Many, much, a lot of

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• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Much or many? A lot of? 

What do these words mean in Dutch?: much, many, a lot of

Betekenis

• Much, many & a lot of betekenen allemaal veel in het Nederlands.

• Je gebruikt ze alleen niet allemaal hetzelfde. Kijk naar de volgende voorbeelden en probeer het verschil tussen much & many te raden!

Voorbeelden

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

What's the difference between

• a lot of 
• many 
  
• Much

                  ??????????????????????????????????????????

MUCH

- Kan geen an of a voorstaan

- Is enkelvoud

- Is ontelbaar

EXAMPLES:

- Rain/fire/money/earth/water

MANY

- Is meervoud

- Is telbaar

EXAMPLES:

apple/dog/bottle/euro/person

Welk woord hoort waarbij? Sleep het woord naar het juiste witte vlak.

MANY

MUCH

pocketmoney

tables

witches

buses

fun

light

fans

A lot of

• A lot of betekent veel, net als bij many & much.
  
  
• A lot of -->in bevestigende (+) zinnen.
  
  
• Much/ many -->vragende (?)/ ontkennende (-) zinnen. 

Grammar rule

Many: Bij meervoud in ontkennende en vragende zinnen. (- / ?)

Much: Bij enkelvoud in ontkennende en vragende zinnen (- / ?)

A lot of/Lots of: bij bevestigende zinnen. (+)

If it is not a question or a negative sentence you choose: ...

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

For things you can count you use...

1. Much
2. Many
3. Only a lot of
4. Many and a lot of

Uncountable (much)

Countable (many

water

homework

milk

money

girls

children

books

bananas

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

1. Much
2. Many
3. a lot of

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

1. Much
2. Many
3. a lot of

Have you got ... sisters?

1. many
2. much
3. a lot of

Dutch people own ... bikes.

1. much
2. many
3. a lot of

Is there ... sugar left?

1. much
2. many
3. a lot of

I'm sorry, I don't have.........time.

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

There's not .............. pudding in the fridge.

There aren't ................. laptops in shop left to choose from.

In this classroom there isn't .................. fresh air to breathe.

Do you know how................. people fit in that small car?

There are ................. pictures on the wall in our English classroom.

Not ................ of my friends speak French.

There are .............. dirty plates in the dish washer.

How .............. sugar is there in this drink?

When do you use "a lot of" instead of much/many?

Many / A lot of

Much / A lot of

Euros

A loaf of bread

Money

Bread

People

a cup of coffee

book

sand

Telephone

information

hour

egg

milk

Time

food

dog

air

coffee

Homework 

SB p153 ex 7

oefenstof + check your answers