________________________
____________ silver plates ______________________________ .
____________ chocolates 3. _____________________________
____________ projects
______________________________ .
____________ rivers
____________ light
____________ programmes 1. _____________________________
____________ work
_____________________________ ?
____________ black pepper
2. _____________________________
____________ workers
____________ electricity _____________________________ ?
____________ sand 3. _____________________________
____________ raspberries
_____________________________ ?
____________ rice
COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
in negative and in negative and
in affirmative interrogative in affirmative interrogative
sentences sentences sentences sentences
a lot of lots of
many a lot of lots of much
a few few
little a little
positive negative negative positive
meaning = some meaning meaning meaning = some
= not many = not much
…for the use in …for the use in
affirmative sentences ( + ) affirmative sentences ( + )
Jill knows a lot of people. Jill has a lot of free time.
Jill knows lots of people. Jill has lots of free time.
Jill knows few people. Jill has little free time.
(not many people = negative meaning) (not much free time = negative meaning)
Jill knows a few people. Jill has a little free time.
(some people = positive meaning) (some free time = positive meaning)
…for the use in …for the use in
negative sentences ( – ) negative sentences ( – )
Jill doesn’t know many people. Jill hasn’t got / doesn’t have much free time.
…for the use in …for the use in
interrogative sentences ( ? ) interrogative sentences ( ? )
Does Jill know many people? Does Jill have / Has Jill got much free time?
not much / not many / so much / so many / too much / too many
There is not much bread left.
There are not many apples left.
Charles didn’t expect to win so much money.
Charles didn’t expect to meet so many old friends at the party.
I ate too much jam for breakfast.
Yesterday, I drank too many beers.
A) Underline the correct quantifier. B) Circle “much” or “many”.
Everybody needs a little / a few love sometimes. much / many homework
much / many forks
Can I borrow a few / much pencils from you?
much / many years
There were many of / lots of people at the party. much / many money
We didn’t get much / many information. much / many honey
Do you drink little / much coffee in a day? much / many rain
much / many water
I have a little / a lot of books in my living-room.
much / many oil
You eat too many / too much hamburgers, Tim! much / many dollars
That’s not true. I don’t eat many / much fast food. much / many noise
Donna made too many / so much mistakes today. much / many sheep
much / many pictures
Does John earn a lots of / much money?
much / many air
There’s a few / not much cheese left in the fridge.
much / many metres
Sally has put too little / too few sugar in my tea. much / many friends
How lots of / many cigars do you smoke per day? much / many submarines
There are only much / a few stars in the sky.
much / many room
C) Complete the blanks with D) Make 3 negative sentences with “much”
(a) few or (a) little. and 3 questions with “many”.
____________ sunshine 1. _____________________________
____________ golden rings
______________________________ .
____________ chocolate
____________ silver
2. _____________________________
____________ silver plates ______________________________ .
____________ chocolates 3. _____________________________
____________ projects
______________________________ .
____________ rivers
____________ light
____________ programmes 1. _____________________________
____________ work
_____________________________ ?
____________ pepper
2. _____________________________
____________ workers
____________ electricity _____________________________ ?
____________ sand 3. _____________________________
____________ raspberries
_____________________________ ?
____________ rice
Answer Key:
A) a little / a few / lots of / much / much / a lot of / too many / much / too many /
much / not much / too little / many / a few
B) left side: much / many / much / much / many / many / much / many / much
right side: many / much / much / much / much / many / many / many
C) left side: few / little / few / few / few / little / little / few
right side: little / little / few / few / little / little / few / little / little
