Much, Many, Few and Little - Exercises
Five tasks on the words that say how much of something there is. How many goes with things you can count, how much with those you cannot; a few and a little work the same way.
One task is about mistakes to spot and fix, and the last is listening: Katy talks about what she eats and drinks.
Rule: Much / Many / Few / Little ShowHide
Countable: many, a few
Things you can count: apples, eggs, biscuits, toy cars.
- How many eggs are there?
- There aren't many biscuits in the packet.
- We've got a few eggs.
Uncountable: much, a little
Things you can't count: water, sugar, money, jam, tea.
- How much cheese is there?
- There isn't much honey in the jar.
- I need a little sugar.
a lot of
Goes with both, mostly in positive sentences:
Katy eats a lot of pasta.
There are a lot of toy cars in his room.
much and many are more usual in negatives and questions.
a few / a little = some, enough: We've got a few eggs – let's make an omelette. few / little without a = not enough, almost none: There is little milk left – we need to buy some.
Tasks
Countable: many, a few
Things you can count: apples, eggs, biscuits, toy cars.
- How many eggs are there?
- There aren't many biscuits in the packet.
- We've got a few eggs.
Uncountable: much, a little
Things you can't count: water, sugar, money, jam, tea.
- How much cheese is there?
- There isn't much honey in the jar.
- I need a little sugar.
a lot of
Goes with both, mostly in positive sentences:
Katy eats a lot of pasta.
There are a lot of toy cars in his room.
much and many are more usual in negatives and questions.
a few / a little = some, enough: We've got a few eggs – let's make an omelette. few / little without a = not enough, almost none: There is little milk left – we need to buy some.