Quantities

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

Quantities

Today's goals

• At the end of this lesson, you know more about quantities using countable and uncountable nouns and some/any/much/ a lot.
• At the end of this lesson, you can fill in the right form of quantities in sentences.

Quantities 

Countable nouns 

For positive sentences, we can use some /a lot of for plurals.

- I have some friends in New York. 

- There are a lot of onions.

For negatives, we can use any  for plurals.

- There aren't any seats.

         

Uncountable nouns 

Here are some examples of uncountable nouns

bread	rice	water	information
luggage	furniture	money	advice

Much/many

In questions, we use any or how many  with countable nouns.

Are there any chairs?

How many chairs are there?

And we use any or how much with uncountable nouns.

Is there any sugar?

How much orange juice is there?

Test your knowledge!

........ meat do you eat a week?

1. How much
2. How many

...... times should I tell you?

1. How many
2. How much

Sam: Have you got .... new shoes?
Robbie: Yes, I do!

1. some
2. any

Little / a little

We use little and a little for uncountable things.

Little means "weinig"

She had very little money

There was little milk left

 A little means "een beetje" of "wat"

He had a little money left

There was only a little milk left

Few / a few

We use few  and a few  for countable things.

Few means "weinig"

 He received very few cards for his birthday.

There are few cars faster than a Ferrari.

 A few means "een paar" 

 I am trying to take a few photos.

Shall I give you a few hints?

Olive

1. Countable noun
2. Uncountable noun

Water

1. Countable noun
2. Uncountable noun

Rain

1. Countable noun
2. Uncountable noun

Cola

1. Countable noun
2. Uncountable noun

He has ........ good friends.

1. little
2. a little
3. few
4. a few

I need ........ time to finish my work.

1. little
2. a little
3. few
4. a few

All / each - every

Is that all there is?

All students sat the exam.

Afzonderlijk:  Every member of the club has to pay £30.

Specifiek:  You have to pay £10 each month.

Per stuk:  The tickets cost ten pounds each.

We won the match and ....... one of us got a medal.

1. each
2. every
3. all

....... new students must learn the rules.

1. Each
2. Every
3. All