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

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 2

'Veel' in het Engels

'Veel' kun je op verschillende manieren vertalen. Het ligt aan de soort zin waar het woord in staat.
a lot of / lots of / much / many

'Veel'

'veel' vertaal je met a lot of/lots of/much/many


Much > voor niet-telbare woorden
Many > voor telbare woorden

Telbaar en niet-telbaar

I don't have much money.
money is niet telbaar > much

Have you got any books on sale?
books is telbaar > many

Much, many or a lot of?
I don't have _____ money

1. Much
2. Many

Much, many or a lot of?
Do you have ____ information?

1. Much
2. Many

Much, many or a lot of?
I have _____ questions.

1. Much
2. Many

Weinig, een beetje, een paar

Weinig vertaal je met 'little'en 'few'.
little gebruik je bij niet-telbare woorden.
few gebruik je bij telbare woorden.

Een beetje/een paar:
a little > niet-telbare woorden
a few > telbare woorden

LITTLE/FEW
..... water

1. few
2. little

There were ... horses in the field.

1. a little
2. a few

Nu alles door elkaar heen!

Much/Many (-)(?)

Much
Betekent veel

gebruik je bij niet telbare woorden

I don't have much time.
We don't have much money.

Many
Betekent veel
gebruik je bij telbare woorden

I have many friends.
There are many museums.

A little/A few, Little, Few

Little
Weinig
niet telbaar

A little
Een beetje
niet telbaar

Few
Weinig
telbaar

A few
Een paar
telbaar

I don't have _____ money

1. Much
2. Many

I don't have _____ money

1. Much
2. Many

I don't have _____ money

1. Much
2. Many

Do you have ____ information?

1. Much
2. Many

Little

I picked ... peaches.

There is ... you can do about it.

I have ... problems with it.

I would like ... peace and quiet.

A little

Few

A few

LITTLE/FEW
..... water

1. few
2. little

There were ... horses in the field.

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

... cities match the beauty of Rome.

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

tables

coffee

children

rain

bicycles

much

many

There are ................ people here!

1. much
2. many

There is ................ water here!

1. little
2. few

I have ..(1).. friends, but ..(2).. time.

1. 1. many 2. little
2. 1. much 2. few

"Mom, I'm going to bake a .............. cupcakes this afternoon. All my friends want to taste them. How .............. eggs do we still have? And how ............. butter is in the fridge?" 

Mom: "Ow, let me check. It looks like there is only a ............ eggs left. And there is also just a ............ butter. I don't think you will have enough. I'm doing groceries later today. I'll bring you some." 

much

many

little

few

lot of