THE INTERNATIONAL BÉNÉDICT SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES
QUANTIFIERS
A quantifier is a word that indicates an amount of people or things. They always go with a noun.
QUANTIFIER USE
It indicates a total amount of something.
All It could be used with uncountable nouns
or plural countable nouns.
It emphasizes a negative idea.
No It could be used with countable or
uncountable nouns but with verbs in
positive form.
Each / They are used to indicate one by one.
Every They are used with singular countable
nouns.
It is used with uncountable nouns.
Some It is used with countable nouns.
It is used to offer things.
It is used in negative and interrogative
Any (information) sentences.
It is used with countable or
uncountable nouns.
It indicates a big amount.
Much It is used with uncountable nouns.
It is used in negative and interrogative
sentences.
Many / They indicate a big amount.
several They are used with countable nouns
in plural forms.
It is used to indicate a big amount.
A lot of / It is used with countable and
Lots of uncountable nouns. They are not
used in interrogative forms.
“Lots of” is more informal.
EXAMPLES
All electrical equipment should be checked carefully.
All shops close at lunch time in this town.
All students have to pay attention in class.
I've got no money left.
There will be no test this week because your teacher is ill.
There are no plants in this classroom.
Fill in each blank in the exercise.
We have to phone every person in this list to organize the
party.
There’s some rice on my dish.
I’ve got some good friends.
Would you like some more coffee?
There aren't any glasses here.
Are there any glasses here?
There isn't any water on the table.
Is there any water on the table?
How much pocket money do you get every week?
Hurry up. There isn't much time left.
How much water do your drink every day?
There isn’t much space in my room.
Many German tourists come to Spain in Summer.
There are many parks where I live.
Several students brought their homework.
I've tried to talk to you several times.
Andalucía exports a lot of olive oil.
Please, put a lot of cream on my apple pie.
She has lots of friends in her school.
I bought lots of apples to make the pay.
 It has a negative meaning.
Too much It means more than the necessary
amount.
It is used with uncountable nouns.
It has a negative meaning.
Too many It means more than the necessary
amount.
It is used with countable nouns.
It means “the right amount”.
Enough It is used for plural countable or
uncountable nouns in affirmative or
negative sentences.
They express a small amount. They
are only used with uncountable
Little / A little nouns.
“A little” indicates a positive opinion.
“Little” has a negative meaning.
It means “a small amount”.
Few / a few They are used with countable nouns.
“A few” indicates a positive opinion.
“Few” has a negative meaning.
Plenty of A big amount. More than the
necessary. It has a positive meaning.
It can be used with countable or
uncountable nouns.
A bit of Very small.
It is used with uncountable nouns.
They are used with uncountable and
More / most plural countable nouns to express a
big amount.
Less / It means a smaller amount of
the least something. It is used with
uncountable nouns.
One, Two… Numbers are used with countable
nouns. One is used in singular.
They are used with countable nouns.
First, second… First could be used in singular or
plural.
Last It is used to indicate the most recent
fact, or the last one in something.
Either It is used to introduce an amount of
choices.
It indicates that something doesn’t
Neither exist. It is a negative word. It always
goes with the word “nor”.
There’s too much noise in this room.
I’ve got too much time waiting for you.
There are too many students in the other classroom.
She hasn’t got too many friends to invite to her party.
I don’t have enough time to listen to you.
There are enough chairs for each student here.
There’s a little juice in the jar.
I normally have a little sugar with my coffee.
We have little time to do our homework.
There are few tourists her.
Few students brought the project today.
I’ll invite just a few friends to my party.
If you follow a few basic rules, you won’t have problems
He found plenty of coins in that old bag.
Do not forget to bring plenty of water with you.
It’s a bit warm here.
You’ll need a bit of luck to pass the exam.
You need to eat more healthy food.
Could you bring more chairs to the room, please?
Guayaquil is the most important city in Ecuador.
Who has the most brothers and sisters here?
People eat less meat than before.
Put less oil in your food.
One student asked an important question.
There are three oranges in the box.
The first men landed on the moon in 1969.
This is not the first time that we meet.
He won the Oscar for his fifth script.
This is your last chance.
We had a competition last week.
You have to take either arts or science subjects next year.
We can go either at 7 or 9pm if you want.
I have neither milk nor sugar in my coffee.
Neither boys nor girls respect old people nowadays.
 Class Work
In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers:
much, many, a lot of, most, a little, little, a few, few, lots of, any, some

1. It seems to me that we haven't had ___________ assignments in English this term.

2. How ________ material can we be expected to read in one week?
3. I've unfortunately had _____________ headaches already because of stress.
4. Our yard looks awful this summer. There are too __________ weeds.
5. I didn't use __________ fertilizer last spring, and that has made a difference.
6. Also, I've paid very ___________ attention to how __________ rain we've had.
7. I'm afraid it's rained __________ times this summer, and that is why the grass is turning brown and
dying. Farmers are very upset.
8. How __________ good would it do if we watered the plants ourselves? .
9. __________of the advice I have ever received from so-called "experts" has been useless.
10. They said that just ____________ help could make a big difference.
11. _________ people know as much about computers as Tomas does.
12. It does us __________ good when the banking system collapses.
13. They have had ____________ homework in mathematics recently.
14. How ____________time do you need to finish the work?
15. There are too _____________ students in the library.
16. Have you visited ________foreign country?
17. Although he's very ill, he didn't take_____________ medicine.
18. ____________people know as much about linguistics as John does.
19. They say ____________knowledge is a dangerous thing.
20. He's having ______________ trouble passing his driving test.
21. I spend _____________of my time reading novels.
22. He knows_____________ English. He knows enough English to manage.
23. Would you like ______________ more tea?
24. There isn’t too ______________ money in this pocket.
25. _______________ students don’t know the school rules. They behave badly and they are the
majority.