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

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

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

Take out your books and start reading, please 

Welcome to today's English lesson!

With Ms Frijns

Few/ Little

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/ 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

Over to you...

...work on the weektask. 

Closing off...

What is the English translation of 'een beetje'?

Complete the sentence: 

When do you use 'few'? (in Dutch)

Closing off...

What is the English translation of 'een beetje'?

- a little

Complete the sentence: 

"... people went to see the movie. It was completely sold out!"

- " Many people went to see the movie. It was completely sold out!"

When do you use 'few'? (in Dutch)

- Je gebruikt 'few' als je wil aangeven dat iets 'weinig' is, en hier een telbaar woord achter komt.