Quantifiers

NOUNS

Unit 12 - Learning objective

to state the number or amount of
different things using quantifiers

count
non count

What are quantifiers? Do you
remember some of them?

Little, few, any, some

a lot, much, many

ALL LESS

a lot, few,

Let’s see what you remember:

https://wordwall.net/play/37864/420/844

Unit 12 - Learning objective

to state the number or amount of
different things using quantifiers

If this only for me (during my class)

If this is for my family (we are 6)

I don’t havemuch water.

A little or little?

I have a little water.

I have little water.

A little = a small amount but enough
little = a small amount and not enough.

Few or a few?

enough?

Look at the situation.

I have 20 students. I have 25 books. (I have enough books)

I have a few books.

I have 20 students, but I have only 10 pens. (I don’t have enough pens)

I have few pens.

A few = a small quantity but enough
Few = a small quantity and not enough.

● a
● some
● any
● a few
● few
● a lot of
● not many

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

a

few

some
not many

any

a lot of

many

some - any - a little - little -

not much - a lot of

a lot of

some

little

much

a little

any

Quantifiers

• One
• Each
• Every
• Two
• Both
• A couple of
• Several
• Few
• a few
• Many
• A great many
• Little
• A little
• Much
• A great deal of

No
Any
Some
Enough
A lot of / lots of
Plenty of
Most
all

1.

Which words mean “all”?

2.

Which words mean a large
amount or a large number?

3.

Equivalents

With
Count
Nouns

With Non

Count
Nouns

With both

I have _________ time.

I have _________ problems.

timer

In this exercise, explain your answers

“Amount of” is used with uncountable, but “a number of” is used ONLY for
countable plural.

homework p. 211 - 213