1.
RANGE OF QUANTIFIERS ( all, both, any, a few, a lot (of),
(too)much, (too) many
USE
A quantifier is a word or phrase used before a noun to indicate the amount or
quantity.
There are different quantifiers for countable or uncountable nouns
QUANTIFIERS USED WITH…
countable nouns many many festivals
several several people
a few a few readers
few few friends
a couple of (informal) a couple of pages
none of none of the newspapers
uncountable nouns much much success
a great/good deal of a great deal of luck
not much not much time
a little a little hope
little little patience
a bit of a bit of sugar
both countable and all all the workers
uncountable nouns all the money
a lot / lots of a lot of/lots of children
a lot of/lots of company
plenty of plenty of possibilities
plenty of love
most (of the) most problems
most furniture
enough enough people
enough food
some some journalists
some information
no no cakes
no bread
A- Choose the correct quantifier.
1. We are going to be late. There is too _________________ (much/many) traffic.
2. He has _________________(a few/ a little) ideas about how to earn money online.
3. I want to save _________________(some/several) money for the future.
4. There are _________________(much/many) students in this school.
5. You should drink _________________(a couple of/ a great deal of) water during the
day.
6. He has _________________ (little/few) friends he can count on.
7. They told me there were _________________( a few/ a little) tickets lefts.
8. There were _________________(several/much) people interested in the car.
B- Complete the sentences with the quantifiers in the box.
1. I don’t have _________________ patience to take care of kids.
2. He had very _________________ money, in fact, almost no
few money at all.
plenty of 3. You can bring more wine. We don’t have_________________.
4. I have been in New York _________________ times. I love that
a little city.
many 5. It is not a very big library but it has got _________________
interesting
a bit of books.
a few 6. This teacher gives _________________ homework every day –
pages and
much
pages.
little 7. Only _________________ people know about his addiction.
8. We know _________________ people in this area. We’d like to
some
make some
enough new friends.
9. She can speak _________________ English, so at least she
won’t get lost.
10.I don´t like salty food. I cook only with _________________
salt.
We use ‘a lot of’ in positive sentences, negative sentences and questions. This
expression can be used with countable or uncountable nouns.
Much and Many are used in negative sentences and questions.
Many is used with countable nouns
Much is used with uncountable nouns.
Much
- Complete the sentences with “a”/ “an”, “some” or “any”.
1. I want ------------- juice.
2. There’s --------------meat in the dish.
3. It’s ------------ Italian pizza.
A lot of
4. There wasn’t ----------- litter on the beach.
5. There are ---------------- sandwiches on my party.
6. ---------- dog will bite if it’s afraid.
7.
8.
There isn’t ---------- pencil in the drawer.
There is ---------- rice left.
Many
- “Much”, “Many” or “a lot of”.
1. We’ve got much/ a lot of rice.
2. There isn’t much/ a lot of rice.
3. My sister eats a lot of/ many sweets.
Some
4. There was many/ a lot of traffic.
5. There is many/ much rain in August.
6. Does the teacher give many/ much homework?
7. A lot of/ a people like hamburgers.
Any
8. I haven’t got ---------------- clothes.
9. There isn’t --------------- sunscreen in this bottle.
10. How ---------------- brothers have you got?
11. How --------------- money is there in your bag?
12. Sue drinks ---------------- tea.
