I. Circle the correct answers. IV.
Fill in the blanks with much, many, and
a lot of.
1. There aren’tsome / any help.
1. John hasn’t __________ money.
2. Do you knowsome / any Americans? 2. There is __________ gold in the bag
3. We needsome / anymore coffee. 3. I haven’t got ________ birds in the sky!
4. She’s gotsome / anyinteresting friends. 4. There aren’t ________ cars in the street.
5. I didn’t havesome / any breakfast today. 5. Are there __________ apples on the tree?
6. He hasn’t donesome / any work for ten years. 6. Jane spends __________ money at the shops.
7. Have you gotsome / anybrothers and sisters? 7. Have you got __________ bread in the cupboard?
8. I’m havingsome / anyproblems with my car. 8. Are there __________ children on the beach?
9. Are theresome / 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 likesome more coffee? 1. ____________ lemonade
0. Could I havesome 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?
QUANTIFIERS: a lot of/lots of, plenty of, a few, a little,
Affirmative Negative Questions
Plural countable
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
A lot of/ lots of A lot of/ lots of A lot of/ lots of
Uncountable nouns
Plenty of much Plenty of
Luggage,
information, A little much
overtime
We only have a few I haven’t got much Do we have many
meetings this week. money clients?
We have a lot of There aren’t a lot Is there much
clients. of flights at the luggage left?
weekend
We have a lot of There aren’t many
information about There isn’t much hotels in this city.
that company. information about the
hotel. Do you have plenty
Add a little of people in your
information in this I don’t have much team?
newspaper. overtime this month.
Correct the mistakes in these sentences. Use a lot of, many or much.
a. They don’t have much people here.
b. How many does it cost?
c. The hotel doesn’t have much rooms left.
d. I don’t drink many coffee.
e. I drink much tea.
....................
........ Choose the correct word
or words.
.........................
...................
a. There isn’t (a lot of/ plenty of ) sugar in the bowl.
.........................
...................
b. We don’t have ( plenty of / many) copiers left in the
...........
department.
.......................
................... c. Fiat
doesn’t have (much/many) different cars.
.......................
................. d. There
aren’t (much/ many) secretaries in the
.........
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 ____________________________ customers do you have?
2. We have __________________________ of competitors, GE,
Brastemp and Dako.
3. Let’s take _______________________ books with us. We just need
two.
4. Hurry up, we don’t have _______________________ time.
5. Let’s have a meeting at 8 o’clock. I’ll bring
________________________ notes.
I. Circle the correct answers. IV. Fill in the blanks with much, many, and
a lot of.
1. There aren’tsome / any help.
1. John hasn’t __________ money.
2. Do you knowsome / any Americans? 2. There is __________ gold in the bag
3. We needsome / anymore coffee. 3. I haven’t got ________ birds in the sky!
4. She’s gotsome / anyinteresting friends. 4. There aren’t ________ cars in the street.
5. I didn’t havesome / any breakfast today. 5. Are there __________ apples on the tree?
6. He hasn’t donesome / any work for ten years. 6. Jane spends __________ money at the shops.
7. Have you gotsome / anybrothers and sisters? 7. Have you got __________ bread in the cupboard?
8. I’m havingsome / anyproblems with my car. 8. Are there __________ children on the beach?
9. Are theresome / 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 likesome more coffee? 1. ____________ lemonade
0. Could I havesome 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?
there.
3. Complete with some/any
1. I don’t drink _______________ alcohol
2. Are there ___________ sweets?
3. I have __________ books in English.
4. Do you have _________ friends living in the USA?
5. I want to drink _______ coffee. I`m sleepy.
QUANTIFIERS
Some / Any
1. There are _____________ students in the dining room.
2. Would you like ___________ tea?
3. There aren’t _____________ interesting people at the meeting.
4. Are there _____________ tomatoes left?
5. Have you got ___________ bread?
6. Could I have ___________ bread, please?
7. There is_______________ sugar on the table.
8. Are there ____________ pretty girls in the class?
9. I don’t think I have ____________ milk left; would you prefer _____________ fruit juice?
10. Julie can speak _____________ French but she can’t speak ____________ Spanish.
11. I can lend you _____________ money if you want.
12. We haven’t got ____________ eggs.
How much / How many
1. __________________ friends do you have?
2. __________________ sugar does Mum need for the cake?
3. _________________ money have you spent?
4. _________________ lumps of sugar do you put in your coffee?
5. _________________ people were on strike?
6. _________________ does it cost?
7. _________________ petrol can you put in the tank?
8. _________________ exercises did the teacher give us?
9. _________________ children are there in your son’s class?
10. _________________ sandwiches shall I prepare?
11. _________________ television does he watch every day?
12. _________________ water do you drink every day?
Little / Few / A little / A few
1. Our art teacher is disappointed: very ____________ parents came to see our exhibition.
2. I have ______________________ money, at least enough to buy you an ice cream.
3. You have worked too _________________ and have completed very _____________ exercises; I would like you to do some more.
4. Although I am a new student, I have got ____________ friends whom I can rely on.
5. Hurry up! We have very ________________ time left.
6. Betty knows _____________ French ; it is not enough to get around Paris.
7. I managed to get ________________ information on him; now I know a bit more.
8. She is always on her own; she has very _____________ friends.
9. I usually have __________________ wine with my lunch, the doctor told me it’s good for my health!
10. I don’t like Mrs. Spencer, our new math teacher; she has very ______________ patience.
11. They have watched that film ________________ times; they said it’s good.
12. Are you sure you can drive?
Yes, I have had ______________ drinks but don’t worry I am not drunk!
The Quantifiers Quiz: don’t be like Homer and use your brains: be logical (or clever)
Tick the right answer.
1) “Excuse me, could I get a _____________________ of chocolate cream pie ?” o ear
o slice o grain o part
2) Would you like a _________________________________of soup to go along with
your meal ? o piece o glass o bowl
o jug
3) Waiter: “Would you care for anything else today ?”
Customer: “Yes, sure. Could I get a ____________________________ of French bread to go with my meal ?”
o lump o loaf
o piece
4) Choose all the possible answers;
Waiter: “So, how do you like your soup ?”
Customer: “It’ s okay, but I’d like to use ______________________ salt to add more flavour.”
o A piece of o Any
o Some
o A pinch of
5) Customer: “This juice is really good ! What’s in it ?”
Waiter: “Well, it’s a house drink that contains some secret ingredients but I can tell you we add a _________of
lemon in every glass.”
o Lump o Peel
o Grain
6) “Oh, be careful, you have a
_________________________________
of rice on your shirt !” o a grain o a slice o
a piece
o a packet
7) How much sugar would you like in your tea, madam ? o 2 sugars, please o
2 pieces, please.
8 ) How many ________________________ of ice cream do you want for dessert ?
o Pieces o Scoops
o Slices
9) How many fried eggs do you want with your fries ?
o 2 pieces
o 2 o Some.
10) For breakfast, I’d like ______________________,
please.
o some cereals o a bowl of cereal o
cereals
11) What would you like for breakfast this morning ?
o a cup of coffee with 2 sugars, 2 pieces of waffles,
and a glass of orange juice. o a cup of
coffee with 2 pieces of sugar, 2 waffles and an
orange juice.
o a cup of coffee with 2 pieces of sugar, 2 waffles
and a glass of orange juice.
12) Choose all possible answers:
Would you like some coffee, madam ?
No, thanks, I don’t like coffee, I’d like ____________, please !
o some tea o a packet of tea o one tea bag o a tea
13) Waiter :“________________________ sausages would you like with your eggs ….
o how much o how many
o
and ____________________________ cereal, please ?” “I’m full, thank you !”
o how much o how many
Customer: “I’m full, thank you !”
A / AN / SOME / ANY
Fill in with a, an, some, any.
A Is there ___________ broccoli in the fridge?
B No, there isn’t. We need ___________.
A So let’s buy ___________ lettuce for the salad.
There is ____________ tomato in the fridge.
And there is ___________ apple and ____________ orange.
B Great idea! Let’s make _______________ fruit salad.
A Yeah. Is there ____________ orange juice?
B No, and there isn’t ___________ soda. But there is __________ banana.
Fill in with a, an, some, any.
1. I need _______________ oil for the salad.
2. I want _____________ fish and ____________ glass of wine for lunch.
3. There isn’t _____ milk for the breakfast. But there is _______ cup of coffe.
4. Do we need ___________ pasta?
5. She wants _____________ cheese and ham for the sandwich.
6. Do you have _____________ tomato for the salad?
7. I want ____________ mango and __________ orange.
8. He always has ___________ bread and ___________ butter for the breakfast.
9. There isn’t _____________ cereal in the supermarket.
10. My friend likes to eat _____________ apple in the morning.