TEORÍA

Los cuantificadores indican la cantidad de un nombre. Son repuestas a la pregunta “¿Cuántos?”.

Al igual que los artículos, los cuantificadores definen a un nombre y siempre están situados
delante del nombre. Algunos se pueden usar sólo con nombres contables, otros, sólo con nombres
incontables y otros, con ambos.

1. A lot of/Lots of: Mucho

Uso: Expresan idea de gran cantidad. Se puede usar con nombres o sustantivos contables e
incontables. Se utiliza en oraciones afirmativas. En general, “lots of” es más informal.
Ejemplos:
Nombre contable: He has a lot of books.(Tiene muchos libros.)
Nombre incontable: I have lots of money.(Tengo mucho dinero.)

2. Much: Mucho

Uso: Expresa la idea de gran cantidad y es utilizado sobre todo en frases negativas e
interrogativas. La diferencia con “many” es que usamos “much” sólo con nombres incontables en
singular.

Ejemplos:
Frase negativa: There is not much time .(No hay mucho tiempo.)
Frase interrogativa: How much money does he have?(¿Cuánto dinero tiene?)

3. Many: Mucho

Uso: Expresa la idea de gran cantidad. Es utilizado sobre todo en frases negativas e interrogativas
con el nombre contable en plural. Se puede usar “many” en frases afirmativas, aunque no es muy
común. Normalmente, usamos otros cuantificadores como “a lot of.”

Ejemplos:
Frase negativa: There are not many tourists.(No hay muchos turistas.)
Frase interrogativa: How many cats do you have?(¿Cuántos gatos tienes?)
Frase afirmativa: We have many friends.(Tenemos muchos amigos.)

Preguntas:
How much: cúanto.
How many: cuántos.
1. Choose the right option

a) There are a lot of/ much/many houses in the hill.

b) There is a lot of/ much/many peppers in the cupboard.
c) There aren’t a lot of/ much/many magazines in the hairdresser’s.
d) There isn’t a lot of/ much/many oil in the bottle.
e) Are there a lot of/ much/many cakes in the bakery?
f) Is there a lot of/ much/many honey in the jar?
g) There is a lot of/ much/many money in the till.
h)There are a lot of/ much/many discs on the shelf.

2. Use much or many.

a) There isn’t many / much food in the fridge, I’m afraid.

b) Have you read many / much books in German?
c) There isn’t many / much rain in the summer.
d) There isn’t many / much coffee in the coffee pot.
e) You haven’t made many / much mistakes.

3. Complete the sentences using How much or How many.

- .......................................................... time do you spend studying every day?

- .......................................................... months are there in a school term?
- .......................................................... money do you spend every day?
- .......................................................... days are there in a week?
- .......................................................... beer is there in the jug?
- .......................................................... fish do you usually eat?
- .......................................................... colours are there in the Spanish flag?

4. Complete using a lot of, much, many.

I went to a concert and there were ______________ people.

There was a fantastic band playing _________ songs.
On the stage there weren’t ____________ instruments.
You couldn’t hear _____ noise outside.
There weren’t _____ fans of this band but now I’m one of
them. How _____ money did it cost? It didn’t cost _____.
 Instituto de Educación Secundaria Consejería de Educación
Anselmo Lorenzo-Sección Morata de Tajuña Comunidad de Madrid
INGLÉS ( 1º Y 2º ESO)
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SOLUCIONES
1.
a) There are a lot of houses in the hill.
b) There is a lot of peppers in the cupboard.
c) There aren’t many magazines in the hairdresser’s.
d) There isn’t much oil in the bottle.
e) Are there many cakes in the bakery?
f) Is there much honey in the jar?
g) There is a lot of money in the till.
h)There are a lot of discs on the shelf.

2. Escoge entre much o many.

a) There isn’t many / much food in the fridge, I’m afraid.

b) Have you read many / much books in German?
c) There isn’t many / much rain in the summer.
d) There isn’t many / much coffee in the coffee pot.
e) You haven’t made many / much mistakes.

3. Completa utilizando How much o How many.

- how much
- how many
- how much
- how many
- how much
- how much
- how many

4. Completa con a lot of, much, many.

A lot of/ many
A lot of /many
Many
Much
Many
Much
much