Nouns and Quantity Expressions

Name___________________________________________Date _______________
Choose the correct quantity expression from the box to complete each sentence. If you
dont know the meaning of a word look it up in the dictionary.
box

can

cup

jar

pile

bunch

carton drop

slice

1.

We need a __box______ of cereal.

2.

Youll need about a _______________ of sugar to make a cake.

3.

Please buy a _______________ of soup.

4.

The cheesecake is wonderful here. Its only $2.00 a _______________.

5.

We havent had a _______________ of rain all summer.

6.

What a beautiful _______________ of flowers!

7.

Get me a _______________ of eggs.

8.

Ill get a _______________ of mayonnaise.

9.

I will bring a _______________ of potato chips for the party.

bag

10. We watched the children play in the large _______________ of leaves.

Rewrite these sentences, replacing the work homework (non count noun) with
assignments (count noun). Make any other changes as necessary.
1. There isnt much homework this year.
There arent many assignments this year.___________________________
2. Heres some homework for you.
____________________________________________________________
3. Theres a lot of homework for you.
____________________________________________________________
4. She gives very little homework.
____________________________________________________________
5. We dont have any homework tonight.
____________________________________________________________
6. Please dont give us so much homework.
____________________________________________________________
Exercise :Complete these questions with How much or How many.
1.
_How many_________ close friend do you have?
2.

___________________ money do you spend on clothes.

3.

___________________ TV do you watch?

4.

___________________ water do you drink every day?

5.

___________________ time do you spend in the shower?

6.

___________________ countries have you visited?

7.

___________________ cousins do you have?

Blackwell, Angelica. Grammar Sense 2: Workbook. New York; Oxford University Press, 2004.