A FEW, A LITTLE, MANY, MUCH, A LOT OF and LOTS OF

MUCHO

A LOT OF/LOTS OF delante de:

NOMBRES INCONTABLES
Ex. Theres still a lot of/lots of milk.
NOMBRES PLURALES (preferiblemente en frases afirmativas)
Ex. A lot of/Lots of people speak French here.

MUCH delante de:

NOMBRE

INCONTABLE

(preferiblemente

frases

negativas

interrogativas)
Ex. Have you got much work to do?

MANY delante de:

NOMBRE PLURAL (preferiblemente frases negativas e interrogativas)
Ex. There arent many students in the classroom.

POCO

LITTLE
delante de NOMBRES INCONTABLES
Ex. Theres too little time.

en funcin de ADVERBIO
Ex. You stayed there too little.

FEW delante de NOMBRES PLURALES.

Ex. She is a woman of few words.

Cuando delante de LITTLE y FEW ponemos el articolo indeterminado (A),

su significado cambia un poco:
A LITTLE, A FEW = SOME/ANY
Ex. Ive got a little money with me.
They have got a few relatives here.

EJERCICIOS
1. Completa las frases con MUCH, MANY, A LOT, A LOT OF.
1. Is there ___much___ orange juice left?
2. Shes got ___a lot of___ friends here.

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Mr Brown is a millionaire. Hes got ___many___ houses in London.

I dont think Mary will pass the exam. She doesnt study _much__.
There are __a lot of____ primroses in that flowerbed.
Weve got some stamps, but not __many____.
Have you got any homework to do, Jane? Yes, __much____.
I dont buy ___many___ magazines, but I buy ___many___ books.

2. Completa las frases con LITTLE, FEW.

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Can you buy me some oranges, please? There are only ____few____ left.
I have very ____little____ time.
You sleep too ___little_____, Steve.
There were only ___few_____ people at the cinema last night.
There are only ____few____ interesting articles in that magazine.
He has __little____ hope to recover.

3. Elige la forma correcta entre las que estn en cursiva.

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The envelopes are nearly finished. There are only few/a few in the drawer.
Have you got little/a little time for me, mum?
Would you like little/a little more?
There are a few/few things Id like to tell you.
Only a few/few seats are available at the moment.
Can you give me little/a little milk, please?