1F Much, many & a lot of

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• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k, g
• Leerjaar 1

Much, many & a lot of

What do you think 'much', 'many' & 'a lot of' mean in Dutch?

Betekenis

• Much, many & a lot of mean ''veel'' in Dutch.

• You just don't use them all the same. Look at the following slide and try to guess the difference between many and many!

Examples

1. many friends
2. much water
3. many chairs
4. much time
5. many superheroes
6. much water 

Much

• You use much when the word that comes after it is singular and uncountable.
• You use much with interrogative (?) / negative(-) sentences.

Do you have much work? 

We haven't got much money.

Can you count the word money?

Many

• You use many if the word that comes after it is plural and countable.
• You use many with interrogative (?) / negative(-) sentences.

He hasn't got many friends.

Do we have many videogames?

Tip: You can recognize plural by the letter -s after a word.

Which word goes with what? Drag the word to the correct box.

MANY

MUCH

pocketmoney

tables

witches

buses

fun

light

fans

A lot of

• A lot of also means ''veel'' in dutch, just like many & much.
  
  
• A lot of is used in affirmative (+) sentences.

I have got a lot of wallets.

• You use much and many with interrogative (?) / negative(-) sentences.

More examples.

• I have a lot of friends. (+)
• She has not got many friends. (-)
• Do we have much homework? (?)
• The school has a lot of pupils. (+)
• Our village has not got much snow. (-)
• Does the cat have many kittens? (?)

I have got ... problems.

1. many
2. much
3. a lot of

The dogs aren't ... fun.

1. many
2. much
3. a lot of

How ... milk is left in the fridge?

1. many
2. much
3. a lot of

Evaluation

Are there ... ghosts in that creepy building?

1. many
2. much
3. a lot of

They haven't got ... paint left in the store

1. many
2. much
3. a lot of

My brother has ... problems with my dad.

1. many
2. much
3. a lot of

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