This document discusses quantifiers and the differences between "much" and "many". It begins with an introduction to quantifiers and examples of count and non-count nouns. The main objective is to explain that "many" should be used with count nouns and "much" should be used with non-count nouns. Examples are provided to illustrate using "many" and "much" in questions, affirmative statements, and negative statements. Activities are included for students to practice identifying whether to use "many" or "much" and completing sentences with the correct quantifier.

1. General Courses
English Level 4
Universidad de Sonora
Hermosillo, Sonora
Teacher Irma Del Cid Cárdenas

2. Quantifiers: Much and Many

3. Introducción
 As warm up, please watch the video on the following
link for a quick explanation review.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzLLPazVgz4

4. Objective
 The objective of this presentation is to explain
about quantifiers and when to used them.
Also, it was created to learn about two types
of quantifiers “much and many” and the
differences between each other. Another
objective is to test the knowledge of the
learner.

5. Quantifier
 A quantifier is a word or
phrase which is used
before a noun to
indicate the amount or
quantity.

6. Quantifiers can be used with both count and
non-count nouns.

7. Count Nouns
A count noun is
something we can
count. It has a
singular form and a
plural form.
 ex: one car, two dogs; a
bus, three bicycles; a
house, six buildings.

8. Non-count nouns
A non-count
noun is something
we don’t count. It
has no plural form.
 ex: fruit, happiness,
information, safety,
patience, work.

9. Much and Many
Use many with count nouns and much with non-count
• There are many
restaurants in my
neighborhood.
nouns.
 There is not much traffic
in this area.

10. Many
 Is used to make questions, it is not often used to
make affirmative sentences but it is commonly used
to make negative statements.

11. Examples
• How many parks parks are there?
• How many kids are in the park?
• How many slides are available?
• There are many kids playing.
• There are many swings to use.
• There are many parents with their
• kids.
• There are not many houses in sell.
• There are not many slides available.
• There are not many kids playing.

12. Much
 Is common in questions, negative statements,
and in combination with the adverb too.

13. Examples
 Is there much crime?
 Is there much noise and traffic?
 How much privacy do neighbors have?
 How much safety is there for the children?
 There is not much crime in the city?
 There is not much noise at night?
 There is not much privacy between
neighbors.
 There is too much traffic in the mornings.
 There is too much noise because of the
children.
 I hate too much crime in some areas.

14. Activities
 Complete the following activities in a word
document, include you name, English level and
Date.
 Make sure to email it to the email address below.
delcid.irma91@gmail.com

15. much or many?
Choose the correct answer.
 1) Many pupils
 2) ______ time
 3) ______ money
 4) ______ dollars
 5) ______ milk
 6) ______ children
 7) ______ water
 8) ______ fun
 9) ______ dogs
 10) ______ people

16. Use how much or how many to complete the
questions. Mind countable and uncountable nouns.
 1) ______ ______ stars are there in the sky?
 2) ______ ______ people live on islands?
 3) ______ ______ birds are there?
 4) ______ ______ water is in the ocean?
 5) ______ ______ money is in a bank?
 6) ______ ______ countries are there in the world?
 7) ______ ______ bread is eaten per day?
 8) ______ ______ bones are there in the human body?
 9) ______ ______ sand is in the deserts?
 10) ______ ______ information is on the internet?

17. Use much or many to complete the sentece or
question. Mind countable and uncountable nouns.
 1) There isn't ______ milk left in the fridge.
 2) You shouldn't eat so ______ sweets.
 3) My friend doesn't eat ______ fruit.
 4) They don't know ______ about the history of their country.
 5) I don't have ______ time to practice basketball.
 6) There aren't ______ people in the shops today?
 7) There is not ______ homework to do.
 8) How ______ of you are coming to the party?
 9) We don't have ______ oranges, and we don't have ______ olive oil.
 10) There wasn't ______ dust in that house, was it?