Grammar- Much many few little

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Grammar

• Much, many, lots of, a lot of, (a) little, (a) few

• Intensifiers (''versterker'')

MUCH money (formeel)

MANY coins and MANY banknotes (formeel)

Listen and fill in the blanks - 1
and we took too ... ...

Listen and fill in the blanks 3
Barbie: Oh, I´m having so ... ... !

Listen and fill in the blanks - 4
okay, so you're a rocket scientist. That don't impress me ...

Listen and fill in the blanks - 5
too ... cool ... ah,ah - ah ah

... boys

1. much
2. many

... food

1. much
2. many

... Christmas trees

1. much
2. many

... sugar

1. much
2. many

... sugar cubes

1. much
2. many

MUCH

MANY

money

sand

girls

pens

cars

coffee

rain

water

doors

hair

tables

phones

MANY = veel en telbaar (formeel):
cars
pupils
books
cats
questions
hours
...

MUCH = veel en NIET telbaar (formeel):
sugar
love
anger
space
homework
time
...

Many & much

In vragen (?) en ontkennende zinnen (don't/doesn't).

- Do you know many people who wear Welsh costume?

- I don't have much time for cooking.

Let op! In bevestigende zinnen gebruik je na so, as, too & how wel many of much!

A bas guitar only has A FEW strings.

An electric guitar has
 A FEW strings more.

A LITTLE = een beetje (enkelvoud)

A FEW = een paar (meervoud)

I need a little more time.

Ik heb een beetje meer tijd nodig.

Jack eats a few fries.

Jack eet een paar frietjes.

LITTLE = weinig (enkelvoud)

FEW = weinig (meervoud)

My teacher has little patience.

Mijn lerares heeft weinig geduld.

Very few pupils. like to do homework

Erg  weinig  leerlingen vinden huiswerk leuk.

(a) FEW = weinig meervoud/telbaar:
minutes
players
millionairs
degrees
people
teaspoons of salt
happy moments

(a) LITTLE = weinig
enkelvoud/ niet telbaar:
time
danger
chance
sunshine
risk
salt
luck

a lot of / lots of

In bevestigende zinnen (+) gebruik je a lot of / lots of voor zowel telbare als niet-telbare zelfstandige naamwoorden.

Let op! Lots of is nog informeler dan a lot of.

I've baked a lot of cakes in my life.

My mum spends lots of of money on kitchen stuff.

Ik heb in mijn leven veel taarten gebakken.

Mijn moeder geeft veel geld uit aan keukenspullen.

Rabbits have little chance of surviving a fight with a wolf.

little

But remember the killer rabbit from Monthy Python?

There is A LITTLE chance of  survival if you're prepared.

He was unprepaired and had LITTLE chance of surivial.

There is LITTLE water in the desert.

Thankfully he still had A LITTLE water in the desert.

Fortunately we have.....homework. We are lucky!

1. few
2. little

We had ___ hope about this project.

1. few
2. little

There was _____ milk left for me. The rest drank it all.

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

They moved to France ______ years ago.

1. Few
2. Little
3. A few
4. Much

I would like ... salt in my soup.

1. a little
2. a few

We still have _____ cake left.

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

I only have ____ money left.

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

We don't have ....... presents. My parents want to save for a trip to Hawaii.

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

1. Many = ... en kun je wel/niet tellen.
2. Much = ... en kun je wel/niet tellen.
3. Few = ... en is meervoud/enkelvoud
4. Little = ... en is meervoud/enkelvoud

Do Lesson 4

Ex. 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+9+11+TJ online

Done? 

Toetsonderdelen:

- Words unit 1

- Expressions unit 1

- Present simple vs present continuous (unit 1)

- Possessives (unit 1)

- Past simple (unit 2)

- Much/many, few/little (unit 2)

- Irregular verbs BEIDE RIJEN (NL vertaling, 1e vorm, 2e vorm) (pagina. 270)

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