Grammar much, many, few, little, some, any

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Grammar

Much vs. Many - Little vs. Few - Some vs. Any

Goal

After this lesson... 

• I know when to use much, many, little, few, any and some

Much vs. Many = veel

"Much" = ontelbare woorden 
much money, much water, much time

"Many" = telbare woorden
many dollars, many bottles of water, many minutes

MUCH money

MANY coins and MANY banknotes

Many

Much

Money

Food

Donut

Sweater

People

Time

MUCH

MANY

money

sand

girls

pens

cars

coffee

rain

water

doors

hair

tables

phones

Little vs. Few = een beetje / paar

"A little" = ontelbare woorden
a little money, a little water, a little time

"A few" = telbare woorden
a few dollars, a few bottles of water, a few minutes

Little / Few (zonder "a") = weinig. 

A bas guitar only has A FEW strings.

An electric guitar has
 A FEW strings more.

A LITTLE = een beetje (enkelvoud)

A FEW = een paar (meervoud)

I need a little more time.

Ik heb een beetje meer tijd nodig.

Jack eats a few fries.

Jack eet een paar frietjes.

LITTLE = weinig (enkelvoud)

FEW = weinig (meervoud)

My teacher has little patience.

Mijn lerares heeft weinig geduld.

Very few pupils. like to do homework

Erg  weinig  leerlingen vinden huiswerk leuk.

(a) Few

(a) Little

Money

Donut

Food

Time

People

Dollar

(a) FEW = weinig meervoud/telbaar:
minutes
players
millionairs
degrees
people
teaspoons of salt
happy moments

(a) LITTLE = weinig
enkelvoud/ niet telbaar:
time
danger
chance
sunshine
risk
salt
luck

Fortunately we have.....homework. We are lucky!

1. few
2. little

We had ___ hope about this project.

1. few
2. little

 Some vs. Any = sommige / enkele

 

"Some" = bevestigende zinnen, questions when you expect the answer to be "yes", and for requests & offers

"Any" = ontkennende zinnen  and all other questions. 

1. How _______ children do you have?

1. Many
2. Much

2. Do you still have ________ work to do?

1. Many
2. Much

3. Can you buy some tea as well?
Sure, how _______ ?

1. Many
2. Much

4. How _______ times have you been to London?

1. Many
2. Much

5. Not ______ people know how to spell "awkward" correctly.

1. Many
2. Much

6. Only _________ students studied for the test.

1. A few
2. A little

7. Only ______ films have been made about this subject.

1. A few
2. A little

8. The weather has been dry recently. We've had _______ rain.

1. Few
2. Little

9. _______ is known about this topic.

1. Few
2. Little

10. Most of the town is modern. Only ________ buildings are old.

1. A few
2. A little

12. Do you have _____ brothers or sisters?

1. Some
2. Any

11. Don't worry, I don't need _______ help.

1. Some
2. Any

13. Would you like _____ sugar with your tea?

1. Some
2. Any

14. I've never heard of ______ of these artists.

1. Some
2. Any

15. Do we have ______ jam or are we all out?

1. Some
2. Any

complete the jokes. Use a few or a little

Achieved our goal?
After this lesson
I know when to use much, many, little, few, any and some

1. Strongly agree
2. Agree
3. I'll get there after some practice
4. Disagree, HELP!