Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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I bought ______________________ flowers for you | much / a lot of |
Have you got ______________________ brothers and sisters? | much / many |
______________________ sugar do you like in your coffee? | How much / How many |
My friend didn't want to drive ______________________, so we took the train | too many / many / very much |
We need ______________________ time to complete this | a lot of / many |
My father doesn't have ______________________ shoes | much / many |
Have they got ______________________ children? | much / a lot of |
You need ______________________ chairs for all those people | much / many |
Don't drink ______________________ wine, it gets to your head | many / very much |
They don't want to have ______________________ children | a lot of / much |
I don't drink ______________________ coffee | many / much |
Do you need ______________________ time to finish that? | many / much |
______________________ times do you go there? | How many / How much |
______________________ food can I take? | How many / How much |
______________________ children have you got? | How much / How many |
______________________ patience do I need? | How many / How much |
You need ______________________ water to fill in that tank | too much / many / much / very much |
______________________ milk do you drink every day? | How much / How many |
She doesn't know ______________________ people in this school | a lot of / much |
There are ______________________ flowers in the garden | lots of / much |
______________________ apples can you eat in one day? | How much / How many |
Do you usually put ______________________ cream in your coffee? | many / a lot of |
Do you usually have ______________________ tea for breakfast? | many / a lot of |
I will not be ______________________ time here | many / much |
Is there ______________________ traffic on the road? | much / many |
They don't want to have ______________________ children | many / much |
I don't know ______________________ people in this town | much / many |
I have ______________________ friends in this city | much / a lot of |
I have ______________________ time to wait, so no problem | many / lots of |
She drinks ______________________ coffee | too much / many / much |
Does he have ______________________ cars? | many / much |
They need ______________________ books for school | much / a lot of |
I have ______________________ friends in Spain | many / very much / much |
He doesn't have ______________________ courage | much / many |
Do we need ______________________ chairs? | many / much |
James doesn't eat ______________________ biscuits, that is Megan | much / lots of |
Have you got ______________________ petrol in the tank? | many / much |
Do you need ______________________ money? | much / many |
Do you spend ______________________ time playing computer games? | many / a lot of |
She has ______________________ patience | many / a lot of |
George doesn't drink ______________________ wine, just a little | lots of / many |
She works ______________________ hours | a lot of / much |
Do you know ______________________ people here? | much / many |
There's not ______________________ petrol in the tank, we must fill it in | a lot of / many |
I don't have ______________________ sugar left | a lot of / many |
Kevin doesn't work ______________________ hours | many / much / very much |
Did she win ______________________ money at the lottery? | lots of / many |
______________________ people do you know? | How many / How much |
There are ______________________ children in the garden | many / much / very much |
We don't need ______________________ food, we're not hungry | many / much |
MUCH/MANY WITH A NOUN
We use MUCH for uncountable nouns (singular) and MANY for countable nouns (plurals).
Both can be used in interrogative and negative sentences. MUCH is never used in positive sentences (but we can use "very/too much"). MANY can be used in affirmative sentences, but not often.
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Plurals | (Many) | Many | Many | |
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(very much) | Much | Much | |
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Plurals | a lot |
a lot |
a lot |
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singular |
a lot |
a lot |
a lot |
A LOT OF X, or more colloquially: LOTS OF X, can be used in any situation (countables, uncountables, interrogative, negative, affirmative).
I know many stories
There aren’t many children here
Have you got many brothers?
I drank too much coffee today
I don’t drink much water in the meals
Have you got much experience with this?
You must eat a lot of fruit
I don’t have a lot of friends here
Do you have a lot money?
PLURALS
+ I've got many friends / I've got a lot of friends
- I haven't got many friends / I haven't got a lot of friends
? Have you got many friends? / have you got a lot of friends?
SINGULAR
+ I've drunk very much coffee / I've drunk a lot of coffee
- I haven't drunk (very) much tea / I haven't drunk a lot of tea
? have you drunk (very) much coffee? / have you drunk a lot of wine?
COLLOQUIAL
I've got lots of friends
I don't need lots of things
have you drunk lots of coffee?
The question is HOW MUCH? (singular) or HOW MANY? (plural)
- How much coffee have you drunk? - A lot, maybe too much.
- How many people live in your house? - Not many, four.