Grammar reference and practice 5.2

5.2 ■ Quantifiers: much, many, a lot of

We use much, many and a lot of to talk about large quantities.

much

• ■We use much with uncountable nouns.

  ■We usually use much in questions and in negative sentences.

  ■When we ask questions with much, we use the phrase:

  How much … ?

  A:How much bread have you got?

  B:Not much.

  We haven't got much time – we're late!

many

• ■We use many with countable nouns.

  ■We usually use many in questions and in negative sentences.

  ■When we ask questions with many, we use the phrase:

  How many … ?

  A:How many apples have you got?

  B:Not many. Three, I think.

  I haven't got many flowers in my garden.

a lot of

• ■We use a lot of with countable and uncountable nouns.

  ■We use a lot of in affirmatives, negatives and questions.

  She's got a lot of money but she hasn't got a lot of friends.

  AHave you got a lot of books?

  BYes, I have. I've got a lot of books and a lot of bookshelves!

1Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 

• 1How muchmany milk is in the fridge?

• 2How muchmany space is there in your bag?

• 3I haven't got somemany pictures in my room, but I've got a lot ofmuch photos.

• 4How muchmany bananas are in the bowl?

• 5We haven't got a lot ofmany flour but we've got a lot ofmuch butter.

• 6They don't have manymuch food in the house.

• 7I play mucha lot of different sports.

• 8Have you got manymuch homework tonight?

 2Write questions with How much or How many. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

• 1students / be / in your class / ?

• 2people / be / in your family / ?

• 3time / you / usually spend / on your homework / ?

• 4water / you / drink / every day / ?

• 5armchairs / you / have got / in your living room / ?

• 6chicken / you / eat / every week / ?

• 7eggs / be / in the box / ?

• 8pets / you / have got / ?