How Many - How much

Countable Uncountable
nouns nouns
- We can count them. - We cannot count them.
- We can use a/an and - We cannot use a/an
numbers before them. before them.
- They have singular and - They have only singular
plural forms. forms.

Examples:
Example:
One carrot, five oranges,
an apple, etc. Rice, salt, water.
 Adjectives and adjectival phrases with
uncountable and countable nouns

With countable With uncountable With both

How many…? How much…?
A few/ few A little/ little No/none
A number of A bit (of) Not any
Several Some /Any
A large number of A great deal of A lot of
A great number of A large amount of Plenty of
A majority of A large quantity of Lots of
Tanto how much como how many usualmente están precedidos por el sustantivo por el
cual se pregunta, por ejemplo:

How much rice… ?

How many cups of rice… ?
How much milk?
How many bottles of milk?
How many pounds of sugar?
How much salt?
How many spoons of salt?
How much butter?
 WH-QUESTION + AUXILIARY + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT ?

How many pounds of meat will Alicia buy?

How much meat sauce can I serve you?

How many ducks are in the lake?

How much money did your mother spend yesterday?

•Cuando se involucra la expresión “hay”, ésta se debe utilizar teniendo en cuenta que
son preguntas con there + be, así:

• How many apples are there in the basket?

• How many people were there in the party?
• How many children will there be on the trip?
• How many dogs were there in the park?
• How many students were there in the English class?
• How many colors were there in the rainbow?
•Las respuestas a estas preguntas son sencillas, empleando las alternativas vistas
anteriormente para acompañar a los sustantivos, ya sean contables o no contables.

Ejemplo:

•How many people were there in the party?

• There were 20 people

•How many students will there be in the English class?

• There will be 26 students.
Examples:
 There are several students in this classroom.
 We were running and we saw a lot of policemen in the park.
 Yesterday, a few English teachers had a meeting in this town.
 The police found some new cars in the parking lot.
 I saw a large number of red chairs in this classroom.
 My father was thirsty and he drank a lot of orange juice.
 There is a bit of water in that small bottle.
 There is a little cheese left, we need to buy more.
 During breakfast, my mother gave us a great deal of advice.
 There isn’t any sugar in this cup.
 Check your understanding

1. There are ________ students in this classroom.

a. several
b. a little
2. There is ______water in that small bottle.
a. a number of
b. a bit of

3. There is ______ cheese left, we need to buy more.

a. a little
b. a few
 ‘Much’ and ‘Many’ are used in negative and question forms.

Examples:
 How much milk did you buy?
 How many apples have you eaten?
 There's not much meat in the fridge.
 There weren't many guests at the party.

 They are also used with ‘too’, ‘(not) so’, and ‘(not) as’
Examples:
 It's a problem when there are so many people.
 There's not so much work to do this week.

 In affirmative statements, we use ‘a lot of’:

Examples:
 I've a lot of work this week.
 There were a lot of people at the concert.
These expressions show the speaker's attitude towards the quantity
he/she is referring to:

 ‘A few’ (for countable nouns) and ‘a little’ (for uncountable nouns)

describe the quantity in a positive way:
Examples:
 "I’ve a few friends" = Maybe not many, but enough
 "I've a little money" = I've got enough to live on

 ‘Few’ and ‘little’ describe the quantity in a negative way:

Examples:
 Few people went to the concert. = The concert wasn’t as perfect as
they want.
 She had little money = almost no money.
 I can’t buy that car. I have little money.
 The party wasn’t fun. There were few guests.
 We use ‘no’ instead of “not any” with uncountable or plural countable
nouns in affirmative sentences.
Example:
 There isn’t any water = There is no water.
 There weren’t any boys = There were no boys.

The nouns ‘Fish’ and ‘Chicken’ can be both countable or uncountable:

•They are countable when they refer to the animal as such.

Example :
 There are many chickens in the farm; I saw a few colorful fish in the fish
tank.
• They are uncountable nouns when they are used to refer to their meet as
food.
Example :
 I want a little chicken for dinner; we want three plates of fish.
 Check your understanding

1. There's ___________meat in the fridge.

a. not much
b. not many
2. I can’t buy that car. I have ________ money.
a. few
b. little

3. I need to buy a little __________for dinner.

a. chicken
b. chickens
Answer the questions according to the picture.

1. How many girls are there?

2. How many boys are there?
3. How much water is there?
4. How many cars are there?
5. How many animals are there?
6. How much painting is there?

7. ________________________
There are eight men.
8. ________________________
The rat has some cheese.
9. ________________________
There is one police officer.
10. ________________________
There are two balloons.
Escriba los objetos de su casa, teniendo en cuenta si es contable o no contable, respondiendo la pregunta
How many How much

How many beds are there in In my house, there are few

your house? beds.

Object Few A few Some Many Numbers

In my house, there
Beds X
are few beds.
Tables X
Chairs X
Doors X
Windows X
Carpets X
Plates X
Cups X
Bedrooms… 2 bedrooms
Others:

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5. También puede hacer preguntas relacionadas a otras temáticas para añadirlas a la tabla anterior. Ejemplo:

•Carlos, How much money is there in your pockets?

In my pockets, there are five thousand pesos.

•Juan, How many students are there in your English class?

In my class, there are twenty three students.

•How many people were there at the farewell party?

There were 100 people at the farewell party.

6. Escriba oraciones reportando la información de la tabla anterior.

In Peter’s house there are few beds and few tables. There are
some chairs and four doors. There is a window. There are few
carpets, many plates and many cups. There are two
bedrooms…