Much, many, a lot, little, few A1

Countable Uncountable
A lot of Affirmative There are a lot of books.
Large quantity Negative / How many books?
Many Much question How much milk?
(a) few (a) little Affirmative
I have to do a few things today.
Small quantity Negative /
a bit of question I always put a little milk in my tea.
No Affirmative There is no milk
Negative / There isn’t any milk
Zero quantity Any question Is there any milk?
None Affirmative None of my friends came.

PATRICIA ROBLES ORTIZ

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 MUCH, MANY, SOME, FEW, LITTLE
Countable Uncountable
SOME / ANY
Use some in affirmative: I have some questions for you.

A LOT OF / LOTS OF Use any in negative and questions:

Large quantity Is there any sugar in the jar? We didn’t have any
MANY MUCH - ?
problems.

(A) LITTLE
Use some in questions when you offer or ask for
(A) FEW something: Would you like some tea?
Small quantity A BIT OF
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SOME FEW / LITTLE vs. A FEW / A LITTLE
ANY - ? Few / little: almost none, not enough.
There’s little milk in the fridge. We need to buy more. I
A LOT OF / LOTS OF speak very little English.

Use a lot of / lots of with nouns: He spends a lot of time watching TV. A few / a little: not a lot, but enough.

Use a lot / lots (without of) at the end: They made cookies and I have There are a few beers in the fridge. Do you speak

MANY / MUCH Use many / much in negative and questions: There isn’t much coffee. Did they invite many people?
But you can use too many / too much in affirmative: There is too much salt in the soup.
Use how many / how much to ask about quantity: How many children do you have?

PATRICIA ROBLES ORTIZ

English Teacher
PATRICIA ROBLES ORTIZ
English Teacher