1. QUANTIFIERS
• MUCH – MANY
• SOME – ANY
• A LITTLE – A FEW – A LOT OF

2. MUCH
 Uncountable nouns
Eg: much time, much effort, much energy
When you were unemployed, did you receive
much help from your family?
We didn’t spend much money.(or We didn’t
spend a lot of money)
- How much money do you have?

3. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

4. MANY
 Countable nouns
Eg: many books, many coins, many
girls
I don’t have many painting in my flat.
Have you got many friends?
- How many cars do you have?

5. COUNTABLE NOUNS

6. SOME
 Positive sentences
 Countable and uncountable nouns
Eg: There is some water in the bottle
There are some bottles of water in the fridge.
 Politeness: Would you like some coffee?

7. ANY
 Negative sentences and questions
 Countable and uncountable nouns
Eg: There isn’t any water in the bottle.
There aren’t any bottles of water in the fridge.
Are there any bottles of water in the fridge?

8. A LITTLE
 Uncountable nouns
 = some, a small amount
Eg: a little hope, a little time
Do you speak English? “A little”

9. A FEW
 Countable nouns
 = some, a small number
Eg: a few friends, a few days ago, a few problems
I have a few friends

10. A FEW/ FEW - A LITTLE/
LITTLE
 A FEW – A LITTLE (sufficient)
Positive ideas
 FEW – LITTLE (insufficient)
Negative ideas

11. A LOT OF
 Countable and uncountable nouns
 Much/many = a lot of
Eg: He has a lot of money.
I have a lot of problems.

12. EXERCISES
 SOME OR ANY
1- Have you got ____ brothers or sisters?
2- We don’t need ____ olive oil.
3- Here are ____ letters for you.
4- I need ____ money.
5- Is there ____ petrol in the car?

13. EXERCISES
 MUCH OR MANY
1- Have you got ____ homework?
2- We don’t need ____ eggs. Just half a dozen.
3- Is there ____ traffic in your town.
4- There aren’t ____ students in my class.
5- How ____ people live in your house?

14. EXERCISES
 A LITTLE – A FEW – A LOT OF
1- I have _____ close friends. Two or three.
2- He has _____ money. He’s a millionaire.
3- “Do you take sugar or coffee? “Just _____”.
4- I’ll be ready in _____ minutes.
5- I’ve learnt a lot of Spanish, but only _____ Russian.

15. ARTICLES
 A – AN
 THE
 ZERO ARTICLE

16. A= indefinite article (not a specific object) + consonants
Eg: She has a dog.
AN = indefinite article (not a specific object) + vowels
Eg: She’s an English teacher.
THE = definite article (a specific object)
Eg: The teacher is very good, isn’t he?
First time = a Second time = the
Eg: I live in a house. The house is quite old and has four bedrooms.

17. Do not use an article with:
- countries
- states Exception: “The United States”
- countries. Eg: They live in northern British Columbia
- provinces
- lakes
- mountains
- things in general. Eg: She likes reading books.
- meals. Eg: He has breakfast at home.
- places. Eg: I go to university.
- transport. Eg: He comes to work by taxi.
Use an article with:
- bodies of water, oceans and seas. Eg: My country borders on the Pacific
Ocean.