Much vs Many: Mastering the Correct Usage

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k, g, t
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome V1F!

Take a seat and put your phone in your backpack/bag.

Grab you chromebooks.

Goals

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to use much/many correctly within a sentence.

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to use possessives correctly within a sentence.  

Introduce the learning objective at the beginning of the lesson to set the expectations for the students.

What do you already know about much/many?

Definition

Much is used for uncountable nouns

Many is used for countable nouns

Explain the difference between much and many, and provide examples for each.

Examples

Many students attended the lecture.

There isn't much water in the bottle.

Provide examples for both much and many within a sentence.

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
There are _____ books on the shelf.

1. Much
2. Many

Much is countable

1. True
2. False

There is ____ sand on the beach

1. Much
2. Many

How ____ times have you tried to ask a question?

1. Much
2. Many

Many is uncountable

1. True
2. False

Possessives

If something is owned by an animal, person, country or organisation:

noun +'s

plurals that end with -s:

'

The owner is not an animal, person, country or organisation:

you use (direction word) of (object).

Examples

Ruben's chromebook is on the table.

France's most well-known building is the eiffel tower.

My parents' car is really expensive.

At the front of the shool.

That is Mexico_____ national dish

1. 's
2. '
3. of

Alex____ jacket is on the bench

1. 's
2. '
3. of

On the left____ the cinema.

1. 's
2. '
3. of

How do you make a possessive of the word: "Tiger"

At the back_____ a dollar bill.

1. 's
2. '
3. of

My parents_____ wedding rings were on the floor

1. 's
2. '
3. of

Review

When should you use "much"? 

 When should you use "many"?

Review the key takeaways from the lesson and ask the students to summarize what they have learned.

Review

What 3 types of possessives are there?