Much, many & a lot of

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• Leerjaar 1

Much, many & a lot of

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

Meaning

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

• You don't use them all the same, look at the following examples and try to guess when we use much and many

Examples

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

Explanation much & many

• We use much 

Do you have much work? 

We haven't got much money.

Kan je het woord water tellen?

Uitleg much & many

• Je gebruikt many als het woord dat erna komt meervoud en telbaar is.

He hasn't got many friends.

Do we have many videogames?

Tip: Je kunt meervoud herkennen aan de letter -s achter een woord.

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 gebruik je bij bevestigende (+) zinnen.
  
  
• Much/ many gebruik je bij vragende (?)/ ontkennende (-) zinnen. 

Voorbeelden

• 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

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

Samenvatting

'Much', 'many' & 'a lot of' betekenen allemaal 'veel'.

	Enkelvoud / ontelbaar	Meervoud / telbaar
Bevestigende zinnen	We have a lot of money.	They have a lot of friends.
Ontkennende zinnen	We don't have much money.	They don't have many friends.
Vragende zinnen	Do we have much money?	Do they have many friends?

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