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Quantifiers Schede

This document provides exercises to practice using quantifiers like "some", "any", "much", "many", "a few", "a little" in English sentences. It includes exercises where the learner must circle the correct answer, write sentences using certain words, fill in blanks with the appropriate quantifier, and choose the right quantifier for given sentences. The document aims to help non-native English speakers improve their use of quantifiers in everyday speech and writing.

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Quantifiers Schede

This document provides exercises to practice using quantifiers like "some", "any", "much", "many", "a few", "a little" in English sentences. It includes exercises where the learner must circle the correct answer, write sentences using certain words, fill in blanks with the appropriate quantifier, and choose the right quantifier for given sentences. The document aims to help non-native English speakers improve their use of quantifiers in everyday speech and writing.

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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.

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