Quantifiers: How many and 
How much 
Irma Janet Rodríguez Urías 
Recursos y Materiales II 
Profesora Mireya Yanes
Introduction 
In this lesson we will review 
the use of much and many. 
Along with this we will also 
review about count and 
noncount nouns.
Objective 
 Ss will be able to use much and many correctly. 
 Ss will be able to identify with which nouns to use 
much or many. 
 Ss will have a clearer idea of the terms of count 
and noncount nouns. 
 Ss will practice the use of this grammar point.
Definition: 
Much and many mean: 
• A large quantity of something. 
Examples: 
There are many apples at my house. 
We don’t have much coffee.
When to use many? 
 We use many for countable nouns. (Ex. apples, shirts, 
restaurants, houses, dogs, bones, etc.) 
Example: 
 There are many restaurants around my house. 
 There are 10 restaurants around my house. 
Interrogative: 
• How many restaurants are there? 
- There are 10 restaurants.
When to use much? 
 We use much for noncountable nouns. (Ex. coffee, 
bread, rice, water, juice, jam, etc.) 
Example: 
 I have not gotten much money. 
 Much time was spent studying for the exam 
Interrogative: 
• How much money do you have? 
- I have a few money. 
• How much water is there? 
- There is a lot of water.
Instructions: 
Fill in the blanks using much/many depending on the noun. 
1. Have you got _______books? 
2. I don't have _______time to do sport. 
3. How _______ people came to the meeting? 
4. Are there _______ students in the class? 
5. I didn't see _______ of the film because I fell asleep. 
6. How _______ coffee did you buy? 
7. How _______ cups of coffee did you buy? 
8. Not ________ students passed the exam. 
9. They didn't give me ________ information.
References: 
 Much, Many, and A lot. (n.d.). Retrieved from 
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/gr 
ammar-lesson-many-much.php#.VCxkkGd5PTp 
 Englishexercises.org Retrieved from 
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/view 
game.asp?id=5469

Much and Many

  • 1.
    Quantifiers: How manyand How much Irma Janet Rodríguez Urías Recursos y Materiales II Profesora Mireya Yanes
  • 2.
    Introduction In thislesson we will review the use of much and many. Along with this we will also review about count and noncount nouns.
  • 3.
    Objective  Sswill be able to use much and many correctly.  Ss will be able to identify with which nouns to use much or many.  Ss will have a clearer idea of the terms of count and noncount nouns.  Ss will practice the use of this grammar point.
  • 4.
    Definition: Much andmany mean: • A large quantity of something. Examples: There are many apples at my house. We don’t have much coffee.
  • 5.
    When to usemany?  We use many for countable nouns. (Ex. apples, shirts, restaurants, houses, dogs, bones, etc.) Example:  There are many restaurants around my house.  There are 10 restaurants around my house. Interrogative: • How many restaurants are there? - There are 10 restaurants.
  • 6.
    When to usemuch?  We use much for noncountable nouns. (Ex. coffee, bread, rice, water, juice, jam, etc.) Example:  I have not gotten much money.  Much time was spent studying for the exam Interrogative: • How much money do you have? - I have a few money. • How much water is there? - There is a lot of water.
  • 8.
    Instructions: Fill inthe blanks using much/many depending on the noun. 1. Have you got _______books? 2. I don't have _______time to do sport. 3. How _______ people came to the meeting? 4. Are there _______ students in the class? 5. I didn't see _______ of the film because I fell asleep. 6. How _______ coffee did you buy? 7. How _______ cups of coffee did you buy? 8. Not ________ students passed the exam. 9. They didn't give me ________ information.
  • 9.
    References:  Much,Many, and A lot. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/gr ammar-lesson-many-much.php#.VCxkkGd5PTp  Englishexercises.org Retrieved from http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/view game.asp?id=5469