Ten of the words in the box are uncontable nouns. Circle them.
Butter, fruit, meat, waster, tea,
journaey, cheese, hamburger,
egg, vegetable, music, bread,
food, sugar, knife, biscuit.
Butter, fruit, meat, waster, tea,
journaey, cheese, hamburger,
egg, vegetable, music, bread,
food, sugar, knife, biscuit.
Much or many?
Some or any
Little, or A little
Few or a few
If you can count it, use ‘many’
• Too many
flowers
If you can’t count it, use
‘much’
• How much sand
do you need?
If you can’t count it, use
‘much’
There is too
much water on
the floor!
Clean it up!
Much or many?
•For plurals, use
many
•For non-countable
things, use much
How _________ orange
juice do you want?
much
How _________ biscuits
did you eat?
many
There were
too _____
people in the
queue, so I
didn’t wait.
many
He put so
_____ salt in
the soup that
it tasted
horrible.
much
The teacher
gave us too
_____
homework.
much
I saw
_____
toucans in
the tree.
many
• Read and listen to their conversation.
V: It says here milk. How ______milk do we need?
S: Two pints.
V: And eggs? How _____eggs?
S: A dozen.
V: And what about potatoes? How _____potatoes?
S: A kilo's enough.
V: And butter? How _____ ?
S :Just one packet.
much
many
many
much
► Much and many:
much is used with non count nouns (always in the singular); many is
used with count nouns in the plural
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUAytUqwt78
Complete the sentences with 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?
2 Complete the sentences with 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 I don't know________ students in this class.
5 How_____________ people live in your house?
3 Complete the sentences with a little, a few, or a lot of.
1 I have______________ close friends. Two or three.
2 He has________________ money. He's a millionaire.
3 'Do you take ______________ sugar in coffee?' 'Just . Half a spoonful.'
4 'Have you got_______________CD’s
5 I'll be ready in ___________ minutes
6 She speaks good Spanish, but only ________________ Russian.
• T4.2 Read and listen to the rest of the conversation.
V: Do we need anything else?
S: Let's have a look. We've got apples, but there aren't
grapes. And there isn't coffee, but we've got tea.
V: Is there orange juice left, or did somebody finish it?
S: There's a little, but there isn't , so we need more.
V: And vegetables? Have we got vegetables?
S: Well, I can see a carrots, but there aren't onions.
V: Oh, and don't forget we need of crisps. My nephews are
coming tomorrow!
S: Right, then. I think that's everything. Let's go! By the way, how
money have you got?
some
much some
any
any
any
many
few many
a lot
much
Complete the sentences with the correct word
Now try these
1. You are making too _____ noise!
2. How _____ sugar do you want in your tea?
3. How _____ apples are there?
4. Why are there so _____ policemen here?
5. How _____ chicken do you want?
6. How _____ chickens did you buy?
7. He has told me that so _____ times!
8. I have too _____ work to do.
Much or many

Much or many

  • 2.
    Ten of thewords in the box are uncontable nouns. Circle them. Butter, fruit, meat, waster, tea, journaey, cheese, hamburger, egg, vegetable, music, bread, food, sugar, knife, biscuit. Butter, fruit, meat, waster, tea, journaey, cheese, hamburger, egg, vegetable, music, bread, food, sugar, knife, biscuit.
  • 3.
    Much or many? Someor any Little, or A little Few or a few
  • 5.
    If you cancount it, use ‘many’ • Too many flowers
  • 6.
    If you can’tcount it, use ‘much’ • How much sand do you need?
  • 7.
    If you can’tcount it, use ‘much’ There is too much water on the floor! Clean it up!
  • 8.
    Much or many? •Forplurals, use many •For non-countable things, use much
  • 9.
    How _________ orange juicedo you want? much
  • 10.
  • 11.
    There were too _____ peoplein the queue, so I didn’t wait. many
  • 12.
    He put so _____salt in the soup that it tasted horrible. much
  • 13.
    The teacher gave ustoo _____ homework. much
  • 14.
  • 15.
    • Read andlisten to their conversation. V: It says here milk. How ______milk do we need? S: Two pints. V: And eggs? How _____eggs? S: A dozen. V: And what about potatoes? How _____potatoes? S: A kilo's enough. V: And butter? How _____ ? S :Just one packet. much many many much
  • 16.
    ► Much andmany: much is used with non count nouns (always in the singular); many is used with count nouns in the plural https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUAytUqwt78
  • 20.
    Complete the sentenceswith 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? 2 Complete the sentences with 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 I don't know________ students in this class. 5 How_____________ people live in your house? 3 Complete the sentences with a little, a few, or a lot of. 1 I have______________ close friends. Two or three. 2 He has________________ money. He's a millionaire. 3 'Do you take ______________ sugar in coffee?' 'Just . Half a spoonful.' 4 'Have you got_______________CD’s 5 I'll be ready in ___________ minutes 6 She speaks good Spanish, but only ________________ Russian.
  • 21.
    • T4.2 Readand listen to the rest of the conversation. V: Do we need anything else? S: Let's have a look. We've got apples, but there aren't grapes. And there isn't coffee, but we've got tea. V: Is there orange juice left, or did somebody finish it? S: There's a little, but there isn't , so we need more. V: And vegetables? Have we got vegetables? S: Well, I can see a carrots, but there aren't onions. V: Oh, and don't forget we need of crisps. My nephews are coming tomorrow! S: Right, then. I think that's everything. Let's go! By the way, how money have you got? some much some any any any many few many a lot much
  • 22.
    Complete the sentenceswith the correct word
  • 24.
    Now try these 1.You are making too _____ noise! 2. How _____ sugar do you want in your tea? 3. How _____ apples are there? 4. Why are there so _____ policemen here? 5. How _____ chicken do you want? 6. How _____ chickens did you buy? 7. He has told me that so _____ times! 8. I have too _____ work to do.