GRAMMAR NOTES:
Expressions of quantity tell
us how much or how many of
something exists.
1 Some of them are used
only with countable nouns;
others, only with
uncountable nouns; most of
them are used with
countable and uncountable
nouns.
2 Use not much, a bit of,
a little with uncountable
nouns.
3 Use not many, several,
a few with plural countable
nouns.
4 Use plenty of, a lot of
with plural countable and
uncountable nouns.
5 Use several with plural
countables.
6 Use hardly any with
uncountables and plural
countables.
7 Use some in questions
when you expect ‘ yes ‘ as an
answer.
8 Use much and many in
questions and negatives.
9 Don’t use much or many
in positive sentences.
Instead, use a lot of.
10 Don’t forget a few and
a little convey a positive
meaning - not much but
enough - while few and
little express something
negative - not enough .
I - Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
A: Would you like _________1 (any/some) tea?
B: No, thank you. Have you got ________2(any/some) pasta
and perhaps _______3 (a few, a little) wine?
A: There’s _______4 (a bit of/not many) lasagna in the fridge.
I’d like ______5 wine ( a little/ little), too.
B: There’s _______ 6 (not enough/enough) lasagna for us, but
unfortunately, there’s ___________ 7 (no/ plenty of) wine.
A: Please, feed the cat for me. There are ___________
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( not much/ a lot of) cat food tins in the cupboard.
B: There are ___________9 (too many / hardly any) tins
here. Where’s the recycling box?
A: I’m sorry. I know ___________10 ( too many, lots of)
rubbish is thrown away without being recycled but I
never worry about recycling _________11 (something/
anything).
B: __________12 (Hardly any, Too many) people recycle in our
country.
A: There are _________13 (not any/not enough) recycling banks
and there are ______ 14
(not much, no) recycling laws in our
country.
B: Our main problem is that ___________15 (loads of/ too many)
people do not care about saving energy, reducing rubbish or
recycling it. I think there’s __________16 (plenty of/
hardly any) information about the need to recycle.
However, only __________ 17
(few/ little) of my friends
care for saving energy, nowadays.
A: I should be more responsible as a citizen but I’ve just
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made _______ ( a little/ little) progress I promise I’ll
buy a recycling box and start recycling ________ 19
( much/ a lot of) stuff.
B: I’m glad you agree. Look! There’s ____________20 (loads of/ several)
paper, ___________ 21(loads, several) plastic bottles and jars in
your bin.
II – Here are some sentences about food shopping. For each of them, complete
the sentences using the correct words from the box.

much – little - a little - many - hardly anything

loads of - plenty of - a bit of – too much – a lot of - too many

enough - any - a few - several - hardly any – few - some

1 We’ve got _________________________food in our refrigerator.

2 The last time your cousins came to dinner, they ate ___________

3 Let’s hurry. We haven’t got __________________time!

4 Let’s make a thick tomato sauce. Let’s buy _____________ tomatoes.

5 I think I’ve got __________________ money left in my wallet.

6 Here’s my credit card. I think we need ___________ flour for the

cakes , and _____________ whipped cream for the pie.

7 There are _____________ eggs in the basket.

8 I’m sure we’ll need _____________ cinnamon for the cake.

9 We don’t need _____________cinnamon. There’s still a packet in the cupboard.

10 You got ____________ oranges! Let’s only buy _________ cartons of

orange juice.

11 Are there __________________strawberries in the fridge?

12. There are _________________ strawberries in a bowl in the fridge.

13. We must buy _______________ bananas! There are only

__________ in the basket.

14. Don’t forget to buy _______ chocolate bars for the kids.

15. We can’t buy ________________different kinds of cheese. They’re

too expensive!
 I - Choose the correct option to complete the sentences .

A: Would you like SOME 1 (any/some) tea?

B: No, thank you. Have you got SOME 2(any/some) pasta and perhaps A LITTLE3 (a few, a
little) wine?
A: There’s A BIT OF 4 (a bit of/not many) lasagna in the fridge.
I’d like A LITTLE 5
wine ( a little/ little), too.
B: There’s ENOUGH (not enough/enough) lasagna for us, but unfortunately, there’s
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NO 7
(no/
plenty of) wine.
A: Please, feed the cat for me. There are A LOT OF 8
( not much/ a lot of) cat food tins in the cupboard.
B: There are TOO MANY (too many / hardly any) tins here. Where’s the recycling box?
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A: I’m sorry. I know LOTS OF 10

( too many, lots of) rubbish is thrown away without being
recycled but I never worry about recycling ANYTHING 11
(something/ anything).
B: HARDLY ANY 12
(Hardly any, Too many) people recycle in our country.
A: There are NOT ENOUGH 13
(not any/not enough) recycling banks and there are NO 14
(not
much, no) recycling laws in our country.
B: Our main problem is that TOO MANY 15
(loads of/ too many) people do not care about saving
energy, reducing rubbish or recycling it. I think there’s PLENTY OF 16 (plenty of/
hardly any) information about the need to recycle. However, only FEW 17
(few/ little) of
my friends care for saving energy, nowadays.
A: I should be more responsible as a citizen but I’ve just made A LITTLE 18
( a little/ little)
progress I promise I’ll buy a recycling box and start recycling A LOT OF 19
( much/ a lot of) stuff.
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B: I’m glad you agree. Look! There’s LOADS OF 20
(loads of/ several) paper, SEVERAL (loads,
several) plastic bottles and jars in your bin.

II - – Here are some sentences about food shopping… *

1 We’ve got HARDLY ANY food in our refrigerator.

2 The last time your cousins came to dinner, they ate HARDLY ANYTHING
3 Let’s hurry. We haven’t got MUCH time!
4 Let’s make a thick tomato sauce. Let’s buy LOADS OF tomatoes.
5 I think I’ve got LITTLE money left in my wallet.
6 Here’s my credit card. I think we need A LOT OF flour for the
cakes, and A BIT OF whipped cream for the pie.
7 There are PLENTY OF eggs in the basket.
8 I’m sure we’ll need A LITTLE cinnamon for the cake.
9 We don’t need TOO MUCH cinnamon. There’s still a packet in the cupboard.
10 You got TOO MANY oranges! Let’s only buy FEW cartons of orange juice.
11 Are there ANY strawberries in the fridge?
12. There are ENOUGH strawberries in a bowl in the fridge.
13. We must buy SOME bananas! There are only A FEW in the basket.
14. Don’t forget to buy SEVERAL chocolate bars for the kids.
15. We can’t buy MANY different kinds of cheese. They’re too expensive!

* You may find different options for some of the sentences.