grammar much and many

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Many kisses and much love.

Objectives

After this lesson you will be able to:

-Know when to use much and when to use many

-Be able to use much and many correctly

much and many

In Dutch you say 'veel'
In English we have 2 words:  much & many
When do you use 'much' and when do you use 'many'?

Look at the examples below

Can you guess the rule? I didn't teach you countable and uncountable nouns for nothing ;-)

I don't have much money.
How many friends do you have?
He has got many books.
They drink much coffee.

The rules

Much you use for "uncountable" nouns = you can't count them and they don't have a plural. Example: money

Many you use for "countable"nouns = you can count them and they have a plural form. Example coins

a lot of

In affirmative sentences (.) you can also use 'a lot of'
a lot of    (I have a lot of money.)
But in questions and negatives
much of many

(Do you have any  money?)
(He doesn't have any money.)

I have got ...................................sisters.

1. MANY
2. MUCH

There is .........................wind today.

1. MANY
2. MUCH

This city has ... beautiful buildings.

1. much
2. many

7. Are there .... customers in the shop?

1. much
2. many

We haven't got ... work to do.

1. much
2. many

5. There wasn't ..... sun.

1. much
2. many

MUCH/MANY

1. How .... sugar do you need?

1. much
2. many

There are............................people in New York.

1. MANY
2. MUCH

I don't have ....... friends.

1. much
2. many

3. There isn't .... space left.

1. much
2. many

Do you have ....... cars?

1. much
2. many

Worksheet

Do the exercises on the handout.

Glue it in your hard cover notebook when you are finished.