When to use "much" and "many"

When to use "much" and "many"

by Catherine McCaw

​When to use "much" and "many"

​Use "much" for count nouns. These are things you can count like apples and oranges. The plurals of count nouns usually end in "s".

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​Use "many" for non-count nouns. These are things you can't count, like "pride", "snow", "rain". They don't have a plural form.

Multiple Choice

 We don’t have … time, please, hurry up!

• many
• much

Multiple Select

There are so ________ papers.

• many

• much

Multiple Choice

There are … apples in the basket, take one.

• many
• much 

Multiple Select

How ________ milk do you want?

• many

• much

Multiple Choice

Did you buy … carrots?

• many
• much

Multiple Select

I have so ________ work.

• many

• much

Multiple Select

There are so ________ cats.

• many

• much

Multiple Select

How ________ rice do you want?

• many

• much

Multiple Select

There is so ________ noise.

• many

• much

Multiple Select

How ________ grapes does she want?

• many

• much

Multiple Choice

Why did you bring so … chairs?

• many
• much

Multiple Select

How ________ cookies do you want?

• many

• much

Multiple Select

There are ________ boys in this class.

• many

• much

Multiple Select

My father doesn't drink________ coffee.

• many

• much

Multiple Choice

There are ... shops and restaurants in our district.

• a little
• a lot of
• a lot
• much

Fill in the Blanks

Alisha has so

friends.

Multiple Choice

You haven't got ... mistakes in your test.

• a few
• much
• many

Fill in the Blanks

Hurry up. I don't have

time.

Fill in the Blanks

There are too

children in this house.

Fill in the Blanks

There is too

water in this bath tub.

Fill in the Blanks

Ahmad buys

books every year.

Multiple Choice

She doesn't eat ... chocolate because she doesn't like it.

• many
• much