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Question 1

WE USE MANY AND (A) FEW WITH PLURAL (COUNTABLE) NOUNS

There were ________ people at the get-together.
My parents spent ______ days in Paris (some/a small number).
She had ______ moments on her own (not many/almost none).

Answer 1

many

a few

few

Question 2

WE USE MUCH AND (A) LITTLE WITH UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

She doesn´t have ______ energy today.
She saves ________ money every month (some/a small amount).
He had ______ money to spend (not much/almost nothing)

Answer 2

much

a little

little

Question 3

MUCH is unusual in positive sentences (especially in spoken English). You can use it in negative sentences or questions.

We spent A LOT OF time getting to our destination. (not MUCH).
We didn´t spend much time getting to our destination.
Did you spend much time travelling?

Question 4

WE USE A LOT OF / LOTS OF AND PLENTY OF WITH UNCOUNTABLE AND PLURAL (COUNTABLE) NOUNS

The hospital has a lot of equipment.
He has lots of money. (Lots of is more informal than a lot of).

There are plenty of balloons (a
large amount or quantity; sufficient or more than enough).

Question 5

1. He isn´t very popular. He has very _________ friends.
2. Ann is very busy these days. She has ___________ free time
3. Did you take _____________ pictures when you were on vacation?
4. I´m not very busy today. I don´t have ___________ to do.
5. This is a very modern city. There are ______________ old buildings.
6. The weather has been very dry recently. We´ve had very ________ rain.
7. “Do you know New York?” “I do, but I haven´t been there for ______ years.”

Answer 5

few

a little

many

much

few

little

many

Question 6

1. She is lucky. She has few problems.
2. Can you lend me a few dollars?
3. There was little traffic so the trip didn´t take long.
4. I can´t give you a decision yet. I need a little time

to think.

5. It was a surprise that he won the match. Few

people expected him to win.

6. I don´t know much Spanish – only a few words.
7. I wonder how Sam is. I haven´t seen him for a few

months.