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

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

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

0. Could I have some bread? 2. ____________ men

3. ____________ milk
1. (Ask for coffee)______________________________________
4. ____________ sweets 7. ____________ friends
2. (Offer read)_________________________________________
5. ____________ women 8. ____________houses
3. (Offer rice)_________________________________________

4. (Ask for tomatoes) ___________________________________ 6. ____________ money 9. ____________ snow

5. (Offer more potatoes)________________________________

6. (Ask for more milk)___________________________________

7. (Ask for 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 ___________ time. A) much B) a little C) a lot of

3. Can I have _______ sugar, please?

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

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

A) many B) little C) much

6. Are there ___________ American in your country?
6. There are _______ monkeys at the zoo.
7. Have you travelled to ___________ countries?
A) much B) a few C) a little.
8. Was there ___________ traffic on the road?
 FOOD AND DRINK

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Containers and Amounts

A. Complete the food and drink items with the container and amount words from the
box.

carton box glass can slice bunch piece jar bowl packet tube bottle

a ................ of cake a ................ of champagne a ................ of chocolates

a ................ of beer a ................ of jam a ................ of cereal

a ................ of milk a ................ of toothpaste a ................ of bread

a ................ of coke a ................ of potato chips a ................ of grapes

B. Complete the container and amount phrases with the words from the box.

pizza fruit sugar strawberries Coke yoghurt ham salad tomato paste
honey biscuits water orange juice cheese bananas Nutella cake rice meat

a packet of a slice of a bottle of

a bowl of a piece of a glass of

a carton of a jar of a can of

a tube of a box of a bunch of

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 one syllable adjectives one syllable adjectives one syllable adjectives
ending with -e ending with a consonant
with a vowel before it
tall - taller large - larger big - bigger
long - longer wise - wiser thin - thinner
cold - colder huge - huger fat - fatter
sad - sadder
red - redder

with most two syllable confusing adjectives

adjectives old - older
(people/things)
peaceful - more peaceful old - elder
careful - more careful (people)
pleasant - more pleasant late - later (time)
thoughtful - more late -latter (order)
little - less (amount)
thoughtful
little - littler (size)

two syllable adjectives two syllable adjectives

ending with -y that follow two rules
clever - cleverer
happy - happier clever - more clever
angry - angrier friendly - friendlier
busy - busier friendly - more friendly
simple - simpler
simple - more simple

two syllable adjectives adjectives with two or irregular adjectives

ending with -er, -le, -ow more syllables
generous - more good - better
narrow - narrower generous bad - worse
gentle - gentler intelligent - more far - farther
busy - busier intelligent little - less
important - more many - more
important

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 Grammar Practice Worksheets ✎
Comparatives & Superlatives

Comparatives and Superlatives of Adjectives

Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below.
example: big / bigger / biggest or important / more important / most important

Adjective Comparative Superlative Adjective Comparative Superlative

1. tall 22. far

2. cheap 23. bad

3. expensive 24. fat

4. good 25. interesting

5. lazy 26. narrow

6. pretty 27. safe

7. beautiful 28. dangerous

8. difficult 29. messy

9. boring 30. handsome

10. shy 31. attractive

11. happy 32. delicious

12. short 33. useful

13. famous 34. easy

14. comfortable 35. lucky

15. ugly 36. quiet

16. warm 37. noisy

17. long 38. modern

18. intelligent 39. patient

19. wide 40. convenient

20. thick 41. accurate

21. smart

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