quantifiers

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome to your English lesson 

February 17 

What are we up to today? 

1. Grammar - Quantifiers (much/mayny; (a) few/ (a) little; a lot of) + Future

2. Watching 

Quantifiers 

Pak een schrijft (ipad) en schrijf mee! 

A lot of, much en many 

- gebruik je om aan te geven dat er veel van iets is. 

A lot - gebruik je bij een bevestigende zin: 

I have a lot of friends at school. 

Much en many - bij vraagzinnen en ontkenningen. 

There were not many boats in the harbour. 

Was there much water on the floor? 

Many - gebruik je bij telbare zelfstandige naamwoorden (tables; pens, chairs)

Much - bij ontelbare zelfstandige naamwoorden (water, tea, sugar, air)  

Verschil tussen much en many

Many gebruik je bij telbare zelfstandige naamwoorden. (tables, pens, chairs) 

Much - bij ontelbare zelfstandige naamwoorden. (water, tea, air) 

Ook na woordjes "very, so, too en how" - gebruik je MUCH en MANY  

Examples 

Very many women told me: "I love you very much". 

Too much water was added to his tea. 

There are too many examples with "oxygen".  

Few en little 

gebruik je om aan te geven dat er weinig van iets is. 

Few gebruik je bij telbare zelfstandige naamwoorden 

Little gebruik je bij ontelbare zelfstandige naamwoorden 

Examples: 

There were few boats in the harbour. 

Was there little water on the floor? 

Let op!!! 

Much/ little money (geld is niet telbaar; euros, dollars etc. wel) 

Much / little water (water is niet telbaar, druppels en liters wel) 

Few people (als je zegt "little people" betekent "kleine mensen") 

A few en a little 

few people - betekent "weinig mensen" (negatief idee) 

a few people - betekent "een paar mensen" (positief idee) 

Examples: 

A few people [=some people/ een paar mensen] arrived early.

Few people [=not very many people/ weinig mensen] arrived early.  

little money - betekent "weinig geld" (negatief idee)

a little money - een beetje geld (positief idee) 

examples: 

He made a little progress. Hij heeft een kleine vooruitgang gemaakt. (positief) 

He made little progress. Hij heeft weinig vooruitgang gemaakt. (negatief) 

Vergrotende en overtreffende trap

many	more	the most
much	more	the most
little	less	the least
few	fewer	the fewest

James plays ...instruments.

1. a lot of
2. many
3. much

Does he spend ...time on that hobby?

1. much
2. many

Yes, he practises ...

1. much
2. a lot

Has he got ... instruments himself?

1. many
2. a lot of

No, but he has got ... records

1. a lot of
2. many
3. much

How ... records has he got?

1. many
2. much
3. a lot of

Too ..., he says.

1. much
2. many

Do you like ...types of music?

1. a lot of
2. many

Well, I like pop music very...

1. few
2. much

But my parents play ... classical music.

1. much
2. a lot of

Do you speak French? Well, just ...

1. a little
2. few

When I am in France I speak French very ...

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

After all, ... Dutch people speak French very well.

1. few
2. little

Well, ... of our teachers often speak that language.

1. (a) few
2. many

One of them speaks ... Spanish.

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

He has lived in Spain for ... years.

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

Is that the man who has so ... hair?

1. little
2. a little

Yes, he has only ... hairs left. :(

1. a few
2. little

... people know him.

1. many
2. Few

That's right, he talks very ...

1. little
2. few

Good job!