Much & Many

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• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Much & Many

CEN Grammar

Learning goal

I know how to use much and many correctly in an English sentence.

Complete the sentence with much or many:
I know ... people.

Complete the sentence with much or many:
Is there ... milk left?

Complete the sentence with much or many:
I always eat ... sandwiches.

Complete the sentence with much or many:
My father doesn't let me eat ... candy.

Complete the sentence with much or many:
We never make ... mistakes.

Complete the sentence with much or many:
There is ... ice in the fridge.

Complete the sentence with much or many:
I am not going to buy ... clothes today.

Much & Many

Take a look at the examples and try to think of a rule

Many:

• I eat many apples.
• She doesn't know many people.
•  There were many students in the room, but not many tables.
• Many teacher like their job.

Much:

• I don't eat much candy.
• He doesn't have much money.
• We didn't have much time left.
• How much water do you drink?

Tip

Denk aan bevestigende zinnen, ontkennende zinnen en vragen.

Much

We use much with uncountable nouns.

Uncountable nouns are things we often have to measure       or weigh       . 
gasses: gas / air / oxygen
liquids: coffee / tea / water
small parts: sugar / rice / sand

uncountable = ontelbaar

noun = zelfstandig naamwoord (persoon of ding)

meisure = meten

weigh = wegen

Many

We use much with countable nouns.

Countable nouns are things we can count. 
These words have a singular and plural       form.
one student / two students / thirty students
one table / six tables / twenty tables
one star / a hundred stars / a million stars
one student / two students / thirty students
one table / six tables / twenty tables

• one star / a hundred starts / a million stars
• one student / two students / thirty students
• one table / six tables / twenty tables

one star / a hundred starts / a million stars

countable = telbaar

noun = zelfstandig naamwoord (persoon of ding)

count = tellen

singular = enkelvoud

plural = meervoud

Connect the singular words to much or many

much

many

milk

teacher

salt

shampoo

turtle

flag

apple juice

I know how to use much and many in a sentence.

Yes

Not entirely, but I do not need any help.

Not entirely and I would like some help.

I don't get it at all...