quantifiers: much/many/a lot of

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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?

Much/Many (-)(?)

Much

Uncountable

I don't have much time.
We don't have much money.

Many

Countable

I have many friends.
There are many museums.

Countable & Uncountable

I don't have much money.
money is uncountable > much

Have you got many books on sale?
books is countable > many

Remember:

Bevestigende zinnen (+): gebruik altijd 'a lot of'

Ontkennende (-)/vragende (?) zinnen:

- bij ontelbaar: much

- bij telbaar: many 

Sweets

1. Uncountable
2. Countable

Love

1. Uncountable
2. Countable

Sunlight

1. Countable
2. Uncountable

Bread

1. Uncountable
2. Countable

Series

1. Uncountable
2. Countable

Hoe kun je het nagaan?

Zet een getal voor het zelfstandig naamwoord.

One air, two airs... 😆

One sunlight, two sunlights... 🤗

The library has lots of books.
Wat voor soort zin is dit?

1. vraagzin
2. bevestigende zin
3. een Engelse zin
4. ontkennende zin

Much or many?
coffee

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
children

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
friends

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
food

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
tomatoes

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
secrets

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
oranges

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
fun

1. much
2. many

MUCH

MANY

money

sand

girls

pens

cars

coffee

rain

water

doors

hair

tables

phones

We score __  goals in every match.

1. much
2. many
3. a lot of

I don’t have __  energy anymore.

1. much
2. many
3. a lot of

Does he have __  brothers and sisters?

1. much
2. many
3. a lot of

Is there   __ water in the river, or is it dry?

1. much
2. many
3. a lot of

We have   __ homework every day.

1. much
2. many
3. a lot of

My parents haven’t got   __ money.

1. much
2. many
3. a lot of

Do you have ____ information?

1. Much
2. Many
3. a lot of

I have _____ questions.

1. Much
2. Many
3. a lot of

tables

coffee

children

rain

bicycles

much

many

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

MANY

MUCH

pocketmoney

tables

witches

buses

fun

light

fans

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

En ook:

Na woorden als so, too en how moet je, ook in bevestigende zinnen, much / many gebruiken:

I know how much work you have done.

There are only so many hours in a day.

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

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

How .... water do we have left?

1. much
2. many
3. a lot of

Today I have.... work to do.

1. many
2. much
3. a lot of

There is ........... sand on the beach

1. a lot of
2. much
3. many

I went shopping and spent _____ money.

1. many
2. a lot of
3. much

I haven't drunk too ______ water.

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

David has ... computer games, but Tyler doesn't have ... .

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

I don't know how ............ dinosaurs were in Jurassic World.

1. a lot of
2. much
3. many

How _____eggs are in this cake?

1. many
2. a lot of
3. much

How...............money do you need?

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

We don't have ... bananas, and we don't have ... fruit juice.

1. many, much
2. a lot of, lots of
3. much, many
4. A en B

Much or many?
pictures

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
sugar

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
people

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
cheese

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
orange juice

1. much
2. many

I have got ... sisters.

1. many
2. much

There is ... wind today.

1. many
2. much

This city has ... beautiful buildings.

1. much
2. many

7. Are there .... customers in the shop?

1. much
2. many

Do you have ....... cars?

1. much
2. many

Vul in: much of many
This restaurant doesn't sell …… different dishes

Vul in: much of many
Are there …... people in your team?

Vul in: much of many
How …….. does a phone cost?