Prepositions

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• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Grammar 1

theme 1

Prepositions

An example of a preposition
"I am sitting on a chair"

The cat jumped _______ the table.

1. on
2. from
3. off
4. against

The book fell _______ the shelf.

1. near
2. off
3. at
4. out of

The plane flew _______ the clouds.

1. to
2. on top of
3. through
4. above

The spider crawled _______ the wall.

1. on
2. not
3. under
4. by

He leaned _______ the tree.

1. on
2. to
3. up
4. against

They climbed _______ the mountain.

1. up
2. down
3. above
4. below

The ball rolled _______ the hill.

1. down
2. up
3. at
4. through

The bird flew _______ the window.

1. off
2. against
3. down
4. before

The boat sailed _______ the river.

1. close
2. far
3. up
4. down

She jumped _______ joy.

1. of
2. with
3. at
4. into

He fell _______ the chair.

1. from
2. at
3. to
4. up

The hiker trekked _______ the forest.

1. on
2. for
3. in
4. into

The dog barked _______ the door.

1. from
2. to
3. at
4. too

Fill in the correct prepositions: by, with, of, to, from 

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1. She is definitely ...... China, I know she speaks Chinese perfectly.

2. This Summer we travelled to Italy ........ train.

3. Where's my phone? I think it is connected ..... your laptop.

4. At the end ..... this schoolyear, you have to do your exams.

5. She is in a relationship ..... Thomas.

Grammar 2 theme 1

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

Wat is de vertaling van much, many, lots of, a lot of?

Wat is de vertaling van (a) little en (a) few?

Telbaar en niet telbaar

What is the difference?

Je kunt aan het woord zien of het ev of mv is > telbaar
Je kunt dit niet zien > niet telbaar

money 
sisters

Much, many, a lot of, lots of

much, many, a lot of, lots of betekenen "veel".

Much > zelfstandige naamwoorden die niet telbaar zijn.
Many > zelfstandige naamwoordenen die telbaar zijn.

Gebruik je in vragen en ontkenningen.

 We don't have much time to talk.

Lots of, a lot of

Lots of / a lot of = veel

Gebruik je bij zowel telbare als niet telbare zelfstandige naamwoorden.
Gebruik je in alle soorten zinnen.

A lot of my friends like to play games.

(a) few

(a) few bij zelfstandige naamwoorden die telbaar zijn.

a few = een paar

few = weinig

There are a few cats in my living room.

(a) little

(a) little bij zelfstandig naamwoorden die je niet kunt tellen.

There is little room left in my wardrobe.

a little = een beetje

little = weinig

Translate the quantifiers

weinig

veel

een paar/ een beetje

much

a few

little

a lot of

many

few

a little

veel

weinig

een beetje / paar

a lot of people

a little tea

much money

a few cookies

little sleep

few dogs

many children

Telbaar

Ontelbaar

a lot of

few

a few

many

much

 lots of

little

a little 

….. Dutch skaters win prizes in international tournaments

1. Much
2. A lot of
3. A little

How ….. money did she get for that old Phone? Fifty pounds?

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

..... girls bought new clothes in that shop, because it is pretty expensive

1. Many
2. Much
3. Few
4. Little

I didn't get ..... birthday cards.

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

a lot

many

how much

a lot of

a little

a few

no

I could eat ..... chocolate, but my mother keeps it away from me.

1. a few
2. many
3. lots of

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How ______________ brooms are there?
(much/many/a lot of/a little/ little/few)

6 I'm really hungry. I think I'll make ____ sandwiches.

a few - a little - a lot of - few - little - many - much

Quantifiers: Fill in the correct quantifier. Choose from: a lot of, a few, few, a little, little, many, much.
How......time have I left for the test?

1 How ____ of London's landmarks have you seen?

a few - a little - a lot of - few - little - many - much

How ____ children were allowed to fly alone?
(much/many/a lot of/a little/ little/few)

I don't have                   time left.                 

How                   books can I buy?

Only                   students showed up today.

                   students passed the test sadly.

                   people are scared of spiders.

There was only                       wine left.

The crowd showed                   interest.

much

many

few

little

a little

a few

a lot of

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