Short introduction about how many & how much

1. B Y : C A R M E N B A Z UR T O
HOW MUCH /HOW
MANY

2. •Countable nouns are nouns
(things) we can count.
E.g. flowers, tomatoes, etc.
We usea/an before a noun we
can count.e.g. a potato, an
orange.
(It means one potato, one
orange.)
Howmany?

3. •Uncountable nouns are nouns
(things) we cannot count.
E.g. sugar, rice, etc.
We use some before a noun
we cannot count.
E.g. some sugar, some cheese.
Howmuch?

5. CIRCLE THE FOOD THAT WE COUNT
• Coffee
• Bread
• Pizza
• Cheese
• Tomato
• Rice
• Orange
• Potato
• Cake
• Sandwich
• Tea
• Chocolate

6. TIP!
•We use MANY with the plural
form of the verb “To Be”
(“are”)!
•We use MUCH with the singular
form of the verb “To Be” (“is”)!

7. LOOK AT THE ANSWER. FINISH THE
QUESTION.
• E.g. How much sugar do you need?-Half a kilo.
• How ………. oranges are there? (There are twenty
oranges.)
• How ……….………. do we need? (We don’t need
any sugar.)
• How ………. potatoes did you buy? (Two kilograms.)
• How ………. rice is there? (Not much.)
• How ………. apples are there in your basket?
(Seven.)
• How ………. bread do you eat? (Oh, I eat a lot of
bread.)

8. UNDERLINE THE CORRECT WORD.
• E. g. I don’t have many/ much apples.
• We don’t have that many/ much potatoes.
• Yesterday I bought so many/ much sugar.
• How many/ much tomatoes are there in the
basket?
• How many/ much rice did you buy?
• There is too many/ much coffee in the cup.
• How many/ much water do you drink every day?
• Are there many/ much bananas?
• There isn’t many/ much tea.