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Much/manyexercises

Exercise1. Insert much or many.

Do you drink ________coffee? I like reading. I read _________ books. We have _______ lessons of English this year. I can"t remember _______ from this text. Do you learn _______ new English words every day? We haven"t got ________ bread. I can't spend ________ money on toys.

Exercise

They have too _______ furniture in the room. There are too _____ books on your desk. You have too _____ mistakes in the test. You must drink ______ coffee. You put too ______ vegetables in the soup. Must we learn _____ words for today? We have got _____ sandwiches.

Exercise3. Insert much or many.

They don"t have ________ words to learn. There isn"t ________ furniture in the room. There aren't ________ things in the wardrobe. There isn't ________ snow in the forest He has got I don"t take ________ money to school. Do you need ________ money? There are ________ new houses in the street. There are not ________ shops in our street.

Exercise4. Insert much or many.

You can see ________ cars near the airport You mustn"t eat so ________ bananas You mustn"t drink so ______ coffee. He bought _______ furniture for his new flat. This work won't take ______ time. Have we got _______ apples for the children? I don't like _______ salt in the salad. My little sister speaks _________ that"s why we call her “a chatter box”.

Exercise

We didn't take much food with us.

There are not much new subjects this year.

I haven't much free time today.

He doesn't do much written exercises every day.

We don't drink much coffee in our family.

There isn't much furniture in my room.

There wasn't much happiness in his face.

Many new ideas were discussed.

We have much lessons tomorrow.

I don't have much mistakes in this exercise.

Much / manyexercises (answers)

Exercise 1.Insert much or many.

Do you drink much coffee? I like reading. I read many books. We have many lessons of English this year. I can't remember much from this text. Do you learn many new English words every day? We haven't got much bread. I can't spend much money on toys

Exercise2. Choose the appropriate answer. Much or many?

They have too much furniture in the room. There are too many books on your desk. You have too many mistakes in the test. You must drink much coffee. You put too many vegetables in the soup. Must we learn many words for today? We have got many sandwiches.

Exercise3. Insert much or many.

They don't have many words to learn. There isn't much furniture in the room. There aren't many things in the wardrobe. There isn't much snow in the forest. Do you need much money? There are many new houses in the street. There are not many shops in our street.

Exercise4. Insert much or many.

You can see ________ cars near the airport. You mustn"t eat so ________ bananas You mustn"t drink so ______ coffee. He bought _______ furniture for his new flat. This work won't take ______ time. Have we got _______ apples for the children? I don't like _______ salt in the salad My little sister speaks _________ that"s why we call her “a chatter box.”

Exercise 4. - Many, - many, - much, - much, - much, - many, - much, - much

Exercise5. Find and correct mistakes if any.

We didn't take many food with us. There aren't much new subjects this year. I haven"t much free time today. He doesn"t do much written exercises every day. We don"t drink many coffee in our family. There isn"t much furniture in my room There wasn"t much happiness in his face. Not many new ideas were discussed. We shan"t have much lessons tomorrow. I won't have much mistakes in this exercise.

Exercise 5. 1 many - much, 2 much - many, 3 correct, 4 much - many, 5 many - much, 6 correct, 7 many - much, 8 correct, 9 much - many, 10 much - many.

little / few / a little / a fewexercises

Exercise. Insert little or few.

He has got ________ friends.

I drink ______ coffee. I don't like it.

We must hurry. We've got very _______ time.

The Smiths have ______ money. They aren't rich.

The theater was almost empty. There were very ________ people there.

There was ______ lemonade in the bottle.

I have _______ time, so I can’t go with you.

He has _______ English books.

There is ______ juice in my glass.

There are ________ bears in the zoo.

Tom Canty was the son of poor parents and had very _______ clothes.

There is too ________ soup in my soup plate. Give me some more, please.

There was too _______ light in the room, and I could not read.

Exercise. Insert “a little” or “a few”.

There is _____ milk in the bottle.

There are _______ tomatoes on the kitchen table. Make a salad!

Add ______ salt to the salad.

The fruitcake will be ready in ______ minutes.

I’ve got... time now and I can talk to you.

Exercise. Insert "much", "many", "little", "few", "a little" or "a few".

Have you got _____ money on you?

At the conference we met _____ people.

If you have _____ spare time, look through this book. You will find ______ stories there which are rather interesting.

There are ______ things here which I cannot understand.

Shall I bring _____ more chalk? - No, thank you. There is ____ chalk on the desk. I hope that will be enough for our lesson.

He had ____ English books at home, so he had to go to the library for more books.

She gave him _____ water to wash his hands and face.

Independent work:

Ex. 1. Find and correct mistakes if any. Translate the sentences

1. We didn't take much food with us.

2. There are not much new subjects this year.

3. I haven't much free time today.

4. He doesn't do much written exercises every day.

5. We don't drink much coffee in our family.

6. There isn't much furniture in my room.

Ex. 2. Insert "much", "many", "little", "few", "a little" or "a few". Translate the sentences

1. Have you got _____ money?

2. At the conference we met _____ people.

3. If you have _____ spare time, look through this book. You will find ______ stories there which are rather interesting.

4. There are ______ things here which I cannot understand.

5. Shall I bring _____ more chalk? - No, thank you. There is ____ chalk on the desk. I hope that will be enough for our lesson.

6. He had ____ English books at home, so he had to go to the library for more books.

7. She gave him _____ water to wash his hands and face.

Ex. 3. Find and correct mistakes if any. Translate the sentences

1. There wasn't much happiness in his face.

2. Many new ideas were discussed.

3. We have many lessons tomorrow.

4. I don’t have much mistakes in this exercise.

1. In ... bedroom of this flat there are twin beds, ... little bedside table between them, and ... chair. There are clothes thrown over ... chair. 2. Here is ... book that you left on my table yesterday. 3. ... men saw ... boat on ... river. 4. Can you give me... match? 5. I get ... long letters from my mother, but only ... postcards from my brother. 6. The waitress put ... salad into each plate. 7. When did ... lesson begin? 8. Children must go to ... school. 9. Pass me...piece of...bread, please. 10. Do you like... cucumbers? 11. We bought ... cucumbers at ... market. 12. We use ... pencils or ... pens when we write. 13. He was reading ... book when I came into ... room. 14. Give me... water to drink, please. 15. At what time will ... meeting begin? 16. Do you find ... English difficult? 17. I got... letter from my brother yesterday. 18. I had ... bread and ... butter and ... egg for ... breakfast this morning. 1. the, a, a; the. 2. the. 3. the, a, the. 4. a. 5. V, V. 6. some. 7.the. 8. V. 9. a, V. 10. V 11. some, the. 12. V., V. 13. a, the. 14. some. 15. the. 16. V. 17. a. 18. V, V, an, V.

Exercise 114 Insert one of the following words: some, any, no, the, a, or leave the blanks.

1. I"m afraid there"s ... juice in ... refrigerator. Would you like ... lemonade? 2. My friends from Chicago can't speak ... foreign languages. 3. She bought ... new books yesterday. 4. Where are ... books which you brought from ... library yesterday? 5. Did you buy ... apples when you were at... shop? 6. We could not skate because there was ... snow on ... ice. 7. ... house must have ... windows. 8. Most people like ... music. 9. There was ... meat on Nick"s plate and ... fish on Tom"s. 10. We saw ... houses in the distance. 11. ... cats like ... milk. 12. They stopped in ... front of ... house where Tom lived. 13. I showed him ... way to ... station. 14. What is ... name of ... street in which you live? 15.1 want to say ... words to your sister. 16. ... tea in this glass is cold. 17. ... sun was high in ... sky. 18. Oh, there are ... apples in ... vase: ... children have eaten all of them. Please put ... apples into ... vase. 19. Yesterday we had ... fish for dinner. 20. He gave me ... coffee 21. I drank ... cup of ... coffee after ... dinner. 1. no, the; some. 2. any. 3. some. 4. the, the. 5. any, the. 6. V, the. 7. a, V. 8. V. 9. some, some. 10. some. 11. V., V. 12. V, the. 13. the, the. 14. the, the. 15. some. 16. the. 17. the, the. 18. no, the, the, some, the. 19. V 20. some. 21. a, V, V. 22. a. 23. any, any. 24. V, a, V.

Exercise 115. Translate the following pairs of words into English.

A lot of notebooks, a lot of milk, a lot of water, many days, a lot of newspapers, a lot of chalk, a lot of snow, many years, a lot of paintings, a lot of music, a lot of boys, a lot of girls, a lot of tea, a lot of lemons, a lot of meat, a lot of rooms, a lot of teachers. , a lot of work, a lot of air, a lot of birds, a lot of cars.
Many exercise books, much milk, much water, many days, many newspapers, much chalk, much snow, many years, many pictures, much music, many boys, many girls, much tea, many lemons, much meat, many rooms, many teachers, much work, much air, many birds, many cars.

Exercise 116. Insert much or many.

1. I don't eat ... mangoes. 2. Don't eats ... fish. 3. She ate so ... dessert that she is in bed today with a stomachache. 4. That man drank so ... wine , and he smoked so ... cigarettes that he has a terrible headache today. 5. Mary must not eat too ... salt because she has problems with her blood pressure. 6. My mother says I eat too ... French fries and drink too ... beer. She wants her son to be healthy. 7. There is not too ... space in my flat. 8. There are ... new pictures in this room. 9. There are ... teachers at our school, and ... of them are women. 10. ... of these plays are quite new. 11. Thanks awfully for the books you sent me yesterday. - Don"t mention it, it wasn"t. .. bother. 12. ... of her advice was useful. 13. He had ... pairs of socks. 14. Please don"t put ... pepper on the meat. 15. There were ... plates on the table. 16. I never eat...bread with soup. 17. Why did you eat so... ice cream? 18. She wrote us ... letters from the country. 19. ... of these students don"t like to look up words in the dictionary. 20. ... in this work was too difficult for me. 21. ... of their answers were excellent. 22. ... of their conversation was about the institute. 1. many. 2. much. 3. much. 4. much, many. 5. much. 6. many, much. 7. much. 8. many. 9. many, many. 10. many. 11. much. 12. much. 13. many. 14. much. 15. many. 16. much. 17. much. 18. many. 19. many. 20. much. 21. many. 22. much.

Exercise 117. Translate the following pairs of words into English.

Few houses, few tea, few cups, few apples, few windows, little paper, little coffee, few articles, little joy, little soup, few trees, little grass, few children, few toys, little light, few desks, little sausage , little juice, few books, few flowers, little salt, few friends, few palaces. Few houses, little tea, few cups, few apples, few windows, little paper, little coffee, few articles, little joy, little soup, few trees, little grass, few children, few toys, little light, few desks, little sausage , little juice, few books, few flowers, little salt, few friends, few palaces.

Exercise 118. Insert little or few.

l. Doesn't have ... friends. 2. I drink... coffee. I don"t like it. 3. We must hurry. We"ve got very ... time. 4. There are very ... scholarships for students in this university. 5. The Smiths have ... money. They aren't rich. 6. The theater was almost empty. There were very ... people there. 7. There was ... lemonade in the bottle. There were ... peaches in the basket. 8. I have. .. time, so I can't go with you. 9. He has... English books. 10. There is... ink in my pen. Have you got any ink? 11. There are... bears in the zoo. 12. Tom Canty was the son of poor parents and had very ... clothes. 13. There is too... soup in my plate. Give me some more, please. 14. The children returned from the wood very sad because they had found very ... mushrooms. 15. There was too... light in the room, and I could not read. 16. There are very ... people who don't know that the Earth is round. 1. few. 2. little. 3. little. 4. few. 5. little. 6. few. 7. little; few. 8. little. 9. few. 10. little. 11. few. 12. few. 13. little. 14. few. 15. little. 16. few.

Exercise 119. Insert much, many, little or few.

1. Robert wrote so ... letters that he"s never going to write a letter again. 2. She ate so ... ice cream that she"s going to have a sore throat. 3. There is ... mayonnaise in Vera's kitchen. She has to go to the supermarket and buy some. 4. There are ... cookies in the box. I should have bought them last Monday. 5. Does your sister read ... ? - Yes, she does. And your brother? - Oh, he doesn't. He has so ... books, but he reads very .... 6. Have you ... work to do today? - No, not very .... 7. Walk quicker, please. We have very... time. 8. I am sorry to say, I have read very ... books by Walter Scott. 9. My brother is a young teacher. Every day he spends ... time preparing for his lessons. 10. I know very ... about the writer. It is the first book I am reading. 11. The pupils of our class ask ... questions at the lesson. They want to know everything. 12. You do not make mistakes in your spelling. Do you work hard at it? - Oh, yes, I do, I work very ....

1. many. 2. much. 3. little. 4. few. 5. much, many, little. 6. much, much. 7. little. 8. few. 9. much. 10. little. 11. many. 12. many, much.

Exercise 120. Translate the following pairs of words into English.

A little money, a little money, a few chairs, a few chairs, a few songs, a few songs, a little fun, a little fun, a few boys, a little water, a few people, a little water, a little air, a few tables, a few minutes, a few cats, a little grass , a little luck, a few days, a little work, a little salt, a few spoons, a little light, a few windows, a few cars, a little sugar, a little eggs, a little cheese. A little money, little money, a few chairs, a few chairs, a few songs, a few songs, a little fun, little fun, a few boys, a little water, a few people, little water, little air, a few tables, a few minutes, a few cats, little grass, a little luck, a few days, little work, a little salt, a few spoons, little light, a few windows, a few cars, a little sugar, few eggs, little cheese.

Exercise 121. Insert a little, a few.

This is my mother's favorite recipe for fruitcake, and everyone says it's out of this world!

1. Put 3 cups of flour into a mixing bowl.

2.Add...sugar.

3. Slice... apples.

4. Cut up... oranges.

5. Pour in...honey.

6. Add ... baking soda.

7. Chop up... nuts.

8.Add...salt.

9. Mix in... raisins.

10. Bake for 45 minutes.

2. a little. 3. a few. 4. a few. 5. a little. 6. a little. 7. a few. 8. a little. 9. a few. 10. a little. 11. a few. 12. a little. 13. a few, a little. 14. a few. 15. a little. 16. a little. 17. a few. 18. a few, a little. 19. a few. 20. a little. 21. a little.

Exercise 122. Insert little, a little, few or a few.

1. There is ... salad left in this bowl. 2. Would you like ... salad? - Yes, thank you. My doctor says it "s good for my health. 3. I have ... money, so we can go to the cinema. 4. I have ... money, so we cannot go to the cinema. 5. This girl works very ... , that"s why she knows nothing. 6. Mother gave us ... apples, and we were glad. 7. He didn’t like it at the camp: he had very ... friends there. 8. This lemon drink is sour; if you put ... sugar in it, it will be sweeter. 9. This lemon drink is sour; if you put... lumps of sugar in it, it will be sweeter. 10. The hall was almost empty: there were very ... people in it. 11. I can't buy this expensive hat today: I have too ... money. 12. She left and returned in ... minutes. 13. I think you can spare me ... time now. 14. I am sorry I have seen ... plays by this author. 1. little. 2. a little. 3. a little. 4. little. 5. little. 6. a few. 7. few. 8. a little. 9. a few. 10. few. 11. little. 12. a few. 13. a little. 14. few.

Exercise 123. Insert much, many, little, few, a little or a few.

1. When we walked ... farther down the road, we met another group of students. 2. Have you got...ink in your pen? 3. At the conference we met ... people whom we knew well. 4. There are very ... old houses left in our street. Most of them have already been pulled down. 5. If you have ... spare time, look through this book. You will find ... stories there which are rather interesting. 6. There are... things here which I cannot understand. 7. Shall I bring ... more chalk? - No, thank you. There is...chalk on the desk. I hope that will be enough for our lesson 8. He had ... English books at home, so he had to go to the library for more books. 9. She gave him ... water to wash his hands and face. 10. I"d like to say ... words about my journey. 11. After the play everyone felt ... tired. 12. Let"s stay here ... longer: it is such a nice place. 13. There were ... new words the text, and Peter spent ... time learning them. 14. There was ... hay in the barn, and the children could not play there. 15. There was ... water in the river, and they decided to cross it. 16. My mother knows German ... and she can help you with the translation of this letter. 1. a little. 2. much. 3. a few. 4. few. 5. a little, a few. 6. a few. 7. a little, a little. 8. few. 9. a little. 10. a few. 11. a little. 12. a little. 13. many, much. 14. much. 15. little 16. a little. 17. little

One- and two-syllable adjectives
Positive degree	Comparative	Superlative
small	smaller	the smallest
large	larger	the largest
big	bigger	the biggest
happy	happier	the happiest

Exercise 124. Form comparative and superlative degrees of the following adjectives. Remember to use the definite article before superlative adjectives.

Hot, long, short, clever, silly, great, red, black, white, thin, thick, fat, nice, warm, cold, merry, small, tall, high, weak, strong, heavy, light, green, dry, clean, dirty, wide, deep, brave. Hotter, the hottest; longer, the longest; cleverer, the cleverest; sillier, the silliest; greater, the greatest; redder, the reddest; blacker, the blackest; whiter, the whitest; thinner, the thinnest; thicker, the thickest; fatter, the fattest; nicer, the nicest; warmer, the warmest; colder, the coldest; merrier, the merrier; smaller, the smallest; taller, the tallest; higher, the highest; weaker, the weakest; stronger, the strongest; heavier, the heaviest; lighter, the lightest; greener, the greenest; drier, the driest; cleaner, the cleanest; dirtier, the dirtiest; wider, the widest; deeper, the deepest; braver, the bravest.

Remember special cases of forming degrees of comparison
Positive degree	comparative	Superlative
old	elder older	the eldest the oldest
far	farther	the farthest
good	better	the best
bad	worse	the worst

Exercise 125. Translate into English.

Old, older, oldest, oldest, my older brother, my old friend, further, farthest, longest, shorter, happier, happier, happiest, best, blackest, longer, worse, better, warmer, her best friend, her youngest son, his eldest son. Old, older, the oldest, the eldest, my elder brother, my old friend, farther, the farthest, the longest, shorter, happy, happier, the happiest, the best, the blackest, longer, worse, better, warmer, her best friend, her younger son, his son elder.

Polysyllabic adjectives
Positive degree	comparative	Superlative
interesting	more interesting	the most interesting
beautiful	more beautiful	the most beautiful

Exercise 126. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. a. I know an interesting story.

b. He knows a more interesting story.

V. She knows the most interesting story.

2. a. It's a long way.

b. This is a longer path.

V. This is the longest path.

3. a. Her job is very important.

b. His job is more important.

V. My work is the most important.

4. a. It's a bad song.

b. This song is even worse.

V. This is the worst song.

5. a. He's a good engineer.

b. He is better engineer.

V. He is the best engineer.

6. a. He brought her a beautiful flower.

b. He brought her a more beautiful flower.

V. He brought her the most beautiful flower.

7. a. He told us about a happy man.

b. He told us about a happier man.

V. He told us about the happiest man.

1. a. I know an interesting story. b. He knows a more interesting story. V. She knows the most interesting story. 2. a. It is a long way. b. It is a longer way. V. It is the longest way. 3. a. Her work is very important. b. His work is more important. V. My work is the most important. 4. a. It is a bad song. b. It is a worse song. V. It is the worst song. 5.a. He is a good engineer. b. He is a better engineer. V. He is the best engineer. 6.a. He brought her a beautiful flower. b. He brought her a more beautiful flower. V. He brought her the most beautiful flower. 7. a. He told us about a happy man. b. He told us about a happier man. V. He told us about the happiest man.

Exercise 127. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. I think that our English teacher was very patient. 2. Our old doctor was always busy. Our new doctor is even busier. 3. My German teacher is the most energetic person. 4. We know your downstairs neighbor is a very boring person. 5. I think your grandfather is the most generous person I have ever met. 6. Ronald's watch is accurate, but his aunt's watch is more accurate. 7. She bought a watch in Switzerland because she believes that Swiss watches are the most accurate in the world. 8. That TV movie is much worse than today's movie. 9. What is the funniest television program? 10. These were the happiest days of her life. 11. This is a very easy task. Give me a more difficult problem. 12. In summer, the days are long and the nights are short. 13. June 22 is the longest day. 14. In July the days are shorter. 15. In December the days are shortest. 16. "Four" is a good mark, but "five" is better. 17. "Five" is the best mark. 18. The worst grade is a “two”. 19. Your dress is, of course, very beautiful, but my dress is more beautiful. 20. My dad is a tall man. 21. This is a warmer coat. 1. I think our English teacher was very patient. 2. Our old doctor was always busy. Our new doctor is even busier. 3. My German teacher is the most energetic person. 4. We know your downstairs neighbor is a very boring man. 5. I think your grandfather is the most generous person I"ve ever met. 6. Ronald"d watch is accurate, but his aunt"s watch is more accurate. 7. She bought her watch in Switzerland because she thinks Swiss watches are the most accurate in the world. 8. That film on TV is much worse than today's. 9. What's the funniest TV program? 10. Those were the happiest days in her life. 11. It is a very easy problem. Give me a more difficult problem. 12. In summer the days are long and the nights are short 13. The 22nd of June is the longest day. 14. In July the days are shorter. 15. In December the days are the shortest. 16. A "four" is a good mark, but a "five" is better. 17. A "five" is the best mark. 18. The worst mark is a "two". 19. Your dress is very beautiful, of course, but my dress is more beautiful. 20. My father is a tall man. 21 It is a warmer coat.

Exercise 128. Open the brackets using the required form of the adjective.

1. A. How do you like Smucker's Sweet Orange Marmalade, Mrs. Johnson? B. I think it's (delicious). It "s much (delicious) than the marmalade I usually buy. A. We agree with you, Mrs. Johnson. We think Smucker"s Sweet Orange Marmalade is (delicious) marmalade in the world. 2. The rivers in America are much (big) than those in England. 3. The island of Great Britain is (small) than Greenland. 4. What is the name of the (high) mountain in Asia? 5. The English Channel is (wide) than the Straits of Gibraltar. 6 Russia is a very (large) country. 7. Which is (large): the United States or Canada? 8. What is the name of the (big) port in the United States? 9. Moscow is the (large) city in Russia. 10. The London underground is the (old) in the world. 11. There is a (great) number of cars and buses in the streets of Moscow than in any other city of Russia. 12. St. Petersburg is one of the (beautiful) cities in the world. 1. V. delicious, more delicious. A. the most delicious. 2.bigger. 3.smaller. 4. the highest. 5. wider. 6. large 7. larger. 8. the biggest. 9. the largest. 10. the oldest. 11. greater. 12. the most beautiful.

Remember:

As... as - the same... as

not so... as - not like... like

not as... as - not like... like

In modern English we use not as ...as. See Raymond Murphy, "Essential Grammar In Use."

a) A book for elementary students: Unit 88 - Rome is not as old as Athens.

b) A book for intermediate students: Unit 106 - But he isn't as rich as Shirly.

Exercise 129. Translate the following sentences into Russian.

1. English is as difficult as German. 2. My composition is not as long as yours. 3. It isn't as warm today as it was yesterday. 4. The house his aunt lives in is as old as the one his uncle lives in. 5. His apartment isn't as elegant as her apartment, but it's much bigger. 6. Johnny isn't as rich as Don but he is younger and much happier. 7. My dog isn't as friendly as your dog. 8. You can eat as much as you like. 9. A football match isn't as exciting as a hockey match. 10. The hotel isn't as cheap as we expected. 11. His songs aren't as popular as the Beatles" songs. 12. Her brother is as intelligent as his wife. 1. English is as difficult as German 2. My essay is not as long as yours. 3. Today is not as warm as it was yesterday. 4. The house where his aunt lives is as old as the house where his uncle lives. 5. His the apartment is not as luxurious as hers, but it is much larger. 6. Johnny is not as rich as Don, but he is younger and much happier. 7. My dog is not as friendly as yours. 8. You can eat as much as you want. 9. The football match is not as exciting as the hockey match. 10. This hotel is not as cheap as we expected. 11. Its songs are not as popular as the Beatles' songs. 12. Her brother is as intelligent as his wife.

Exercise 130. Insert as ... as or so ... as.

1. Mike is... tall... Pete. 2. Kate is not ... nice ... Ann. 3. My room is ... light ... this one. 4. This book is not... thin... that one. 5. Sergei is ... old ... Michael. 6. She is ... young ... Tom"s brother. 7. This woman is ... good ... that one. 8. Nick"s English is not ... good ... his friend"s 9. I am not... tall... Pete. 10. This woman is... young... that one. 11. I am... thin... you. 12. Kate is... lazy ... her brother. 13. This child is not ... small ... that one. 1. as...as. 2. so...as (as...as). 3. as. ..as. 4. so...as (as...as). 5. as...as. 6. as...as. 7. as...as. 8. so...as (as...as). 9. so...as (as...as). 10. as...as. 11. as...as. 12. as...as. 13. so ...as (as...as).

In the two previous articles, we studied the rules for using adjective pronouns. You can complete the exercises now and check your answers at the end to better understand how you have learned the material.

1) They’re going away for a few / a little days.

2) I think you’ve put too much / too much sugar in your tea.

3) How many / much time have we got left?

4) Do you know much / many foreign people? - No, I don’t. I know very few / a few.

5) He’s got little / a little time. He can play football.

6) We’ve got little / a little coffee. It’s not enough for all of us.

7) There are a few / few sweets in the box. It's almost empty.

8) I’ve got few / a few apples. I can make some juice.

1) There isn’t much milk in the refrigerator.

2) How many tomatoes do you need?

3) There’re a few people at the theater. It's almost empty.

4) There is a lot of juice in the cartoon.

5) This dress doesn’t cost many money.

6) How many tigers are there in the zoo?

7) I would like a little biscuits to drink with tea.

8) We've got a few ham. We can't make any hamburgers.

1) How… sugar would you like?

2) How... peppers have we got?

3) I’ve got… new business ideas.

4) There aren’t... benches in the yard.

5) I saw… interesting films last week.

6) How... is this dress?

1) How... cheese should I buy?

A much B many C lots of

2) Could I have … more ice in my drink?

A a few B a little C many

3) Only… people know that he was a famous actor.

A much B a few C a little

4) I’ve got…. free time today. There're a lot of businesses to do.

A little B much C few

5) She doesn’t eat… chocolate because she’s on a diet.

A many B a lot of C much

6) How...sweets are there in the bowl?

A lot of B few C many

1) What would you like in your tea? – Just... sugar, please.

2) I’ve only got … money, so I can’t afford to buy this jacket.

3) There are still …tickets left for the concert next Monday. – Great. I'll go and buy one.

4) There’s…. wine in the bottle. Would you like some?

5) Are there… chemists near here? Yes...

6) I eat... fish. I prefer meat.

1) Have you got any envelopes? - Yes,...

2) How much money do you need for your holiday? - Not...

3) Would you like some coffee? – Just...

4) Were there any people at the meeting? - Yes,...

5) Is there any ham in the refrigerator? - Not...

6) How many cucumbers do we need for the salad? - Not...

1. Underline the correct word. Underline the correct word.

1) They're going away for a few/ a little days.

2) I think you’ve put too many / too much sugar in your tea.

3) How many / much time have we got left?

4) Do you know much / many foreign people? - No, I don’t. I know very few / a few.

5) He's got little / a little time. He can play football.

6) We've got little/a little coffee. It’s not enough for all of us.

7) There are a few / few sweets in the box. It's almost empty.

8) I've got a few / a few apples. I can make some juice.

2. Correct the mistakes. Correct mistakes.

1) There isn't much milk in the fridge.

2)How many tomatoes do you need?

3) There're few people at the theatre. It's almost empty.

4) There is a lot of juice in the cartoon.

5) This dress doesn’t cost much money.

6)How many tigers are there in the zoo?

7) I would like a few biscuits to drink with tea.

8) We've got little ham. We can't make any hamburgers.

3. Fill in many, much, a lot of. Insert many, much, a lot of.

1) How much sugar would you like?

2) How many peppers have we got?

3) I’ve got a lot of new business ideas.

4) There aren’t many benches in the yard.

5) I saw a lot of interesting films last week.

6) How much is this dress?

4. Choose the correct answer. Choose the correct answer.

1) How much cheese should I buy?

2) Could I have a little more ice in my drink?

3) Only a few people know that he was a famous actor.

4) I’ve got little free time today. There're a lot of businesses to do.

5) She doesn’t eat much chocolate because she’s on a diet.

6) How many sweets are there in the bowl?

5. Fill in a little, a few, little, few. Insert a little, a few, little, few.

1) What would you like in your tea? – Just a little sugar, please.

2) I’ve only got little money, so I can’t afford to buy this jacket.

3) There are still a few tickets left for the concert next Monday. – Great. I'll go and buy one.

4) There’s a little wine in the bottle. Would you like some?

5) Are there any chemists near here? Yes, a few.

6) I eat a few fish. I prefer meat.

6. Answer the questions using a lot, many, much, a little, a few. Answer the questions using a lot, many, much, a little, a few.

1) Have you got any envelopes? - Yes, a lot.

2) How much money do you need for your holiday? - Not much.

3) Would you like some coffee? - Just a little.

4) Were there any people at the meeting? - Yes, a few.

5) Is there any ham in the refrigerator? - Not much.

6) How many cucumbers do we need for the salad? – Not many.

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Exercise 1.

Translate into English, paying attention to the translation of words much, a little, few, many.

1. We work a lot on Saturdays.
2. He usually asks few questions in class.
3. They study English many hours a week.
4. In class we usually discuss a lot of issues.
5. I don't like to write a lot of letters. I like to receive a lot of letters.
6. He reads few French books.
7. Which of them translates many articles from Russian into English? - Petrov.
8. I know very little about them.
9. How many foreign languages are you going to learn?
10. She works hard and usually gets a lot of good grades.
11. In English lessons we speak little Russian.
12. Who knows a lot of French words? - We. We know a lot of French words, but few English words.
13. Every day we receive many foreign newspapers and magazines.
14. You don't work together much.
15. They like to walk a lot.
16. We don't read much in class. We read a lot at home.
17. She works too much. She works 6 days a week.
18. In class we do a lot of exercises.
19. Many engineers at our institution study foreign languages.

Answers:

1. We work a lot on Saturday.

15. She likes walking much.

1. We work a lot on Saturday.
2. He doesn’t usually ask many questions in class.
3. They have their English many hours a week.
4. We usually discuss many questions in class.
5. I don’t like to write many letters. I like to receive many letters.
6. He reads few French books. (= He doesn’t read many French books.)
7. Which of them translates many articles from Russian into English? - Petrov does.
8. I know too little about them.
9. How many foreign languages are you going to learn?
10. She works much and usually gets many good marks.
11. We don’t speak Russian much at the English lessons.
12. Who knows many French words? - We do. We know many English words, but we know few English words.
13. Every day we get many foreign newspapers and magazines.
14. You work together very little.
15. She likes walking much.
16. We read little in class. (= We don’t read much in class.) We read much at home.
17. She works too much. She works 6 days a week.
18. We do a lot of exercises in class.
19. Many engineers of our office learn foreign languages.

Exercise 2.

Paste few, a few, little, a little :

1. My sister likes *** sugar in her tea, and I like a lot in mine.

2. There is *** time before the classes. We can talk.

3. He has got *** money. He can't buy this house.

4. Are there many vacant rooms in the hotel? - No, there are ***.

5. There is *** sun in this rainy country.

6. She says she wants to buy *** milk and *** oranges.

7. Do many people know about this new shop? - No, very *** .

8. There is *** coffee in my cup. Give me *** more.

9. *** of my friends live in Canada.

10. I’ve got *** money to pay for this lemonade. Drink it.

Answers:

1. My sister likes little sugar in her tea, and I like a lot in mine.

2. There is a little time before the classes. We can talk.

3. He has got little money. He can't buy this house.

4. Are there many vacant rooms in the hotel? - No, there are few.

5. There is little sun in this rainy country.

6. She says she wants to buy a little milk and a few oranges.

7. Do many people know about this new shop? - No, very few.

8. There is little coffee in my cup. Give me a little more.

9. A few of my friends live in Canada.

10. I’ve got a little money to pay for this lemonade. Drink it.

Exercise 3.

Fill in the blanks with how many or how much:

1. *** lemonade have we got? Not much.

2. *** bottles are there? Three.

3. *** meat is there? We have got two steaks.

4. *** bottles have we got? We haven't got any.

5. *** sugar have we got? Enough.

6. *** bread have we got? Some.

7. *** pens are there in your bag? Six.

8. ***money have we got? We haven't got a lot.

9. *** bikes are there in the garden? Two.

10. *** children have they got? Two girls and a boy.

11. *** milk have we got? About one and a half liter.

12. *** years is this wine? It's 22 years old.

Answers:

1. How much lemonade have we got? Not much.

2. How many bottles are there? Three.

3. How much meat is there? We have got two steaks.

4. How many bottles have we got? We haven't got any.

5. How much sugar have we got? Enough.

6. How much bread have we got? Some.

7. How many pens are there in your bag? Six.

8. How much money have we got? We haven't got a lot.

9. How many bikes are there in the garden? Two.

10. How many children have they got? Two girls and a boy.

11. How much milk have we got? About one and a half liter.

12. How many years is this wine? It's 22 years old.

Hello friends! How not to get confused when using much and many? Just pay attention to the rules of use, because it was no coincidence that the British came up with two words with the same meaning.

They are not interchangeable: in some cases you will only need much, and in others only many. Here everything depends on the word itself, which will refer to much or many. Let's figure out what's what!

Difference between many and much

Pronoun many used in cases where it refers to objects (animate or inanimate) that can be counted. Words denoting such things are called countable nouns.

many children - many children
many people - a lot of people
many tigers - many tigers

we use many(since they can be counted)

Pronoun Much used only with nouns that cannot be counted, that is, with uncountable nouns.

much sugar (a lot of sugar)
much water (a lot of water)
much money (a lot of money)

we use much(since they cannot be counted. Much means a large amount of something.)

Let's look at the table that will clearly show you the difference in using Much, Many

Much/Little (a lot/little)	Many/Few (a lot/little)	A lot of / Plenty of (a lot of)
Uncountable nouns	Countable nouns	Countable and uncountable nouns
How much money have you got? - How much money do you have? There is little ink left in my pen. — There is some ink left in my pen.	I have many friends. - I have many friends. He has got few best friends. – He has several (slightly) best friends.	There is a lot of sugar there. - There's a lot of sugar in there. There are plenty of plants in the garden. – There are many plants in the garden.

Many used where objects can be counted individually.
If they cannot be counted, feel free to insert the word into the sentence much.

Interrogative sentences

How much sugar do you take in your coffee?
How much sugar do you put in your coffee?
How much money do you want for this?
How much (money) do you want for it?
Do you have much work to do?
Do you have a lot of work?
How many students are there in each class?
How many students are in each class?
How many people are you expecting?
How many people are you expecting?

Negative sentences

He doesn’t earn much money (the noun money is uncountable).
He earns little (= little) money.
Not many people have heard of her (people noun - countable).
Few have heard of her.
Barbara doesn't have many friends.
Barbara has few (= not many) friends.

MUCH or MANY or A LOT OF?

Exercises on the topic much / many:

Exercise 1. Use much or many to express How many...?.

How...days?
How...sugar?
How... cigarettes?
How...work?
How...petrol?
How...children?
How... theaters?
How...juice?

Exercise 2. Translate the sentences into English using much, many, a little, a few, little, few, a lot of

I don't have many friends in this part of town.
The teacher said so many words, but I didn’t understand anything.
He asked the waiter to bring some water.
In autumn, many birds fly south.
She doesn't like it when there is too much sugar in her tea.
“There is absolutely no space in the closet! You have so many clothes!”

Exercise 3. Use much or many.

Do you drink ________coffee? I like reading. I read _________ books. We have _______ lessons of English this year. I can’t remember _______ from this text. Do you learn _______ new English words every day? We haven’t got ________ bread. I can't spend ________ money on toys.

Answers

Exercise 1.

How many days? (How many days?)
How much sugar? (How much sugar?)
How many cigarettes? (How many cigarettes?)
How much work? (How much work?)
How much petrol? (How much gasoline?)
How many children? (How many children?)
How many theaters? (How many theaters?)
How much juice? (How much juice?)

Exercise 2.

I have few friends in this part of the city.
A teacher said so many words but I understood nothing.
He asked a waiter to bring a little water.
In autumn many birds fly to the south.
She doesn’t like it when there is too much sugar in tea.
“There is no place in a wardrobe! You’ve got so many clothes!”

Exercise 3.

Do you drink much coffee? I like reading. I read many books. We have many lessons of English this year. I can't remember much from this text. Do you learn many new English words every day? We haven't got much bread. I can't spend much money on toys.

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