Adjectives of Quantity

1. a lot of , plenty of , many , much

2. few , a few

3. little , a little

4. some

They show the quantity of a certain thing.

1. a lot of , plenty of , many ,
much
—mean a large quantity

2. a few , a little
—mean a small quantity
1. many , a few
—go before countable nouns

2. a little
—goes before uncountable nouns
3. much
—goes before uncountable nouns
—mainly in negative sentences and
questions, or after ‘as , how , so ,
too’
4. a lot of , plenty of , some

—go before both countable and

uncountable nouns
many:
countable
There are many sweets. noun
 a few:
There are a few books. countable noun
much:
You’ve given me too uncountable
much food. noun

uncountable
I haven’t got much money. noun
 a little:
uncountable
There is a little juice. noun
 a lot of:

There are a lot of countable

noun
buildings.
 a lot of:

uncountable
There is a lot of cheese. noun
some: uncountable
There is some sugar. noun

There are some sweets. countable noun

 Fill in the blanks with the correct
words.

( a lot of , many , a few , a little ,

much )
a lot of
1. We should drink ______________
water.
a little
2. We should eat __________ fried food.
( a lot of , many , a few , a little ,
much )
3. Don’t put too __________sugar
much in the
coffee.
a few
4. There are only __________ people in
the cinema because the film is not very
interesting.
( a lot of , many , a few , a little ,
much )

many
5. There are too __________ cars so the air
is not very good for our health.