Quantifiers

A Review About:

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​Quantifiers

Multiple Choice

Before we start, is the word "apple" a countable or uncountable noun?

• Countable

• Uncountable

Multiple Choice

What about "book"? Is it a countable or uncountable noun?

• Uncountable

• Countable

Multiple Choice

Finally: "people". Countable or Uncountable?

• Countable

• Uncountable

• Everything that you can count with numbers is a countable noun, although we can also choose not to use numbers:

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  "There are two new pandas at the zoo!"

  "My mom bought a few oranges yesterday."

​​Countable Nouns

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• ​These are the opposite, you can't count them with numbers at all, or at least not directly:

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  ​"There's four milks in the kitchen"

  There's four bottles of ​milk in the kitchen.

  There's some milk in the kichen.​

​​Uncountable Nouns

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We use certain expressions when we want to be more specific about quantities.

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We can say things like "a few oranges", or "some milk".

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These expressions are either articles or adjectives.​

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​Let's see if you know how to use these expressions with a few examples!

For the following questions, select the expressions that could fill in the blanks.​

Multiple Choice

"There's _____ butter in the fridge"

• many

• a little

• a few

• any

Multiple Choice

"We have _______ slices of cheese."

• a few

• very little

• much

• any

Multiple Choice

A: "Is there _____ milk in the fridge?"

B: "Yes, there is."

• any

• a few

• very little

• fewer

Multiple Choice

Skim milk has ______ calories than whole milk

• fewer

• a lot

• many

• much

Multiple Choice

I am on a diet to lose weight. Now I eat _____ calories than before.

• more

• less

• much

• very much