.

In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following
quantifiers:
much, many
a. It seems to me that we've had
term.
b. How

assignments in English this

material can we be expected to read in one week?

c.

books are not in the library.

d. I've had

headaches already because of stress.

e.

depression can be attributed to being overworked.

III. In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the
following quantifiers:
much, many, few, little, most.
a. Our yard looks awful this summer. There are too
b. I didn't use
difference.

fertilizer last spring, and that has made a

c. Also, I've paid

attention to how rain we've had.

d. I'm afraid it's rained

turning brown and dying.
e.

times this summer, and the grass is

experts say you should fertilize your lawn in the fall.

f. It didn't seem to do my lawn

g.

weeds.

good.

advice you get from experts doesn't seem to help.

h.
of my neighbors ignore their grass, and they have better
lawns this year.

IV. In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the
following quantifiers:
a little, little, a few, few.

a. They say

knowledge is a bad thing.

b. I know

instances where that proves true.

c.

people know as much about computers as Tomasz does.

d. But it does him

good when the whole system goes down.

In the following sentences, substitute one of these expressions for

the underlined words:

little
quite a little or quite a bit of
few
quite a few

To clarify, little means "not much," but quite a little (or quite a bit of)
means "a rather large amount." Few means "not many," but quite a
few means "a rather large number."
1. A rather large number of students have trouble with economics
2. It requires a rather large amount of reading.
3. Not many advisors spend as much time with their students.
4. He hasn't much hope of passing his exams.
5. George's advisor spends a rather large amount of time with him.
6. He doesn't know many people in the class.
7. Bill doesn't spend much money on clothes.
8. She spends a rather large amount of money on CDs.
9. He doesn't have many suits.
10. He doesn't understand much of the reading.
1. Quite a few students have trouble with economics.
2. It requires quite a little or quite a bit of* reading.
3. Few advisors spend as much time with their students.
4. He has little hope of passing his exams.

5. George's advisor spends quite a little or quite a bit of time with

him.
6. He knows few people in the class.
7. Bill spends little money on clothes.
8. She spends quite a little or quite a bit of money on CDs.
9. He has few suits.
10. He understands little of the reading.
* Notice that in quite a little the of is deleted, but in quite a bit of the
of remains in the phrase.
In each gap, type either "some" (for non-count nouns) or "a" (for count nouns),
Yesterday, I went with my family for a picnic at the beach. We took lots of food,
because we're all greedy! First of all, we packed chocolate to eat in the car on the way to
the beach. For the first course, we took soup and loaf of bread. For the main course, we
decided on chicken and salad sandwich for each person, along with rice. Finally, we
packed a melon big enough for everyone to get slice. Of course, we also took tea and
coffee, and litre of ice-cream. It seemed like a huge quantity of food, but unfortunately
we ate it all in the car! By the time we got to the beach, there was nothing left.
In each gap, type either "much" or "little" (for non-count nouns) or "many" or "few" (for
count nouns),
When we got to the beach, ....................people were already there, and we couldn't find
a .........................place to sit down. There were ..................... empty spaces near one end
of the beach, but they were a .....................long way from the sea. We walked along the
beach for a while, but we didn't have fun because we kept bumping into people. Finally,
we decided to get back in the car and go down the coast to the next beach. This was
much better; there were only a ........................families on the beach, so there was more
room to spread out our things. Because we had eaten so ....................food in the car, all
we wanted to do was lie down, and after a................... minutes we were all dozing
happily in the sun.

Choose the correct answers in the following dialogue

CHRIS: Hi! What are you up to?
PETE: Oh, I'm just looking for (a)many (b)some (c)any antiques at this sale.
CHRIS: Have you found (a) something (b) anything (c) nothing yet?
PETE: Well, there seems to be (a) a few (b) few (c) little things of interest. It really
is a shame.
CHRIS: I can't believe that. I'm sure you can find (a) a thing (b) something (c)
anything interesting if you look in (a) all (b) each (c) some stall.
PETE: You're probably right. It's just that there are (a) a few (b) a lot (c) a lot of
collectors and they (a) every (b) each (c) all seem to be set on finding (a) a thing

(b) anything (c) much of value. It's so stressful competing with them!
CHRIS: How (a) many (b) much (c) few antique furniture do you think there is?
PETE: Oh, I'd say there must be (a) many (b) several (c) much pieces. However,
only (a) a few (b) few (c) little are really worth (a) the high (b) a high (c) high
prices they are asking.
CHRIS: Why don't you take a break? Would you like to have (a) any (b) some (c)
little coffee?
PETE: Sure, I'd love to have (a) any (b) little (c) one. I could use (a) some (b) a
few (c) a little minutes of downtime.
CHRIS: Great, Let's go over there. There're (a) a few (b) some (c) little seats left.

Write some, any or no

1. We need ................. potatoes for the potato salad.
2. Is there ........................... mayonnaise at home?
3. I don't want ........................ broccoli in the salad. I hate it !!!
4. We need ........................ rice today. We have two boxes in the cabinet.
5. There are .......................... apples in the refrigerator.
6. There isn't ........................ bread. Please go and buy some.
Write Some, Any or No
1. Only _____________ of his friends came. Not all of them.
2. There isn't _______________ food in the refrigerator, is there?
3. We are broke. We have ________________ money to buy grandpa a gift.
4. I bought a loaf of bread and ____________ cheese at the supermarket yesterday.
5. Don't you know the proverb: "___ news is good news"?
6. We don't have _____________- sugar or flour to make the cake.
7. ____________ place he chooses to go will be fine.
8. Don't close the door. There are still ______________ children outside.
9. Why don't you decorate the room with ______________ white flowers?
10. I'm busy. I have _______________ time to chat with you now.
11. _____________ people prefer to study in the morning; others at night.
12. If you have ___________________ problem, call me.
13. There aren't ______________ books on this topic in the library.
14. ______________ book about camping will tell you how to put up a tent.
15. I gave him _____________ medicine for his headache, so he feels much better
now.
16. The teacher has ___________ time to correct the compositions now. She has a
meeting with the school director.
17. I have ______________ dictionaries in my room that you are welcome to use.
18. Here are ___________ nice ripe apples.
19. ______________ matter what he does, they will not accept him in the group.
20. They haven't asked us _______________ questions so far.
21. He doesn't want ________________ dessert, for he's on a diet.
22. He always gives ______________ money to charity. He's a very generous
person.

23. We are taking a short ride. There's _______________ time for a long one.
24. The poor man has ________________ food to eat. He's starving.
Much, many, little, few

1. Do you have

questions? Tienes muchas preguntas?

2. Yes, I have questions. S, tengo muchas preguntas

3. I have questions. Tengo demasiadas preguntas
4. No, I don't have

questions. No, no tengo muchas preguntas

5. I have questions. Yo tengo unas pocas preguntas

6. Do you drink
7. Yes, I drink
8. I drink

milk? Bebes mucha leche?

milk. S, bebo mucha leche

milk. Bebo demasiada leche

9. No, I don't drink

10. I drink

milk. No, no bebo mucha leche

milk. Yo bebo poca leche

4) Write Much-Many
1. How _____________ apples did you buy?
2. How _____________-- do you weigh?
3. How _____________ does it cost to fly to America?
4. How ______________ brothers and sisters do you have?
5. How _________________times a day do you brush your teeth?
6. How _______________ was your computer?
7. How _______________ photos did you take?
8. How _____________ water did he drink?
9. How ______________ people did you invite?
10. How ______________ mistakes did you make on the test?

What word do you need to complete the sentence: enough, too, too much, too many?
1. Put on the heater. It's ________________ cold
2. Now that you are 18 you are old ________________ to vote
3. You look drunk. You've had ________________ beer.
4. It's very crowded. There are ______________ people
5. I'd like to have more friends. I don't have ________________ .
6. Relax. You work ______________ hard.
7. I don't want to buy it. It costs ___________________ .
8. That jacket is _______________ big for you.
9. I don't know him well ________________ to know if he will like this idea.
10. This coffee is ____________ hot to drink.
11. I cannot come out this evening. I've got _____________ work to do.
12. I don't want to buy it. There are _____________ problems with it.
13. I'm not sure we've got ________________ paper to print out the document.
14. I don't have time to come. I'm __________________ busy.
15. I'm not buying that. It's ________________ expensive
16. I hate driving in London. There is _______________ traffic.
17. I don't want him on my team. He works ______________ slowly.
18. I'm afraid your work is not good ________________ . Please do it again.
19. I'm afraid I don't speak Japanese well ______________ to negotiate in it.
20. I've eaten ___________________ . I feel sick.
Write too or enough
1. This computer is (slow) .................. to do this calculation.
2. Elaine is (old)................. to enter here.
3. This suitcase is (heavy) ..................... to carry.
4. It isn't (sunny) ......................... to sunbathe.
5. Are you (tall) ....................... to reach that shelf?
6. You're (young) ........................... to drive.
7. You aren't (old) ............................. to drive.
8. That sweater is big, it's (big) ........................... for you.
9. The garden isn't (big) .............................. to play football.

10. This coffee is (strong) ........................... for me.

Ordene las palabras para formar las oraciones.
enough water is warm the ?
plates have we don't enough
there too milk much coffee this in is
were there people many too
was pepper there steak the on much too
is Paul to not enough old drive
haven't team they got players enough their in
can't I wind go because sailing isn't enough there
I lunch too ate much
noise is too there much here
4:11
Choose whether the noun is countable or uncountable.
Coffee
Water
A glass of wine
Knife
Table
Furniture
Sugar
Sand
Bus
Traffic
Complete the sentences with 'much', 'many' or 'a lot of'.
1. How ... pills did you take this evening?
2. My computer didn't cost ... .
3. There are ... museums in this city.
4. There are too ... tourists here.
5. I can see ... stars.
6. How ... do you weigh?
7. He drinks ... wine.
8. Do you eat ... sweets?
Put in one of the expressions from the box. (More than one answer may be possible in
some sentences, but you must use all the expressions.)
a few a little
how much

any
no

enough
some

too

how many
too much

1. Lets have a rest for .............................minutes.

2. Can you turn down the TV? Its ............................loud.

3. Jthere isnt ............................ soup for four people. Ill have to

make ..................... more.
4. This tea isnt sweet ...................., and there isnt .......................milk
5. I need ............................... time to think.
6. Could I have just .........................more bread?
7. .............................. languages can you speak?
8. There hasnt been ..................... snnow this year.
9. ....................... money do you need?
10. Half the people in the world havent got .................... to eat, an d half of the
others eat ............................
11. There are .................... buses from our village on Sundays.