a lot, much, many, a little, a few

a lot, much, many

By cam Nguyen

Multiple Choice

Did you buy ........... food?

• much

• many

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There aren't ........... hotels in this town.

• much

• many

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We haven't got ........... petrol.

• much

• many

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Were there ........... people on the train?

• much

• many

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Did ........... students fail the examination?

• much

• many

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Paula hasn't got ........... money.

• much

• many

Multiple Choice

I wasn't very hungry. I didn't eat ............

• much

• many

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I haven't seen George for ........... years.

• much

• many

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........... people are coming to the party?

• How much

• How many

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........... milk do you want in your coffee?

• How much

• How many

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........... bread did you buy?

• How much

• How many

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........... players are there in a football team?

• How much

• How many

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Complete the sentences. Use much or many with one of these words:

~ books, countries, luggage, people, time, times ~

=> I don't read very much. I haven't got ............

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Complete the sentences. Use much or many with one of these words:

~ countries, luggage, people, time, times ~

=> Quick! We must hurry. We haven't got .............

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Complete the sentences. Use much or many with one of these words:

~ countries, luggage, people, times ~

=> Do you travel a lot? Have you been to .............?

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Complete the sentences. Use much or many with one of these words:

~ luggage, people, times ~

=> Tina hasn't lived here very long, so she doesn't know .............

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Complete the sentences. Use much or many with one of these words:

~ luggage, times ~

=> 'Have you got .............?'- 'No, only this bag.'

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Complete the sentences. Use much or many with one of these words:

~ luggage, times ~

=> I know Paris very well. I've been there ..............

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Complete the sentences with a lot of + one of these words:

~ accidents, books, fun, interesting things, traffic ~

=> I like reading. I have ..............

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Complete the sentences with a lot of + one of these words:

~ accidents, books, fun, interesting things, traffic ~

=> We enjoyed our visit to the museum. We saw .............

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Complete the sentences with a lot of + one of these words:

~ accidents, books, fun, interesting things, traffic ~

=> This road is very dangerous. There are ..............

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Complete the sentences with a lot of + one of these words:

~ accidents, books, fun, interesting things, traffic ~

=> We enjoyed our holiday. We had ...............

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Complete the sentences with a lot of + one of these words:

~ accidents, books, fun, interesting things, traffic ~

=> It took me a long time to drive here. There was ...............

We don't usually use 'much' in positive sentence.

E.g: I drink a lot of coffee. (NOT ​I drink much coffee.)

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In some of these sentences much is not natural. Change the sentences or write OK.

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Do you drink much coffee?

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I drink much tea.

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It was a cold winter. We had much snow.

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There wasn't much snow last winter.

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It costs much money to travel around the world.

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We had a cheap holiday. It didn't cost much.

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Do you know much about computers?

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'Have you got any luggage?'- 'Yes, much.'

'much' and 'a lot' without a noun

E.g: Diane spoke to me but she didn't say much.

We like films, so we go to the cinema a lot.

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Write sentences about these people. Use much and a lot.

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Jim loves films. (go to the cinema)

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Linda thinks TV is boring. (watch TV)

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Tina is a good tennis player. (play tennis)

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Martin doesn't like driving. (use his car)

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Paul spends most of the time at home. (go out)

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Sue has been all over the world. (travel)

a little (uncount), a few (count)

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Answer the questions with 'a little' or 'a few'

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Multiple Choice

A: Have you got any money?

B: Yes, ...............

• a little

• a few

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A: Have you got any envelopes?

B: Yes, ...............

• a little

• a few

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A: Do you want sugar in your coffee?

B: Yes, ..............., please

• a little

• a few

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A: Did you take any photographs when we were on holiday?

B: Yes, ...............

• a little

• a few

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A: Does your friend speak English?

B: Yes, ...............

• a little

• a few

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A: Are there any factories in this town?

B: Yes, ...............

• a little

• a few

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Put in a little or a few + one of these words:

~ air, chairs, days, friends, letters, milk, Russian, times ~

Last night I wrote ............... to my family and friends.

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Put in a little or a few + one of these words:

~ air, chairs, days, friends, milk, Russian, times ~

Can I have ............... in my coffee, please?

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Put in a little or a few + one of these words:

~ air, chairs, days, friends, Russian, times ~

A: When did Julia go away? - B: ............... ago.

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Put in a little or a few + one of these words:

~ air, chairs, days, friends, Russian, times ~

A: Do you speak any foreign languages? - B: I can speak ................

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Put in a little or a few + one of these words:

~ air, chairs, days, friends, times ~

A: Are you going out alone? - B: No, I'm going with ................

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Put in a little or a few + one of these words:

~ air, chairs, days, times ~

A: Have you ever been to Rome? - B: Yes, ................

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Put in a little or a few + one of these words:

~ air, chairs ~

There wasn't much furniture in the room- just a table and ...............

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Put in a little or a few + one of these words:

~ air, chairs ~

I'm going out for a walk. I need ............... fresh ................

little/ very little: nearly nothing

​E.g: There was little food in the fridge. It was nearly empty.

Dan is very thin because he eats very little. (=nearly nothing)​

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few/ very few: nearly no ....

​E.g: There were few people in the park. It was nearly empty.

Your English is very correct. You make very few mistakes.​

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Complete the sentences. Use very little or very few + one of these words.

~ coffee, hotels, mistakes, people, rain, time, work ~

Your English is very good. You make ..............

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Complete the sentences. Use very little or very few + one of these words.

~ coffee, hotels, people, rain, time, work ~

I drink ............... I don't like it.

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Complete the sentences. Use very little or very few + one of these words.

~ hotels, people, rain, time, work ~

The weather here is very dry in summer. There is ...............

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Complete the sentences. Use very little or very few + one of these words.

~ hotels, people, rain, time, work ~

It's difficult to find a place to stay in this town. There are ..............

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Complete the sentences. Use very little or very few + one of these words.

~ people, rain, time, work ~

We must hurry. We've got ...............

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Complete the sentences. Use very little or very few + one of these words.

~ people, rain, work ~

The town is very quiet at night. .............. go out.

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Complete the sentences. Use very little or very few + one of these words.

~ rain, work ~

Some people in the office are very lazy. They do ..............

They have little money. They're very poor. (= nearly no money)

Little (-)

They have a little money, so they're not poor. (= they have some money)

A little (+)

(A) Little

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I'm sad and I'm lonely. I've got few friends. (= nearly no friends)

Few (-)

I've got a few friends, so I'm not lonely. (= I've got some friends)

A few (+)

(A) few

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Multiple Choice

There was ............. food in the fridge. It was nearly empty.

• little

• a little

• few

• a few

Multiple Choice

A: When did Sarah go out?

B: ............. minutes ago.

• little

• a little

• few

• a few

Multiple Choice

I can't decide now. I need ............. time to think about it.

• little

• a little

• few

• a few

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There was ............. traffic, so we arrived earlier than we expected.

• little

• a little

• few

• a few

Multiple Choice

The bus service isn't very good at night- there are ............. buses after 9 o'clock.

• little

• a little

• few

• a few

Multiple Choice

A: Would you like some soup?

B: Yes, ............., please.

• little

• a little

• few

• a few

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A: I'd like to practise my English more but I have ............. opportunity.

• little

• a little

• few

• a few

Right or wrong? Correct the sentences where necessary. Write OK if the sentence is correct.

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We're going away for few days next week.

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Everybody needs little luck.

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I can't talk to you now- I've got few things to do.

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I eat very little meat- I don't like it very much.

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Excuse me, can I ask you few questions?

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There were little people on the bus- it was nearly empty.