This document provides guidance on using "much" versus "many" based on whether the item is countable or uncountable. It explains that "many" should be used for countable nouns that can be counted, such as cookies, people, toucans. "Much" should be used for uncountable or mass nouns that cannot be counted, such as water, salt, homework, sugar, milk, work. Examples are provided to illustrate the distinction between countable and uncountable nouns and the correct usage of "many" or "much".

1. Much or many?
How much
How many

2. If you can count it, use ‘many’
• Too many flowers a...a....chooo!

3. • I ate so many
grapes that I
felt sick.
If you can count it, use ‘many’

4. • How many boats
can you see?
If you can count it, use ‘many’

5. • How much sand
do you need?
If you can’t count it, use
‘much’

6. If you can’t count it, use
‘much’
There is too
much water on
the floor!
Clean it up!

7. Much or many?
•For countable things, use
many
•For non-countable things,
use much

8. How _________ orange
juice do you want?
much

9. How _________ cookies
do you eat?
many

10. There are too
_____ people
in line.
many

11. He put so
_____ salt in
the soup that
it tasted
horrible.
much

12. The teacher
gave us too
_____
homework.
much

13. I saw
_____
toucans in
the tree.
many

14. Now try these
1. How _______ homework do you have?
2. How _______ sugar do you want in your tea?
3. How _______ apples are there?
4. How _______ teachers do you see?
5. How _______ milk do you want?
6. How _______ desks do you see?
7. How _______ books are on the desk?
8. How _______ work do you have?
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