Quantifiers

Categorize

Options (19)

(A) few

Many

Several

A number of

Each

A couple of

(A) little

A great deal of

Less

Much

A bit of

Every

No

Some

Any

A lot of, lots of

Plenty of

Most

All

Categorize the items in three columns: countable nouns, uncountable nouns, or both.

Countable Nouns

Uncountable nouns

Both

Multiple Select

Check which quantifiers work with the following sentence:

Jake has _____ homework.

• a little

• a couple of

• a number of

• a greal deal of

• a few

Multiple Select

Check which quantifiers work with the following sentence:

Joshua has _____ assignments.

• a little

• a couple of

• a number of

• a greal deal of

• a few

Select the nouns that work in each sentence.

Multiple Select

Helen bought several...

• lamps

• furniture

• jewelry

• necklaces

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Jack bought too much...

• shoe

• salt

• equipment

• tools

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Sam bought a lot of...

• stamps

• rice

• stuff

• things

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Alice bought a couple of...

• bread

• loaves of bread

• honey

• jars of honey

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I read a few...

• poetry

• literature

• novels

• poems

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Felix has a number of...

• chalks

• pens

• homework

• shirts

Multiple Select

Danielle bought some...

• computer software

• light bulbs

• orange juice

• hardware

Multiple Select

Sam doesn't have a great deal of...

• patience

• wealth

• friends

• pencils

Multiple Select

We need plenty of...

• sleep

• information

• facts

• help

Write much or many in the blank spaces.

Also, write the plural form of the nouns in parentheses, and in some sentences, you will need to choose the correct verb in parentheses.

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I haven't visited

(city) in the United States.

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There

(be, money) in my bank account. (negative)

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I haven't gotten

(mail) lately.

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I don't get

(letter).

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There

(be, hotel) in my hometown. (negative)

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There

(be, furniture, too) in Ana's living room.

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There

(be, traffic) today. (negative)

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I can't go with you because I have too

(work) to do.

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How

(postage) does this letter need?

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How

(stamp) does this letter need?

Open Ended

Replace the italicized quantifiers with (a) little or (a) few without changing their meaning.

1) Some sunshine is better than none.

2) Many people are multilingual, but not many people speak more than ten languages.

3) January is a cold and dreary month in the northern states. There is not much sunshine during that month.

4) I don't watch TV very much because there are hardly any shows that I enjoy.

Select the correct option.

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Do you have

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minutes? I'd like to ask you some questions.

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Diana's precious employer gave her a good recommendation because she makes

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mistakes in her work.

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After Steve tasted the soup, he added

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salt to it.

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I like music. I like to listen to

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music after dinner before I begin studying.

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We're looking forward to our vacation. We're planning to spend

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days with my folks and then, some others with my husband's folks.

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Because the family is very poor, the children have

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toys.

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He's a lucky boy. Because his parents have taken good care of him, he has had

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problems in his young life.

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If your door squeaks, put

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oil on the hinges.

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Jim is having a lot of trouble adjusting to 8th grade. He seems to be unpopular. Unfortunately, he has

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friends.

Open Ended

Rephrase the following sentences and use a different quantifier for each:

1) My classmates speak Arabic.

2) Airplanes depart and arrive precisely on time.

3) Babies are born bald.

4) People like to live alone.

5) Children like to read scary books.