Grammar 5 much, many, few little

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

When do we use much and when many?

• much: uncountable nouns (milk, marmalade, money, time etc.)

• many: countable nouns (bottles of milk, jars of marmalade, dollars, minutes etc.)

Examples:

• How much money have you got?
  
• How many dollars have you got?
  

 When do we use a little/little and when a few/few?

• a little: non countable nouns (milk, marmalade, money, time etc.)
• a few: countable nouns (bottles of milk, jars of marmalade, dollars, minutes etc.)

Examples

• He has a little money left. 
  
• He has a few dollars left.
  

How_____stars are there in the sky?

1. many
2. much

How_____people live on islands?

1. many
2. much

How_____water is in the ocean?

1. many
2. much

How_____countries are there in the world?

1. many
2. much

How_____money is in a bank?

1. many
2. much

He speaks _____ Spanish, so we were able to find a nice room in Madrid.

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

Look! There are ______mice on the roof.

1. a little
2. a few

We saw_____people at the bus stop.

1. a little
2. a few

We need _____ butter for this cake.

1. a little
2. a few

Geef zo veel mogelijk woorden in het Engels die je NIET kan tellen!