much, many, lots of, little, few

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Week 5 Instruction

Grammar Ch. 4

MAVO:

• Future (Present simple, to be going to & will)
  
• Plurals
  

HAVO/VWO:

• Future (Present simple, will&shall, present continuous)
  
• (a)Lots of / few / little
  

One day we ... to Thailand.(travel)

One day we will travel to Thailand.

(promise/prediction)

We .... to Thailand next spring (travel)

We are traveling to Thailand next spring 

Present Continuous = arranged plan

Our plane to Thailand ... at 5

(leave)

Our plane to Thailand leaves at 5

Scheduled event = staat vast = present simple

Plural

De meeste vormen eindigen in het meervoud op -s

parent - parents

star - stars

friend - friends

Plural

Eindigen op -s/sh klank

watch - watches

dish - dishes

Plural

Eindigen op medeklinker + -y

lady - ladies

story - stories

Plural

Eindigen op medeklinker + -o

potato - potatoes

tornado - tornadoes

Plural

Eindigen op -f / -fe

wolf - wolves

calf - calves

Plural

Uitzonderingen:

- child -> children

- woman -> women

- foot -> feet

- mouse -> mice

- tooth -> teeth

What are the plural forms of:
Man - Child - Watch - Tooth - Leaf

Grammar Ch. 4: Quantifiers H/V

(Much / Many)

a lot of  / lots of

little / a little

 few / a few

a lot of / lots of

a lot of, lots of betekenen "veel". 

A lot of / Lots of students like to go shopping. 

He has got a lot of / lots of money

(a) little / (a few)

Betekent: weinig / niet veel / een paar

I only have a little water left 

I only have a few bottles of water 

(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

(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.

There are few cats in my neighborhood.

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

….. Dutch skaters win prizes in international tournaments

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

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

1. Little
2. A few
3. Few
4. Lots of

I got ..... birthday cards.

1. a few
2. a little

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

1. a few
2. little
3. lots of

Now Practice

Go to Stepping Stones Chapter 4

Make Exercises E: Quantifiers