Quantifiers

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Grammar

Quantifiers

much / many / few / little

Quantifiers - examples

There were a lot of complaints.

Were there many complaints?

There's a lot of meat in the fridge.

There isn't much meat in the fridge.

He has little money left.

He has a little money left.

Few people complained

A few people complained

Quiz Time

Fill in the correct quantifiers.

Use: much, many, (a) little, (a) few

The President had ... power.

1. few
2. little

They have had ... homework in mathematics recently.

1. much
2. many

There are ... biscuits in the packet.

1. a few
2. a little

She has ... friends.

1. much
2. many
3. a lot of
4. lots of

We've got ... time before the plane leaves.

1. few
2. little

They have ... customers

1. much
2. many

What are you going to do now?

Do Exercises 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3, Starting on page 46

Done?: Continue with the All About me Project

                Or make exercise 3.1 or 3.2 on page 49/50

Round off

Learning objective:

Students can use the quantifiers correctly.

I know when a noun is countable or uncountable.

yes

no

Quantifiers