Explanation
Exercises

🔢 Quantity Words – Much, Many, A Lot Of, A Few, A Little, No, Any, None

📦 Large Quantity

Countable Uncountable
a lot of
many		 a lot of
much

Examples:
There are many words in this text.
She drinks a lot of water every day.
He doesn’t have much homework today.

📦 Small Quantity

Countable Uncountable
a few a little / a bit of

Examples:
I know a few words in Spanish.
Can I have a little water, please?

🚫 Zero Quantity

No + noun Any (–/?) + noun None (no noun)
no any none

Examples:
There is no bread in the kitchen.
We don’t have any pens.
There are none.

❓ Quantity Questions

Use How many with countable nouns and How much with uncountable nouns:

  • How many apples are there?
  • How much water is in the bottle?

🔢 Much / Many, A Lot Of, A Few / A Little, No / Any / None

❌ Much / Many (–, ?)

Use many (countable) and much (uncountable) in negative sentences and questions. We rarely use them in affirmative sentences.

  • There isn’t much juice in the glass.
  • Are there many students in the class?

❓ How Much / How Many

Use How many + plural countable nouns and How much + uncountable nouns to ask about quantity. Also used for price:

  • How many books do you have at home?
  • How much milk do you drink every day?
  • “How much is it?” “It’s $5.”
  • “How much are the shoes?” “They’re $30.”

➕ A Lot Of

Use a lot of before both countable plurals and uncountable nouns in positive sentences. You can also use quite a lot of for medium quantity. It can appear in negatives/questions without of at the end.

  • She spends a lot of time studying English.
  • We have lots of pictures in our phone.
  • Do you eat a lot of fruit?
  • I don’t read a lot of books in English.
  • “How many cookies did you eat?” “I ate a lot.”

🔹 A Few / A Little

Use a few (countable) and a little (uncountable) in all sentence types to talk about a small quantity.

  • I have to do a few exercises today.
  • I put a little sugar in my tea.

🚫 Not Many / Not Much

You can use not many (countable) and not much (uncountable) similarly.

  • I don’t have many books at home.
  • I don’t drink much coffee.

🚫 Zero Quantity: No / Not Any / None

Use no + noun or not…any + noun to express zero quantity. In short answers, use none.

  • I have no time this morning.
  • I don’t have any time this morning.
  • “How much time do you have?” “None.”
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Quantity Words – Much, Many, A Lot Of, A Few, A Little, No, Any, None

Choose much, many, a lot of, a little, a few, etc. to complete the sentences
1
cars are parked in the lot right now.
2
She has close friends she can rely on.
3
He put sugar into his tea—just enough.
4
We have tickets left for tomorrow’s show.
5
There isn’t milk in the bottle. Please get more.
6
She remembers Spanish words from her trip.
7
I need help with this project—it’s complicated.
8
He reads books every month.
9
They drank coffee before the meeting started.
10
How people attended the workshop yesterday?

Quantity Words – Much, Many, A Lot Of, A Few, A Little, No, Any, None

Choose the correct words much, many, a lot of, a little, a few, to complete these sentences.
1
How ____ coffee do you drink every morning?
A.
B.
C.
2
She has ____ friends in this town.
A.
B.
C.
3
There is ____ milk left in the fridge.
A.
B.
C.
4
How ____ pages are there in this book?
A.
B.
C.
5
They made ____ progress on the project yesterday.
A.
B.
C.
6
We need ____ chairs for the meeting room.
A.
B.
C.
7
I only have ____ time before my next class.
A.
B.
C.
8
How ____ sugar do we need for this recipe?
A.
B.
C.
9
He owns ____ houses across the country.
A.
B.
C.
10
There aren’t ____ opportunities in this field.
A.
B.
C.

Quantity Words – Much, Many, A Lot Of, A Few, A Little, No, Any, None

Choose much, many, a lot of, a little, a few, etc. to complete the sentences
Word bank:
how manyhow muchmany mucha fewa little a lot of x3any
1
I don’t have patience for nonsense.
2
cups of tea do you drink every day?
3
She has experience in teaching to lead the workshop.
4
Do you have questions before we start the presentation?
5
He ran kilometers during training this morning.
6
There is only bread left in the basket; we should buy more.
7
people attended the meeting yesterday.
8
They bought apples at the market.
9
There is coffee in the pot; help yourself to a cup.
10
time did you spend on this project?