Y1 much, many, a lot of, (a) few, (a) little

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome!

Please have a seat, take out your materials and put your bag on the floor

Lesson plan

1. Grammar time!
2. Practise
3. DIY 

Storytime

1. I have a lot of homework.
2. I haven't got much homework.
3. How many lessons do you have tomorrow?
   
   
4.  I have little time.
5.  She saves a little money every month.
6. I have a few sandwiches with me today.

Countable

• coins, dollars, euros, pesos
• cup of tea
• grams
• students
• books
• Etc.

Uncountable

• money
• tea
  
• sugar
• air
  
• rice
  
• knowledge
  
• beauty
  
• anger
  
• fear
  
• love

Tip!

Tip! You cannot use a or an with uncountable nouns!

Much vs many

• Many --> countable nouns
• Much --> uncountable nouns
• Noun = zelfstandig naamwoord
• All types of sentences!
• Do you see: so, too, how or as? Often use much or many

• How much money do you have?
  
• I don't have much time I'm afraid
• How many people work here?
• There aren't many people who can do that

A lot of

• A lot of is easier!
• It can be used for countable and uncountable nouns
  
  
• Positive sentences only!

• I have baked a lot of cakes in my life.
  
• I’ve earned a lot of money since last year.
  
• He has got a lot of coins in his piggy bank.

(A) few vs (a) little

• (a) Few --> countable
• (a) Little --> uncountable
• Positive + question
• The 'a' changes the meaning! 
• A few = een paar
  
• few = weinig
• a little = een beetje
• little = weinig

• I work out for a few hours a day.
• There are few people who can run as fast as Usain Bolt.
• I need a little more time to prepare.
• I have little interest in going any further.

Fill in the grid

Fill in: much, many, a lot of, (a) little and (a) few

Use the terms as many times as needed

	Countable	Uncountable
Positive
Negative
Question

KEY

	Countable	Uncountable
Positive	many a lot of few a few	much a lot of little a little
Negative	many	much
Question	many few a few	much little a little

Quantifiers practice

Choose between much - many - a lot of - lots of - (a) few - (a) little. Look carefully whether the noun is countable or uncountable!

1. If I want to pass the exam, I need to do ___ studying.
2. There aren't ___ things to do in this village.
3. How ___ sugar do you take in your tea?
4. There was ___ tension at the meeting.
5. Dad, I need ___ money for school.
6. There are ___ things that you can do to improve your writing.
7. There isn't that ___ milk left in the fridge. We need to buy some.
8. He doesn't have ___ hobbies.

Quantifiers practice - key

1. If I want to pass the exam, I need to do a lot of studying.
2. There aren't many things to do in this village.
3. How much sugar do you take in your tea?
4. There was a lof of tension at the meeting.
5. Dad, I need a little money for school.
6. There are a few things that you can do to improve your writing.
7. There isn't that much milk left in the fridge. We need to buy some.
8. He doesn't have many hobbies.