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Quantifiers Practice

The document provides examples and exercises to practice using quantifiers such as some, any, much, many, a few, a little, and a lot of in English sentences. It covers when to use some vs any, much vs many, a few vs a little vs a lot of, and other distinctions between similar quantifiers.

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Quantifiers Practice

The document provides examples and exercises to practice using quantifiers such as some, any, much, many, a few, a little, and a lot of in English sentences. It covers when to use some vs any, much vs many, a few vs a little vs a lot of, and other distinctions between similar quantifiers.

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I. Circle the correct answers.

1. There aren't some / any help.


2. Do you know some / any Americans?
3. We need some / any more coffee.
4. She's got some / any interesting friends.
5. I didn't have some / any breakfast today.
6. He hasn't done some / any work for ten years.
7. Have you got some / any brothers and sisters?
8. I'm having some / any problems with my car.
9. Are there some / any restaurants near here?

II. Write some sentences with some.


Ex: 0. Would you like some more coffee?
0. Could I have some bread?
1. (Ask for coffee) ______________________________________
2. (Offer read) _________________________________________
3. (Offer rice) _________________________________________
4. (Ask for tomatoes) ___________________________________
5. (Offer more potatoes) ________________________________
6. (Ask for more milk) ___________________________________
7. (Ask for oil) _________________________________________

III. Put in much or many.


1. I haven't got ___________ time.
2. Do you play ___________ football?
3. I don't eat ___________ meat.
4. There aren't ___________ people here.
5. We don't have ___________ rain in summer.
6. Are there ___________ American in your country?
7. Have you travelled to ___________ countries?
8. Was there ___________ traffic on the road?
IV. Fill in the blanks with much, many, and a lot of.
1. John hasn't __________ money.
2. There is __________ gold in the bag
3. I haven't got ________ birds in the sky!
4. There aren't ________ cars in the street.
5. Are there __________ apples on the tree?
6. Jane spends __________ money at the shops.
7. Have you got __________ bread in the cupboard?
8. Are there __________ children on the beach?
9. We are early. We have __________ time.

V. Fill in a little or a few.


1. ____________ lemonade
2. ____________ men
3. ____________ milk
4. ____________ sweets 7. ____________ friends
5. ____________ women 8. ____________houses
6. ____________ money 9. ____________ snow

VI. Choose the correct item.


1. Have got _______ friends? 4. How _______ oranges are on the table?
A) many B) much C) a lot of A) many B) a few C) much
2. There are _______ people in the room. 5 How _______ money has Fred got?
A) much B) a little C) a lot of A) many B) little C) much
3. Can I have _______ sugar, please? 6. There are _______ monkeys at the zoo.
A) a few B) a little C) little A) much B) a few C) a little.
A) Fill in the blanks with 'some/any'
1.- We haven't got _______… free time. 8.-Would you like _______coffee?

2.-She is reading _______. magazines. 9.-I bought _______CDs last Monday.

3.-Leonard has got _______ nice toys. 10.-He borrowed _______books.

4.-Can I have _______ milk? 11.-She ate _______grapes.

5.-Tom hasn't got _______ coins. 12.-Did you see _______ friends?

6.-There are _______good restaurants in my 13.-Helen needed _______eggs.


town.
14.- Pauline sang _______nice songs.
7.-There isn't _______ butter in the fridge.

B) Fill in the blanks with 'no /much/ many'


1.- I have _______. idea about it. 8.-He saw _______of butterflies.

2.-The bar was crowded, There were _______ 9.-Thomas repaired _______ cars.
people.
10.-Carol's flat was _______farther.
3.-I don't want _______ meat.
11.-They drank _______beer.
4.-She painted _______ pictures.
12.-You don't want _______pears.
5.-It's boring. There aren't _______good films on 13.- Laura has eaten _______food.
TV tonight. 14.- Mario has got _______information.
6.-I don't know _______ vocabulary. 15.- The boy dropped _______ popcorn.

7.-Julieta has _______ money at all.


C) Fill in the blanks with 'some/any/no/much/many/a lot of'
1.-You have ______ cereals for breakfast.

2.-My aunt wants to save _______money for her holidays.

3.-Julio doesn't work _______ hours every day.

4.-Sonia hasn't got ______________ daughters but she's got ______good friends.

5.-I think it is too _____________________salt in the soup.

6.-Lucy doesn't eat ______________ of vegetables for dinner.

7.-Some girls hate doing ______________exercises.

8.-Charles heard _______interesting news on the radio.

9.-David and Diana got married ______________ weeks ago.

10.-The waiter didn't bring ______________ forks or knives.

11.-I didn't sleep ______________hours last night.

12.-Martin knew ______________about Geography and History.

13.-Emma washed ______________of dishes after dinner.

14.- How _______money did you pay for that?

15.-They journey took me _______hours.

16.-There weren't _______people at the rock concert.

17.-William played video games but we didn't win _______…


Fill in the gaps with much, many, a lot of, little or few.
1. We have had __________________ subjects to learn in English this year.
2. How __________________ do we have to read this week?
3. __________________ Americans don't like George Bush
4. There aren't __________________ books in the library.
5. I think he drank __________________ wine last night.
6. I have __________________ friends in my life.
7. I didn't use ________________ salt, that's why _________ people didn`t finish their dish.
8. It has rained very __________________ this summer, that's why the grass is so brown.
9. __________________ people know as much about computers as Jack does.
10. I'm having __________________ trouble passing my driving test.
11. I have __________________ friends but not that many.
12. How __________________ juice is left in the bottle?
13. John had __________________ money with him so he couldn't even buy a bus ticket.
14. __________________ time and money is spent on education in Great Britain.
15. I know __________________ Spanish so I am going to have a problem when I get there.

Complete with some/any

Much/Many, How Much/How Many?


1) There aren't many/much chips in your dish.

2) There isn't much/many cola in the glass.

3) How much/many cafés are there in St. Petersburg?

4) How many/much siblings have you got?

5) How much/many homework do you have?

6) We've got much/many things to do.

7) Can I drink much/many water from this bottle?


Some or Any?

1) There are some/any children in the classroom.


2) Is there any/some milk in the fridge?
3) Are there some/any rooms in the hotel?
4) She doesn't have any/some free time.
5) He has some/any ice-cream.
6) Can we have some/any tea, please?
7) Do you have some/ any qualifications?
8) There aren't any/some good restaurants in the centre.

A Few, A Little and A Lot Of

1) There is a little/a few money in my account.


2) There is a few/a little milk in the fridge.
3) There are a few/a lot of lemons on the table.
4) There is a few/a little quantity of sugar in the jar.
5) They have a few/a little chocolate for eating.
6) There are a few/a little oranges in the cupboard.
7) There are a few/a little/ a lot of oranges in the tree.

A or An?
1) My teacher is ___ cool person.
2) There is ___ cat in that tree.
3) There are a lot of animals in ___ zoo, ___ elephant, ___ partritge, ___ lion....
4) We took ___ lemon, ___ apple and ___ pear.
5) Is there ___ banana on the table?
6) I don't have ___ apple for my English teacher, so I on't pass the exam.
Fill in: a little/little or a few/few
1. Spending ___________ hours in the sun every day is pleasant.
2. We have been to the Greek islands ________ times.
3. There were very __________ people in the taverna last night.
4. Would you like ___________ milk in your coffee?
5. I'd like to spend _________ more time on the beach today.
6. He has _________ patience for rude customers.
7. Let's see if there's ___________ coffee left in the pot.
8. Oh no! There's so ________ coffee, we'll have to make more.

Fill in a few or few


1. There are ___________ apples in the bowl.
2. Look! ___________ seagulls are flying over our ferry.
3. ___________ tourists visit Greece in the winter.
4. There are very ___________ sailboats out today as it is so windy.
5. ___________ of the chairs were painted blue- others were white.
6. The sky is so blue- there are _______ clouds in the sky.

Correct the mistakes in these sentences. Use a lot of, many or much.
a. They don't have much people here.
b. How many does it cost?
c. The hotel doesn't have much rooms left.
d. I don't drink many coffee.
e. I drink much tea.

Choose the correct word or words.


a. There isn't (a lot of/ plenty of ) sugar in the bowl.
b. We don't have ( plenty of / many) copiers left in the department.
c. Fiat doesn't have (much/many) different cars.
d. There aren't (much/ many) secretaries in the workshop.
Fill in with the Correct Word(s)
1. How ____________________________ customers do you have?
2. We have __________________________ of competitors, GE, Brastemp and Dako.
3. Let's take _______________________ books with us. We just need two.
4. Hurry up, we don't have _______________________ time.
5. Let's have a meeting at 8 o'clock. I'll bring ________________________ notes.

Choose the right option. Circle and write on the line.


1. Jennifer is always at home. She doesn't go out ____________.
a. enough b. many c. too many
2. I don't like the weather in London. There is ____________ rain.
a. too many b. much c. too much
3. We couldn't sit anywhere at the concert. There were ____________ people.
a. many b. too many c. too much
4. I haven't got ____________ time to finish my test.
a. too many b. too much c. enough
5. You drank ____________ coffee. That's why you feel sick.
a. too much b. many c. enough
6. I made ____________ mistakes with her. That's why she left me.
a. enough b. too much c. too many
7. If you don't eat ____________ fruit, you can get ill.
a. many b. much c. enough
8. Claire is tall ____________ to be a fashion model.
a. too much b. enough c. too many
9. Oh no! You put ____________ milk in the pancake’s dough.
a. enough b. too much c. too many
10. Why did you buy so ____________ bottles of milk?
a. many b. much c. enough
Write the Missing Quantifier
1. Teenagers like ____________ fast food today. Are you among them, too?
2. You should make sure you've saved ____________ money to buy a new motorbike.
3. In the USA children watch ____________ violence on TV. This is really scary.
4. How ____________ classes do you have today? Five or six?
5. How ____________ sugar do you use for your chocolate cake?
6. There are ____________ chairs in this classroom. Take some out.
7. Is there ____________ lemonade for everyone? I don't want you to be thirsty.
8. We lost ____________ time with talking yesterday. We should have worked more.
9. How ____________ money did you spend in amusement park?
10. How ____________ coins do you have in your pocket?
11. We bought ____________ bread for this weekend. Let's make some bread balls.
12. He ate ____________ slices of bread for breakfast. He won't be able to eat lunch.

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