Write a description of your flat or house.

Quantities adjectives:

Much, many, few, little, a lot of

NB!

· much – with uncountable nouns in questions and negative sentences.

e.g: We haven’t got much time.

· many – with plural countable nouns in questions and negative sentences.

e.g: Are there many restaurants in town?

Notes

· To ask about quantity, we use

How much + uncountable noun:

e.g: How much milk did you buy?

How many + plural countable noun:

e.g: How many students are there in the group?

· a few + plural noun.

e.g: There are a few letters on the desk for you, Mrs. Andrews.

· a little + uncountable noun.

e.g: I like a little milk in my tea, please.

a lot of can be used with countable and uncountable nouns

e.g: I have a lot of time.

There is a lot of snow outside.

1. Complete the sentence using much, many:

1. Have you got much work to do? 2. We bought … fruit but no vegetables. 4. There isn’t … information in this book. 5. How … children have they got? 6. He’s got … problems at the moment. 7. We saw … beautiful birds on the walk. 8. I don’t know … people here. Do you? 9. There aren’t … tourists here this year. 10. Do you smoke … cigarettes?

2. Complete the sentences using a few, a little:

1. There are a few people coming to visit us tonight. 2. We’ve only got a little time to finish this work. 3. I took … books with me to read on holiday. 4. Can I have just … juice, please? 5. I met … friends for a meal in town last night. 6. “When you were in Africa, did you see any lions?” – Yes, I saw …7.I’m sorry but I have got … time. She’s got … friends at school. 8. Do you eat meat? Yes, …. 9. I’ve got … money.

3. Choose the correct word:

1. Have you got much/ a little butter? 2. I met much/ many friends of yours last night. 3. She made much/ many work last night. 4. Do you write much/ many letters? 5. We waited a few/ a little minutes and then left. 6. How many/ much paper do you want? 7. He speaks a few/ a little Arabic. 8. I like fruit juice but I don’t drink many/ much milk. 9. I don’t have many/ much homework to do tonight. 10. We’ve got a little/ a few close friends.

4. Complete the sentences using much or many:

1. How … people are there in the room? 2. How … money do you have in your pocket? 3. How …cigarettes do you smoke? 4. How … petrol is there in the car? 5. How … apples do you want? 6. How … wine is there in the fridge? 7. How … milk is there in the bottle? 8. How … students are there in the room? 9. How…oil in the jar? 10. How …butter on the plate?

5. Complete the sentences using much or many:

1. Please don’t put … pepper on the meat. 2. There are … plates on the table. 3. I never eat … bread with soup. 4. There are …new pictures in this room. 5. There are … teachers at our school, and …of them are women. 6. Why do you eat so… ice cream? 7. She writes us … letters from the sanatorium every week. 8. He has … pairs of socks. 9. … of these students don’t like to look up words in the dictionary. 10. … in this work is difficult for me.

6. Insert much, many, little or few:

1. My brother is a young teacher. Every day he spends … time preparing for his lessons. 2. I know very … about this writer. It is the first book I am reading. 3. The pupils of our class ask … questions at the lesson. They want to know everything. 4. You do not make …mistakes in your spelling. Do you work hard at it? – Oh, yes, I do, I work very …. 5. Does your sister read …? – Yes, she does. And your brother? – Oh, he doesn’t. He has so … books, but he reads very …. 6. Have you … work to do today? – No, not very …. 7. Walk quicker, please. We have very … time. 8. I am sorry to say, I have read very … books by Walter Scott.

7. Translate into your native language:

1. I have a little money, so we can go to the cinema. 2. I have little money, so we cannot go to the cinema. 3. This girl works very little, that’s why she knows nothing. 4. Mother gave us a few apples and we were glad. 5. He did not like it at the camp: he had very … friends there. 6. This lemon drink is sour; if you put a little sugar in it, it will be sweeter. 7. This lemon drink is sour; if you put a few lumps of sugar in it, it will be sweeter. 8. The hall was almost empty: there were few people in it. 9. I can’t buy this expensive hat today: I have too little money. 10. She left and returned in a few minutes.

8. Translate the following sentences onto your native language:

1. There are a lot of universities in Moscow. 2. There is much coffee in the coffee-pot. 3. Many engineers of our office study English now. 4. We haven’t many English letters today but we have many telexes. 5. We haven’t much ham but we have much cheese. 6. There were very many telexes on this table in the morning. Where are they now? 7. I have very much work to do today. 8. Few students have lessons in the evening at our office. 9. I know few engineers of that office. 10. Nick has very little time today.

10. Insert gaps with words: many, much, a lot, little, a lot of:

1. There were … large houses in old Moscow. 2. My mother-in-law is a teacher. She has … pupils. 3. … people live in the country. My parents live there too. 4. We have … time. But there is still … work to do. 5. There was … milk in his tea. 6. Our students write … exercises at the lesson, but they write … exercises at home. 7. My friend reads … English books. 8. … children go to nursery-schools now. My son also goes to the nursery-school.

9. There are … boys, but … girls at our University. 10. Does your brother work …? – No, he doesn’t. He works … now.

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