Much/ many - (a) few/ (a) little (Nl)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Grammar

• Much, many, lots of, a lot of, (a) little, (a) few

• Intensifiers

MUCH money

MANY coins and MANY banknotes

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and we took too ... ...

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Too ... ... with too ... ...

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Barbie: Oh, I´m having so ... ... !

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okay, so you're a rocket scientist. That don't impress me ...

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too ... cool ... ah,ah - ah ah

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How ... ... do I have to tell you, even when you're crying you're beautiful too ... ...

boys

1. much
2. many

food

1. much
2. many

sugar

1. much
2. many

sugar cubes

1. much
2. many

MANY = veel en telbaar:
cars
pupils
books
cats
questions
hours
...

MUCH = veel en NIET telbaar:
sugar
love
anger
space
homework
time
...

veel: much / many / a lot of

A bas guitar only has A FEW strings.

An electric guitar has
 A FEW strings more.

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I gotta get one ... ... sugar

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Cry just ... ...when I think of letting go

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and I feel ... ... better than I did before

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Time passes quickly and ... are ....

Much, many or a lot of?
I have _____ questions.

1. Much
2. Many
3. a lot of

She buys a lot of groceries

1. Buys she a lot of groceries ?
2. Do she buy a lot of groceries?
3. Does she buy a lot of groceries?
4. Does she buys a lot of groceries?

They watch a lot of TV

1. Watch they a lot of TV ?
2. Do they watch a lot of TV?
3. They do watch a lot of TV?
4. Does they watch a lot of TV?

Much, many or a lot of?
Do you have ____ information?

1. Much
2. Many
3. a lot of

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I wanna try with ... .... ... from my friends

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'cause I saved ... and I keep them in a jar.

(a) FEW = weinig
plural/ countable:
minutes
players
millionaires
degrees
people
teaspoons of salt
sugar cubes

(a) LITTLE = weinig
singular/ uncountable:
time
danger
chance
sunshine
risk
salt
sugar

(a) little / (a) few 

Rabbits have little chance of surviving a fight with a wolf.

little

But remember the killer rabbit from Monthy Python?

There is A LITTLE chance of  survival if you're prepared.

He was unprepaired and had LITTLE chance of surivial.

There is LITTLE water in the desert.

Thankfully he still had A LITTLE water in the desert.

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

1. few
2. little

We had ___ hope about this project.

1. few
2. little

There was _____ milk left for me. The rest drank it all.

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

They moved to France ______ years ago.

1. Few
2. Little
3. A few
4. Much

I would like ... salt in my soup.

1. a little
2. a few

We still have _____ cake left.

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

I only have ____ money left.

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

We don't have ....... presents. My parents want to save for a trip to Hawaii.

1. many
2. few
3. much
4. little

1. Many = ... en kun je wel/niet tellen.
2. Many = ... en kun je wel/niet tellen.
3. Few = ... en is meervoud/enkelvoud
4. Little = ... en is meervoud/enkelvoud

How well do you understand the use of quantifiers?

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complete the jokes. Use a few or a little