We use

Much with Many - with A little - with uncountable A few - with countable
uncountable countable nouns nouns. It has a positive nouns. It has a positive
nouns in in questions and meaning. A little indicates meaning. A few shows
questions and in in negative that the quantity is enough that the quantity is enough
negative statements. In I have a little time left There are a few eggs
statements. In affirmative if youd like me to help you. in the fridge. You can
affirmative statements we
Little - with uncountable make a cake
statements we prefer a lot of,
nouns. It has a negative Few - with countable
prefer a lot of, lots of, plenty
meaning. A little indicates nouns. It has a negative
lots of, plenty of. of. There that the quantity is not meaning. Few indicates
I havent got arent many enough- wed prefer more. that the quantity is not
much money so apples left. Hurry up! Theres little enough- wed prefer more.
lets stay home Remember to time left. Well miss the Mary has few close
tonight buy some, please train. friends. She is often lonely

A lot of, lots of, plenty of to talk about large quantities with both uncountable and countable nouns
in the plural in affirmative sentences. There are lots of hotels in the city centre.
We have lots of restaurants in our town. John has plenty of money so he can afford long holidays.
REMEMBER We omit of when a lot / lots is not followed by a noun.

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Choose the correct answer
1. Jake has had --- wine. Hes drunk.
a) much b) a lot of
2. Keith hasnt got ---- work today.
a) much b) lot of
3. There were --- pretty girls at the beach.
a)much b)a lot of
4. Mike hasnt got --- grandchildren.
a) many b) a lot
5. We picked --- apples at the farm.
a) lots of b) much
6. Mr Burns didnt get --- sleep last night.
a) much b) lot of
7. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have got a --- children.
a)many b) lot of
8. There were --- people on the queue at the bank.
a) many b) lot of

Complete the the

Complete sentences with
sentences much,
with many
much, oraafew
many, lot (of).
or a little.
There
Therearearent
_______ of children in
____________ the artoncompetition
pencils the table. this year.
Helen hasnt got _______ friends. Shes very shy.
There are ____________ chairs in the classroom. I dont think we need any more.
Dont buy any more potatoes. Weve got a _______.
I have _______________ money left so I can lend you some.
I didnt get _______ gifts for my birthday
There
There isnt_______
arent ____________
touristscoffee
here thisin the pot. Can you make some more?
summer.
HowDo ________
you knowpeople
____________ people
came to your in this
party? Notvillage?
______ . I was very sad.
Ive isnt
There got ____________
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the so I canDid
fridge. make
youadrink
cake.it all?
We dont
She has get _______ snow
____________ here
free in winter
time so she but
canwe getyou.
help _______ rain.
John eats _______ of fish. He loves it.
My sister has a stamp collection but she hasnt got ____________ stamps yet.
I dont have _______ money with me. Can you give me some?
Do you drink ____________ milk? No I dont. I drink only ____________.
Theres ____________ meat in the fridge. We can make something for lunch.
 Complete the sentences with much, many, a few, few, a little or little
There isnt ____________ time left. We have to leave now!
Have you got ____________ minutes? Id like to talk to you.
Be quiet children! Youre making too____________ noise and I cant hear anything!
Theres only ____________ butter left. You must buy some more!
There are ____________ eggs left in the fridge. Who ate them all?
Helens made ____________ notes for the history tests but she needs to make more.
Its ____________ chilly out today. Take your sweater!
Ive got ____________ eggs. Would you like me to make an omelet for you?
_______________ people went to Johns party. Not many people like him.
He cant go on holiday this year as hes got ______________ money.
Theres not ____________ hope for Kit. Hes got a fatal disease.
There arent ____________ forests left in Europe .
It was really windy so there were ____________ people at the beach today.
The test was really difficult so only ____________ students passed.
I like driving early in the morning as there is very ____________ traffic on the roads.

Complete the sentences with much, many, a few, few, a little, little or a lot

Yesterday was a beautiful day. The sun was bright and there were (1) __________ clouds in
the sky. Ashley and Brian went to the beach for a picnic. They took a picnic basket with (2)
____________ of food. The packed (3) __________ sandwiches and (4)__________ bottles of
water. They also took (5)__________ apples and some orange juice.
On the way to the beach they ate (6)__________ biscuits and (7)__________ chocolate.
When they arrived they saw that the beach was very crowded. There werent (8)_________
places left to put their beach umbrellas. They got back in their car and drove (9)__________
further to the next beach but it was no better. There wasnt (10)__________ space there for
them to sit down. Finally they returned to the car and went home and ate their food in the
garden!