This document discusses quantifiers used with countable and uncountable nouns in English. It explains that "much" and "a lot of" are used with uncountable nouns, while "many" and "a few" are used with countable nouns. It also discusses the differences between "little" and "a little", and "few" and "a few". Examples are provided to illustrate the proper usage of quantifiers like "some", "any", "enough" and others. The document concludes with exercises to practice selecting the correct quantifiers in different contexts.

1. QUANTIFIERS

2. QUANTIFIERS
Quantifiers
With
Uncountable
Nouns Only
With Countable
Nouns Only
With Both
Uncountable And
Countable
Much Many Any
A Little/Little A Few/Few Enough: As much as we need
A Bit Of One Or Two A Lot Of
Several Plenty of: More than enough
A Couple Of Some

3. QUANTIFIERS
• We use much before large uncountable quantity nouns:
Do you eat much rice?
There isn't much time.
How much water should you drink a day?
• We use many before large countable quantity nouns:
Do you know many people here?
There are many books on the table.
How many bottles of water should I drink a day?

4. QUANTIFIERS
• We use little before small uncountable quantity nouns:
I eat little rice?
• We use few before small countable quantity nouns:
I know few people here.

5. QUANTIFIERS
• We use a little before certain uncountable quantity nouns
(between large and small):
I ate a little rice last night.
• We use a few before certain countable quantity nouns
(between large and small):
I knew a few people in the town where I lived before.

6. QUANTIFIERS
• We use a lot of and some for both countable and
uncountable nouns, a lot of can replace much or many,
some can replace a little or a few:
I eat a lot of rice.
I know a lot of people.
I ate some rice last night.
I knew some people where I lived before.

7. QUANTIFIERS
• Some means a limited quantity, it's often used in positive
sentence we can also use it in question, Any is often used
in negatives and question:
I like some pop music.
Would you like some more soup?
We haven’t got any milk in the fridge.
Are there any questions?

8. NOTE
• Be careful that not all countable nouns take 's' when you
count more than one of them:
1 book, 2 books, etc. -> Many books.
1 person,2 people, etc. -> Many people.
1 child, 10 children, etc. -> Many children.
• The difference between few and a few and also little and a
little is very slight, to make it clear to the listener we often
add very to little and few:
I usually eat very little rice, but I ate a little rice last night.

9. NOTE
• If you want to make an uncountable noun countable, you
should use an appropriate unit of measurement:
Much milk -> Many glasses of milk.
Much equipment -> Many pieces of equipment.
Much bread -> Many slices of bread.
• After words like too, so , as and very, we always use
much and many Instead of a lot of:
So much information.
Too many question.

10. NOTE
• Some words that you may expect to be countable, but they
are uncountable in English:
Luggage, Money, News, Progress, Research, Software,
Traffic.
Work, Accommodation, Advice, Equipment, Evidence.
Furniture, Hardware, Information, Knowledge.

11. EXERCISE 1
• Choose the right answer.
1. I haven't got (some/any) paper.
2. I'll buy (some/any) paper when I go to the shops.
3. Is there (some/any) petrol in the car.
4. Yes. I put (some/any) yesterday.
5. I bought (some/any) fruit, but they didn't have (some/any) vegetables.
6. Do you have (some/any) change? I need 50p.
7. I saw (some/any) change on the table a minute ago.
8. I need (some/any) help with my homework. Are you free?

12. EXERCISE 1 SOLUTION
1. (any)
2. (some)
3. (any)
4. (some)
5. (some) (any)
6. (any)
7. (some)
8. (some)

13. EXERCISE 2
• Choose the right answer between much and many.
1. How ----- eggs have we got?
2. How ----- flour do we need?
3. How ----- children does she have?
4. How ----- butter do you?
5. How ----- bedrooms does it have?
6. How ----- people are coming?
7. How ----- plays did he write?
8. How ----- money does she earn?

14. EXERCISE 2 SOLUTION
1. (many)
2. (much)
3. (many)
4. (much)
5. (many)
6. (many)
7. (many)
8. (much)

15. EXERCISE 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 ----- CDs? hundreds.
5. I'll be ready in ----- minutes.
6. She speaks good French, but only ----- Arabic.

16. EXERCISE 3 SOLUTION
1. (a few)
2. (a lot of)
3. (a little)
4. (a lot of)
5. (a few)
6. (a little)