Quantifiers Exercises

1. Choose the correct answer.

1. Can I have a few / some / many butter please?

2. He has a lot of / many / some money. He owns two large apartments.

3. Do you want sugar in your tea? “Just how much / a little / a few ‘please.”

4. I have a lot of / much / a little DVDs.

5. I’ll be ready in some / a few / little minutes.

6. How many / How much time do you need to finish your homework?

7. How many / How much books have you read in the last two months?

8. Do you want much / any / few cosmetics from Avon?

9. We have little / a little / few bread. It is not enough for dinner.

10. We have much / many / few chairs but we need more.

2. Circle the correct answer.

1. There isn’t some / any help.

2. Do you know some / any Americans?

3. We need some / any more coffee.

4. She’s got some / any interesting friends.

5. I didn’t have some / any breakfast today.

6. He hasn’t done some / any work for ten years.

7. Have you got some / any brothers and sisters?

8. I’m having some / any problems with my car.

9. Are there some / any restaurants near here?

 3. Complete with many or much.

1. I haven’t got ___________ time.

2. Do you play ___________ football?

3. I don’t eat ___________ meat.

4. There aren’t ___________ people here.

5. We don’t have ___________ rain in summer.

6. Are there ___________ people in your country?

7. Have you travelled to ___________ countries?

8. Was there ___________ traffic on the road?

4. Complete with a little or a few.

1. ____________ lemonade 2. ____________ men

3. ____________ milk 4. ____________ sweets

5. ____________ friends 6. ____________ women

7. ____________houses 8. ____________ money

9. ____________ snow 10. ____________ olive oil

5. Fill in the blanks with ‘some’ or ‘any’.

1. We haven’t got ____________ free time.

2. She is reading ____________ magazines.

3. Leonard has got ____________ nice toys.

4. Can I have ____________ milk?

5. Tom hasn’t got ____________ money.

6. There are ____________ good restaurants in my town.

7. There isn’t ____________ butter in the fridge.

8. Would you like ____________ coffee?

9. I bought ____________ CDs last Monday.

10. He borrowed ____________ books.

11. She ate ____________ grapes.

12. Did you see ____________ friends?

13. Helen needed ____________ eggs.

14. Pauline sang ____________ nice songs.

6. Fill in the blanks with ‘no /much/ many’.

1. I have ____________ idea about it.

2. The bar was crowded. There were ____________ people.

3. I don’t want ____________ meat.

4. She painted ____________ pictures.

5. It’s boring. There aren’t ____________ good films on TV tonight.

6. I don’t know ____________ vocabulary.

7. Julieta has ____________ money at all.

8. He saw ____________ butterflies.

9. Thomas repaired ____________ cars.

10. Carol’s flat was ____________ bigger than mine.

11. They drank ____________ beer.

12. You don’t want ____________ pears.

13. Laura has eaten ____________ food. She is very hungry.

14. Mario has got ____________ information. He doesn’t know anything!

15. The boy didn’t have ____________ popcorn.

 7. 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.

8. 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.

9. Circle the correct answer.

1) There are some/any children in the classroom.

2) Is there any/some milk in the fridge?

3) Are there some/any rooms in the hotel?

4) She doesn’t have some/any free time.

5) He has some/any ice-cream.

6) Can we have some/any tea, please?

7) Do you have some/any biscuits?

8) There aren’t some/any good restaurants in the centre.

10. Circle the correct answer.

1) There aren’t many/much chips in your dish.

2) There isn’t much/many cola in the glass.

3) How much/many museums are there in St. Petersburg?

4) How much/many siblings have you got?

5) How much/many homework do you have?

6) We’ve got much/many things to do.

7) Can I drink much/many water from this bottle?

11. Circle the correct answer.

1) There is a little/a few money in my account.

2) There is a little/a few milk in the fridge.

3) There are a few/a lot of lemons on the table.

4) There is a little/a few sugar in the jar.

5) They have a little/a few chocolate for eating.

6) There are a little/a few oranges in the cupboard.

7) There are a few/a little/ a lot of oranges in the tree.

 12. Complete with ‘a’ or ‘an’.

1) My teacher is ______ cool person.

2) There is ______ cat in that tree.

3) There aren’t many animals in the zoo. Only ____ ostrich, ___ lion and ____ tiger.

4) We took ______ lemon, ______ apple and ______ pear.

5) Is there ______ banana on the table?

6) I don’t have ______ umbrella in my bag.

13. Complete the sentences with the following quantifiers:

some – little – few - much - a lot of - a little - a few – many – no

1. ______________ people run because it’s good for their health.

2. Tony is a good student but he doesn’t study ____________.

3. The capital of this island is very small and doesn't have __________ museums.

4. Unfortunately, I haven't got ___________ time for watching TV.

5. You can buy these maps at ___________ shops. They all have them.

6. If you want ___________ tea, I can bring you.

7. We haven't got ____________ potatoes left.

8. The postman never comes here, that's why we receive ___________ Ietters.

9. There is ______________ honey in the jar. You can have it.

10. She has got ______________ coats. She shouldn’t buy more.

11. He is an expert on languages, but he knows ___________ mathematics.

12. There are _____________ cookies left but there isn't cake.

13. How ______________ does this dress cost?

14. I know you have ___________ chairs in the living room.

15. ______________ cars are cheap. Most of them are very expensive now.
ANSWERS

Exercise 1

1) Some 2) A lot of

3) A little 4) A lot of

5) A few 6) How much

7) How many 8) Any

9) Little 10) Many

Exercise 2

1. any 6. any
2. any 7. any
3. some 8. some
4. some 9. any
5. any

Exercise 3

1. much 5. much
2. much 6. many
3. much 7. many
4. many 8. much

Exercise 4

1. a little 6. a few
2. a few 7. a few
3. a little 8. a little
4. a few 9. a little
5. a few 10. a little
Exercise 5

1. any 8. some
2. some 9. some
3. some 10. some
4. some 11. some
5. any 12. any
6. any 13. some
7. any 14. some

Exercise 6

1. no 9. many
2. many 10. much
3. much 11. no/much
4. many 12. many
5. many 13. no
6. much 14. no
7. no 15. much
8. many

Exercise 7

A: any
B: some
A: some / a / an / an
B: some
A: any
B: any / a

Exercise 8

1. some 6. a
2. some / a 7. a / an
3. any / a 8. some / some
4. any 9. any
5. some 10. an
Exercise 9

1. some 5. some
2. any 6. some
3. any 7. any
4. any 8. any

Exercise 10

1. many 5. much
2. much 6. many
3. many 7. much
4. many

Exercise 11

1. a little 5. a little
2. a little 6. a few
3. a lot of 7. a lot of
4. a little

Exercise 12

1. a 4. a / an / a
2. a 5. a
3. an / a / a 6. an

Exercise 13

1. A lot of / Many 5. many / a lot of

2. much 6. some
3. many 7. many
4. much 8. no
9. a little 13. much
10. a lot of 14. a few
11. little 15. Few
12. some