> Put the, a or an o in the correct position:
1 I have …………………. egg for breakfast every morning.
2 Alan has got …………………. cute dog. …………………. dog is brown.
3 Brad Pitt is …………………. actor.
4 I have got …………………. apple. …………………. apple is in my schoolbag.
5 My sister is …………………. dentist.
KEYS: 1 an 2 a,the 3 an 4 an, the 5 a
> Put some or any in the spaces:
1. I bought ……… cheese but I didn´t buy …….. bread.
2. I´m going to the post office. I need …….. stamps.
3. There aren´t …….. shops in this part of town.
4. George and Alice haven´t got …….. children.
5. Have you got …….. brothers of sisters?
6. There are …… beautiful flowers in the garden.
7. Would you like …… tea? Yes, please.
8. Don´t buy …… rice. We don´t need …….
9. I went out to buy …… milk but they didn´t have …… in the shop.
10. I´m thirsty. Can I have …… water, please?
KEYS: 1 some, any 2 some 3 any 4 any 5 any 6 some 7 some 8 any,any 9 some,any 10 some
> Choose the correct word (some or any).
1. I need a car and The kids ……. in the garden last Saturday dollars.
2. He would like The kids …….. in the garden last Saturday help.
3. There aren’t ……. policemen in the street.
4. Do you know ……… plumber?
5. He needs to make ……… friends.
6. Do you have ………. idea why he is always alone?
7. Charley doesn’t have ……… friends, too.
8. My sister has got ……… interesting books about history.
9. My mum doesn’t read ………. poetry .
10. I’ve got ……… news for you.
KEYS 1 some 2 some 3 any 4 any 5 some 6 any 7 any 8 some 9 any 10 some
> Put some or any:
1 I’d like to have ………………….spaghetti fordinner.
2 Is there ………………….watermelon for me?
3 There aren’t ………………….evil characters inthe school play.
4 Please buy ………………….crayons for thechildren.
5 I’m going to the post office. Do you need………………….stamps?
6 We have got ………………….cereal forbreakfast.
KEYS: 1 some 2 any 3 any 4 some 5 any 6 some
> Complete the sentences with some or any and a word from the list: problems photos choirs friends batteries biscuits
1 I can’t buy these sweets. I haven’t got_________
2 I want to wash my hair. Is there________ ?
3 I’m going to the bakery to buy __________
4 I haven’t got my camera so I can’t take __________
5 Everybody was standing because there weren’t ____________
6 Are there___________ in the radio?
7 I went to Tina’s party lost night with _____________
8 Sorry I’m late. I had _______with my bike.
KEYS: 1 any money 2 any shampoo 3 some biscuits 4 any photos 5 any chairs 6 any batteries 7 some friends 8 some problems
> Use the most common words
1.There isn’t ….. coffee
2.How ….. eggs are there?
3.There are ….. fish.
4.Don’t eat too ….. sweets.
5.How ….. is it?
6.Peter drinks ….. water.
7.We didn’t hear ….. noise.
8.There aren’t ….. cars.
9.She has ….. books.
10.I love you very …… .
11.There weren’t …. animals.
12.Is there ….. snow?
13.There was …. smoke.
14.I haven’t got …. shoes.
15.It has ….. legs.
16.They are ….. older than me.
17.Did you watch….. movies?
18.Thank you very….. .
19.I made …… mistakes.
20.For how ……. nights?
KEYS: 1 much 2 many 3 a lot of 4 many 5 much 6 a lot of 7 much 8 much 9 many 10 a lot of 10 much
11 many 12 much 13 a lot of 14 many 15 a lot of 16 much 17 many 18 much 19 a lot of 20 many
> Write the most common forms between much, many or a lot of:
1.How … owls are there?
2.I met …. friends.
3.There isn’t …. rice.
4.He bought ….. tea.
5.We didn’t see ….. rats.
6.How …. money do you need?
7.I have too …. problems.
8.They asked ….. questions.
9.Pamela drinks too ….. .
10.Are there ….. mountains?
KEYS: 1 many 2 a lot of 3 much 4 a lot of 5 many 6 much 7 many 8 a lot of 9 much 10 many
> Write much, many or a lot of:
1. She can drink ….. water, but she cannot drink much coffee.
2. She does not eat …….meat, but she eats a lot of vegetables.
3. She has got a lot of dresses, but she has not got ….. skirts.
4. She does not buy much perfume, but she buys ….. clothes.
5. Every morning she buys a lot of newspapers, but she does not buy …. magazines.
6. How …… English books have you got?
7. I have got …….. English books, but I have not got many Spanish ones.
8. How …… money do you need to buy this French dictionary?
9. Are there ….. new students in the class?
10. There are not ……. Italian teachers in that school, but there are a lot of English ones.
KEYS: 1 a lot of 2 much 3 many 4 a lot of 5 many 6 many 7 a lot of 8 much 9 many 10 many
> Complete the sentences with many or much.
1 There are______ books in the library.
2 She doesn´t like _____sugar in her tea.
3 How _______does the bike cost?
4 The boy has got ______toys.
5 There are_______ apples on the tree.
6 We know _______people in London.
7 There isn´t ________chocolote in the cupboard.
8 He doesn´t have ______time.
KEYS: 1 many 2 much 3 much 4 many 5 many 6 many 7 much 8 much
> Put much or many in the spaces:
1. There is some food, but not …. drink.
2. There wasn´t …. rain last month.
3. Does the teacher speak …. languages?
4. I don´t put …. sugar in my tea.
5. A poor woman can´t buy …. dresses.
6. That old man hasn´t got …. hair.
7. I can´t see ….. birds on the trees.
8. My mother didn´t buy …. eggs.
9. There isn´t …. milk in this bottle.
10. Did you learn ….. English words last year?
KEYS: 1 much 2 much 3 many 4 much 5 many 6 much 7 many 8 many 9 much 10 many
> Choose the correct words.
1 Were there many / much students in your class last year?
2 Are there a lot of/ much girls in your class?
3 Do you have much / many fun at school?
4 How many / How much time do you study every day?
5 How many / How much people are there in your family?
6 Are there many / much books in your bedroom?
KEYS: 1 many 2 a lot of 3 much 4 how much 5 how many 6 many
> Complete the sentences with many, much, a or an.
1 There are ______books in the library.
2 I haven’t got ______money.
3 How_____ does the bicycle cost?
4 The boy has got _____new toy.
5 There were ______monkeys in the cage.
6 We know_______ people in London.
7 Was there _____erwelope on the desk?
8 There wasn’t______ jam on the bread.
KEYS: 1 many 2 much 3 much 4 a 5 many 6 many 7 an 8 much
> Put a little or a few in the spaces:
1. Could you possible lend me ….. potatoes until tomorrow?
2. Have you got ….. minutes? I´d like to talk to yo.
3. I need ….. money. Can you help me?
4. I´m going to France for ….. days next week.
5. …… people arrived before the party started, but not many.
6. We only have ….. petrol left.
7. Can I ask you ….. questions?
8. The bank only lent me ……money.
9. Only …… students are going to fail the exam.
10. I always put ….. milk in my tea.
KEYS: 1 some 2 some 3 any 4 any 5 some 6 any 7 any 8 some 9 any 10 some
> Decide whether you have to use «a little» or «a few».
1. We had ……….. snow last winter.
2. …………. people were interested in the exhibition.
3. I speak ………….. French.
4. There are …………. students in the classroom.
5. She has ………….. relatives.
6. There is …………..water in the pond.
7. The professor spends ……….. time playing tennis on Sundays.
8. We have ……….. knowledge of this phenomenon.
9. There are …………. mushrooms in my mushroom soup.
10. …………… animals can survive in the desert.
KEYS: 1 a little 2 a few 3 a little 4 a few 5 a few 6 a little 7 a little 8 a little 9 a few 10 a few
> Choose the correct quantifier:
1. They have had … …. homework in mathematics recently.
2. How ….. time do you need to finish the work?
3. There are too …… students in the library.
4. Have you visited …… foreign countries?
5. Although he’s very ill, he didn’t take ….. medicine.
6. ….. people know as much about linguistics as John does.
7. They say ….. knowledge is a dangerous thing.
8. He’s having ……. trouble passing his driving test.
9. I spend …….. of my time reading novels.
10. He knows ……. English. He knows enough English to manage.
11. We have ….. oranges.
12. We don’t have ….. bananas, and we don’t have ……. fruit juice.
13. Do you have any cereal? Sure, there’s ….. in the kitchen.
14. How ….. is this? It’s ten dollars.
15. How ….. do you want? Six, please.
16. He’s very busy; he has ….. work to do.
17. David has ….. rice, but Tyler doesn’t have ….
18. London has …… beautiful buildings.
19. They eat … …. apples.
20. I wrote …… poems.
21. I have got ….. money.
22. I visited ….. European cities.
23. Do you like soccer? Yes, …..
24. Were there …. guests in the wedding? Yes, there were …..
25. Leila is popular. She’s got …. friends. Nancy does not have ….
26. She hasn’t got … patience.
KEYS: 1 lots of 2 much 3 many 4 any 5 any 6 few 7 little 8 a lot of 9 most 10 a little 11 a lot of 12 many 13 a lot 14 much 15 many 16 a lot of 17 a lot of, much 18 a lot of 19 a lot of 20 many 21 lots of 22 many 23 a lot 24 many, a lot 25 a lot of, many 26 muchf 2many /much 3 a lot 4 much 5 many 6 a lot of 7 a lot of / much 8 a lot of 9 a lot of 10 many