Much or Many? Practice Test

Much or Many? Practice Test

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to use much and many correctly in sentences.

Introduce the learning objective and explain to students why it is important to learn the difference between much and many.

What do you already know about using much and many in English?

What are much and many?

Much and many are determiners that are used to show the quantity of something.

Introduce the concept of much and many and explain the difference between them.

Using Much

Much is used with uncountable nouns, such as water, rice, and sugar.

Provide examples of uncountable nouns and ask students to come up with their own examples.

Using Many

Many is used with countable nouns, such as apples, books, and chairs.

Provide examples of countable nouns and ask students to come up with their own examples.

Practice Exercise

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: I don't have ____ time to finish the project.

Provide a multiple-choice question for students to practice using much and many in a sentence.

Answer

I don't have much time to finish the project.

Provide the correct answer to the multiple-choice question and explain why it is correct.

Practice Exercise

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: She has ____ friends in her class.

Provide a multiple-choice question for students to practice using much and many in a sentence.

Answer

She has many friends in her class.

Provide the correct answer to the multiple-choice question and explain why it is correct.

Using Much and Many in Questions

When asking a question, use much with uncountable nouns and many with countable nouns.

Provide examples of questions using much and many.

Practice Exercise

Complete the question: ____ water do you drink every day?

Provide a fill-in-the-blank question for students to practice using much and many in a question.

Answer

How much water do you drink every day?

Provide the correct answer to the fill-in-the-blank question and explain why it is correct.

Practice Exercise

Complete the question: ____ books did you read last month?

Provide a fill-in-the-blank question for students to practice using much and many in a question.

Answer

How many books did you read last month?

Provide the correct answer to the fill-in-the-blank question and explain why it is correct.

Using Much and Many in Negatives

When making a negative sentence, use much with uncountable nouns and many with countable nouns.

Provide examples of negative sentences using much and many.

Practice Exercise

Complete the sentence: I don't have ____ patience for this.

Provide a fill-in-the-blank sentence for students to practice using much and many in a negative sentence.

Answer

I don't have much patience for this.

Provide the correct answer to the fill-in-the-blank sentence and explain why it is correct.

Practice Exercise

Complete the sentence: She doesn't have ____ friends in her new school.

Provide a fill-in-the-blank sentence for students to practice using much and many in a negative sentence.

Answer

She doesn't have many friends in her new school.

Provide the correct answer to the fill-in-the-blank sentence and explain why it is correct.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.