The noun The noun The noun

The countable nouns are in plural The uncountable nouns are in The countable nouns are in plural form.
form. singular form. The uncountable nouns are in singular
form.

The verb The verb

If ‘many’ is in the subject of the If ‘much’ is in the subject of the
sentence, the verb is in plural too. sentence, the verb is in third
singular form.
The sentence
The verb
If ‘a lot of/lots of’ is in the subject of the sentence,
o after a lot of/lots of + plural noun the
verb is in plural too
o after a lot of/lots of + singular noun the
verb is in 3rd singular form.

We use ‘many’ and ‘much’ mostly in questions and in negative sentences or in

sentences with one of these words: without, neither, none, no, nor, only, The sentence
difficult, hard, never, seldom, rarely, hardly, to deny, to refuse, to doubt … Mostly in affirmative statements, but you
e.g.: I don’t know much information about the excursion. can use it in each case.
Did you eat many sausages for dinner? e.g.: There is a lot of milk in the fridge.
She knows lots of actors in Hollywood.
You can use ‘many’ and ‘much’ in affirmative sentences if
there is a modifier before them like so, too.
e.g.: I have got so many problems.
Danny bought too much cheese. Task 2 - Choose the best quantifier
a lot of/lots of – many – much.

Task 1 - Many or much 1) There are _______ churches in

1) ________ milk 11) ________ bags
this town.
2) ________ fish (animal) 12) ________ lemons
3) ________ forests 13) ________ money 2) Is there _______ juice in the
4) ________ advice 14) ________ cars bottle?
5) ________ homework 15) ________ accommodation 3) There isn’t _______ furniture in
6) ________ pens 16) ________ questions his flat.
7) ________ opportunities 17) ________ tea 4) Do you have _______ friends?
8) ________ wood 18) ________ snow 5) I can’t see here _______ books.
9) ________ mushrooms 19) ________ sheep 6) He bought _______ vegetables
10) ________ butter 20) ________ news
for the salad.
7) Peter didn’t learn _______ words
Task 3 - Choose the best beginning to each sentence. There are yesterday.
TWO EXTRA options you don’t need to use. Write the letter of the 8) We cooked _______ soup for
correct option on the line. lunch.
a) How many viewers h) How much rain 9) Mum didn’t buy _______ food.
b) How many bananas i) How many roses 10) I don’t have _______ time.
c) How much time j) How many species 11) How _______ dogs have they got?
d) How much petrol k) How many sunshine 12) I found _______ frogs in my
e) How many kilometres l) How much researches room.
f) How much beef m) How much blood
13) Does your sister do _______
g) How many researchers n) How much experience
homework at the weekends?
1) ____________ watched the late night film?
2) ____________ does the Sahara get? 14) Sarah couldn’t learn _______
3) ____________ can you run in an hour? words.
4) ____________ did he have after the training? 15) Dad fried _______ sausages for
5) ____________ does your family eat a month? dinner.
6) ____________ did Dave buy to his wife?
7) ____________ has Phil given recently?
8) ____________ can a monkey eat a day?
9) ____________ has become extinct because of the greenhouse effect? Task 4 - Write 5-5 sentences using
10) ____________ do you need to travel 1000 km? many / much and a lot of/lots of
11) ____________ entertain the greenhouse effect? into your exercise-book.
12) ____________ does it take to get to the station?
Task 5 - Write the best quantifier (a lot of/lots of –
many – much) and the correct form of the noun on the
lines. Look at the example.
e.g.: He sells ___ ___ (car). – lots of cars
1) How _________ _________ (soup) did you eat at
school?
2) There were _________ _________ (balloon) on Tim’s
party.
3) Julie could solve this task without _________
_________ (information).
4) How _________ _________ (student) are there in your
class?
5) Mandy doesn’t have to carry _________ _________
(food).
6) Ben borrows _________ _________ (book) from the
library every month.
7) My school hasn’t got _________ _________ (ball).
8) Can you see _________ _________ (apple) on that
tree?
9) How _________ _________ (money) does this T-shirt
cost?
10) Thomas rarely sells _________ _________ (car).
11) _________ _________ (child) sat on the ground
yesterday.
12) How _________ _________ (goldfish) have you got?
13) The visitors didn’t drink _________ _________ (wine).
14) Granny feeds _________ _________ (chicken) every
day.
15) There are _________ _________ (cow) on the fields.
Task 6 - Underline the correct word.
1) Mum cooks a lot of rice / rices on Mondays.
2) Lots of elephant / elephants live in Asia.
3) Patrick draws comics without a lot of / much
help.
4) Mrs Martin has got a lot of / many cats.
5) There is / are a lot of furniture / furnitures in
this house.
6) Did you listen to many / much news on TV
yesterday?
7) This restaurant has got a lot of / much fork /
forks.
8) Mr Clarence doesn’t have many / much time /
times to have lunch.
9) I can boil a lot of water / waters in this pan.
10) Dad didn’t buy many / much dog food.
11) There is / are a lot of / much sand in the
playground.
12) There is / are a lot of trolley / trolleys in the
supermarket.
13) Many / Much child / children don’t / doesn’t
read books.
14) My parents watch a lot of TV programme /
programmes.
15) Lots of / Many fruit / fruits grow / grows in
their garden.

Task 7 - Choose the correct answer.

1) How … toothpaste do you use a year? 8) There are … pencils on the desk.
a- many b- much c- lots of a- much b- many c- lots of

2) Did Michael take … photos on your wedding? 9) I ate … chocolate that I couldn’t sleep at night.
a- many b- much c- lot of a- so much b- many c- a lots of

3) There … a lot of entertainment facilities in the town. 10) Mum has got … housework at home.
a- are b- is c- isn’t a- many b- a lot of c- much

4) Jack didn’t buy … pasta in the shop. 11) How … poems did Pamela write last year?
a- many b- a lots of c- much a- many b- much c- lots of

5) How … peaches have you pulled? 12) Did dad give you … pocket money?
a- much b- many c- lots of a- many b- much c- a lot

6) Tom needs … patience to solve the problem. 13) Jason sold … TVs that he got a higher salary.
a- many b- a lot of c- much a- many b- a lots of c- so many

7) I had to learn … irregular verbs. 14) … there much sand in your shoes?
a- so many b- many c- lot of a- Is b- Are c- Does

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