Quantifiers: A Basic Quiz

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I. In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers:

much, many
1. It seems to me that we've had

many
assignments in English this term.

2. b. How

much
material can we be expected to read in one week?

3. c.

many
books are not in the library.

4. d. I've had

many
headaches already because of stress.

5. e.

much
depression can be attributed to being overworked.

II. Using the button at the bottom of the quiz, check your answers in Part I. (Incorrect responses will be
blanked out.) If you got them all correct, go back and substitute either "lots of" or "a lot of" where you
think those quantifiers might be appropriate. Re-check your answers.

III. In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers:

much, many, few, little, most.

When you've gotten all the answers right, see if you can substitute other quantifiers from the list. (HINT:
Three of the last four sentences could have two different answers.)
 1. Our yard looks awful this summer. There are too

many
weeds.

2. . I didn't use

much
fertilizer last spring, and that has made a difference.

3. Also, I've paid

little
attention to how

little
rain we've had.

4. . I'm afraid it's rained

few
times this summer, and the grass is turning brown and dying.

5. .

many
experts say you should fertilize your lawn in the fall.

6. . It didn't seem to do my lawn

much
good.

7.

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

8.

many
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.

Again, when you've gotten all the answers correct, go back and try substituting other quantifiers. (HINT:
Three of the four can have more than one correct response.)

1 They say

a little
knowledge is a bad thing.

2 I know

a few
instances where that proves true.

a few
people know as much about computers as Tomasz does.

3 But it does him

a little
good when the whole system goes down.