1. LARGE QUANTITIES
A LOT OF / LOTS OF + countable and uncountable nouns in +
sentences:
They have a lot of money
She has lots of friends
MANY + COUNTABLE NOUNS
MUCH + UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Both are normally used in – sentences and ?
I don’t have much time to read
Are there many students in class?
PLENTY OF +countable and uncountable nouns in + sentences
Come round for lunch. We have plenty of food

2. SMALL QUANTITIES
A LITTLE
A BIT + uncountable nouns
A LITTLE BIT (OF)
Do you want some ice cream? Just a little / a bit
I need a little bit of salt
A FEW + countable nouns
The town only has a few cafés
A LITTLE, A BIT, A FEW = some, but not a lot
versus VERY LITTLE / VERY FEW = not much /many.
Compare:
I know a little French. I know very little French
I have a few friends. I have very few friends.

3. ZERO QUANTITY
ANY + a negative verb + countable and Unc nouns
There isn’t any sugar in the cupboard.
I don’t have any brothers
NO + positive verb + C and UC nouns
There is no sugar in the cupboard
I have no brothers
NONE without a noun in short answers
How much money do you have?None!

4. MORE THAN YOU NEED OR WANT
TOO + adjective
I don’t like this flat. It’s too noisy.
I hate my job. It’s too boring.
TOO MUCH + uncountable noun
There’s too much traffic today
There’s too much sugar in my coffee
TOO MANY + countable nouns
There are too many people on the beach
I have too many shoes!

5. JUST WHAT YOU NEED OR
LESS THAN YOU NEED
ENOUGH before a noun / after an adjective
There’s enough food for the 4 of us
There aren’t enough parks in Murcia
He’s not good enough for the job
The buses aren’t frequent enough