The noun

The sentence
The countable nouns
are in plural form Many
Examples: We use ‘many’
The verb I haven’t got many mostly in
If ‘many’ is in the friends. questions and in
subject of the Do they write many
sentence, the verb is negative
letters?
in plural too. How many apples do sentences.
you eat a day?

The noun
The sentence
The uncountable
nouns are in singular Much We use ‘much’
form. Examples:
Did Larry buy much mostly in
The verb rice? questions and in
If ‘much’ is in the Kevin doesn’t eat
subject of the
negative
much cheese.
sentence, the verb is How much tea do you
sentences.
in third singular want?
form.

Task 1 Much or many? Task 2 How much or how many?

1) _______ pens 1) _____________ candles did you put on the cake?

2) _______ lemonade 2) _____________ sand do you need to build a sandcastle?
3) _______ peaches 3) _____________ eggs can you eat?
4) _______ fruit 4) _____________ subjects have you got in 8 th grade?
5) _______ sugar 5) _____________ water can you drink?
6) _______ bread 6) _____________ stones did you collect yesterday?
7) _______ mugs 7) _____________ meat are you bringing?
8) _______ apples 8) _____________ films do you borrow from Blockbuster?
9) _______ eggs 9) _____________ homework do you have a day?
10) _______ children 10) _____________ flour do you need to bake a cake?
11)_______ brushes 11)_____________ books did Jules Verne write?
12) _______ chocolate 12) _____________ news do you read?
13) _______ ham 13) _____________ trees can you see in the picture?
14) _______ potatoes 14) _____________ advice did you ask for?
15) _______ coffee 15) _____________ teachers have you got?

Underline the correct word. Task 3

1) I don’t read many/ much book / books on my holiday.
2) Jim hasn’t got many / much money / moneys for the
ticket.
3) Lisa didn’t write many / much letter / letters to
her aunt.
4) Is / Are there many / much bananas in your bag?
5) Did you eat many / much rice?
6) There isn’t / aren’t many / much lemonade in the
bottle.
7) My father didn’t ask many / much information /
informations about the new service.
8) Has / Have many / much cats got big ears?
9) I didn’t put many / much salt into the soup
yesterday.
10) Tina hasn’t got many / much box / boxes.
11) Can you see many / much clouds in the sky?
12) There isn’t / aren’t many/ much cheese in the
fridge.
13) Have your parents got many / much free time /
times?
14) Does / Do many / much students leave their
homework at home?
15) Sam doesn’t buy many / much bread.
Task 1
16) many pens
17) much lemonade
18) many peaches
19) much fruit
20) much sugar
21) much bread
22) many mugs
23) many apples
24) many eggs
25) many children
26) many brushes
27) much chocolate
28) much ham
29) many potatoes
30) much coffee

Task 2
16) How many candles did you put on the cake?
17) How much sand do you need to build a sandcastle?
18) How many eggs can you eat?
19) How many subjects have you got in 8th grade?
20) How much water can you drink?
21) How many stones did you collected yesterday?
22) How much meat are you bringing?
23) How many films do you borrow from Blockbuster?
24) How much homework do you have a day?
25) How much flour do you need to bake a cake?
26) How many books did Jules Verne write?
27) How much news do you read?
28) How many trees can you see in the picture?
29) How much advice did you ask for?
30) How many teachers have you got?

Task 3
1) I don’t read many/ much book / books on my holiday.
2) Jim hasn’t got many/ much money / moneys for the
ticket.
3) Lisa didn’t write many/ much letter / letters to her
aunt.
4) Is / Are there many/ much bananas in your bag?
5) Did you eat many/ much rice?
6) There isn’t / aren’t many/ much lemonade in the
bottle.
7) My father didn’t ask many/ much information /
informations about the new service.
8) Has / Have many/ much cats got big ears?
9) I didn’t put many/ much salt into the soup
yesterday.
10) Tina has got many/ much box / boxes.
11) Can you see many/ much clouds in the sky?
12) There is / are many/ much cheese in the fridge.
13) Have your parents got many/ much free time /
times?
14) Does / Do many/ much students leave their
homework at home?
15) Sam always buys many / much bread.

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