Much/ Many/ (a) Few/ (a) Little (herhaling)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 2

Take out your Pop-quiz books and test each other for a few minutes 

Welcome to today's English lesson!

much/many?

............... umbrellas

1. much
2. many

much/many?

...... love

1. much
2. many

Je gebruikt much bij

1. telbare woorden (bijv. pictures, shoes)
2. ontelbare woorden (bijv. time, money)

much/many?

electricity

1. much
2. many

Few/ Little

A little/ A few

Translation: 

I like to have a little sugar in my coffee. 

--> Ik heb graag een beetje suiker in mijn koffie. 

Jacob and Bella have a few things in common. 

--> Jacob en Bella hebben een paar dingen in gemeen. 

a few:    een paar

a little:   een beetje

Little/ Few

Translation: weinig

There is little chance that you win the lottery. 

There are few people who can climb Mount Everest.

Little/ Few

Translation: weinig

There is little chance that you win the lottery. 

There are few people who can climb Mount Everest.

Little/ Few

Translation: weinig

There is little chance that you win the lottery. 

There are few people who can climb Mount Everest.

Kun je het tellen?

Ja = gebruik 'few'

nee = gebruik 'little'

A few/ A little: what do you remember?

A little/ A few

Translation: 

I like to have a little sugar in my coffee. 

Jacob and Bella have a few things in common. 

a few:    een paar

a little:   een beetje

A little/ A few

Translation: 

I like to have a little sugar in my coffee. 

--> Ik heb graag een beetje suiker in mijn koffie. 

Jacob and Bella have a few things in common. 

--> Jacob en Bella hebben een paar dingen in gemeen. 

a few:    een paar

a little:   een beetje

A lot of / many / much / (a) few / (a) little

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VEEL: a lot of / many / much

A lot - gebruik in bevestigende zinnen met telbare en ontelbare zelfstandige naamwoorden:

        We need a lot of donations.

        My uncle has a lot of money.

2. Many – telbare zelfstandige naamwoorden in bevestigende zinnen & vragen:

          Are there many people here?

 Have you got many books?

3. Much – ontelbare zelfstandige naamwoorden in bevestigende zinnen & vragen:

      We don’t have much time.

 We haven’t got much time today.

In bevestigende zinnen worden many and much weinig gebruikt. Gebruikt ze wel na so, as en too:

WEINIG: few / little

A few / a little (Een paar, een beetje)

A few – telbare zelfstandige naamwoorden

Can I ask you a few questions?

Few people know about this problem.

A little – ontelbare zelfstandige naamwoorden

Can I borrow a little money?

My dad drinks a little water.

       

A lot/ Lots of

a lot of/ lots of

Translation: veel

There were lots of people at the festival. 

A lot of light shone though the windowa. 

a lot of/ lots of

Translation: veel

There were lots of people at the festival. 

A lot of light shone though the windows. 

Je kunt lots of en a lot of gebruiken bij telbare en ontelbare zelfstandig naamwoorden.

There is ... chance that you win the lottery.

1. little
2. few
3. a lot of
4. lots of

There are ... people who can climb Mount Everest.

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

There are very ... ways to tell if someone is lying.

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

I like to have ... sugar in my coffee. I like my coffee very sweet

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

Meghan took it ... too seriously. She cannot take a joke!

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

Jacob and Bella have ... things in common. It will never work out between them.

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