Much, many & a lot of

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 1

Good morning!

Please take your seats

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to....

• Explain what 'much, many and a lot of' mean in Dutch.
  
  
• Explain when to use 'much, many and a lot
   of'

Much, many, a lot of

Meaning

• Much, many and a lot of = veel
  
  
• However....
   Try to guess when you use them from these examples

Examples

1. many friends
2. much love
3. many chairs
4. much time
5. many superheroes

Many

• Countable? Use many

He hasn't got many friends.

Do we have many video games?

Much

• Non-countable? Then you use much

Do you have much work? 

We haven't got much money.

Is water countable?

A lot of

• A lot of with positive(+) sentences
• Much/ many with questions(?)/ negative (-) sentences

Examples

• I have a lot of friends. (+)
• She does not have many friends. (-)
• Do we have much homework? (?)
• The school has a lot of pupils. (+)
• Our village has not got much snow. (-)
• Does the cat have many kittens? (?)

I've got ... problems.

1. many
2. much
3. a lot of

The dogs aren't ... fun.

1. many
2. much
3. a lot of

How ... milk is left in the fridge?

1. many
2. much
3. a lot of

Are there ... ghosts in that creepy building?

1. many
2. much
3. a lot of

They haven't got ... paint left in the store

1. many
2. much
3. a lot of

My brother has ... problems with my dad.

1. many
2. much
3. a lot of

Homework

Exercises 7 and 8

Done?

Extra practice on
my desk

Summary

'Much, many and a lot of' all mean 'veel'

	Non-countable	Countable
Positive sentences	We have a lot of money.	They have a lot of friends.
Negative sentences	We don't have much money.	They don't have many friends.
Questions	Do we have much money?	Do they have many friends?

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to....

• Explain what 'much, many and a lot of' mean in Dutch.
  
  
• Explain when to use 'much, many and a lot
   of'