Underline the expressions which can be used.
1. I have several, many, a few, a little, too much homework to do.
2. James did several, much, no exercises in the morning.
3. They didn't have much, several, a lot of, any, many luck this season.
4. Let's plant one, a little, a few, lots of, some trees.
5. She eats a lot of, a little, most, no, each meat.
6. You'll need a few, a couple of, much, many, a little tomatoes.
7. She has visited whole, every, a number of, most, a great deal of countries in Europe.
8. I have got a few, several, no, a little time.
9. He wants to earn some, each, a few, lots of extra money.
10. They put a great deal of, a few, many, a lot of effort into the project.
11. This tea is bitter. It needs a few, a little, lots of more sugar.
12. Much, Many, A large number of, Every people disagree with his decision.

Complete the sentences with the quantifiers in the box. There is one extra quantifier.

1. That’s too ______ hungry children.

2. There are ______ hungry people in the world, but only _______ people are trying to do something about it.

3. We’ll need to provide _______ protein.

4. Insects don’t need as _______ space or water.

5. How ________ people will eat insects in the future?

6. How ________ food made with insects will you eat?

26. ____ my students are familiar with this kind of school activities.

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A. Most B. Most of C. A few D. Few
27. He had spent ____ time writing an essay about his childhood.
A. a large number of B. a great deal of C. a few D. many
28. Peter has spent ____ time and money on stamp collecting.
A. a few of B. many of C. a great deal of D. a large number of
29. - I haven’t got ____ money on me. - Don’t worry! I will lend you ______.
A. a few / little B. many of / a little C. any/some D. some/any
30. - How ____ furniture do you think there is?
A. many B. much C. few D. a lot of
31. - Why don’t you take a break? Would you like ____ coffee?
A. few B. some C. many D. much
32. He drank ____ wine last night and gets sick now.
A. too many B. too much C. few of D. a large number of
33. - Give me ____ examples, please!
A. a few B. a little C. few D. little
34. - Is there ____ water in the glass?
A. any B. some C. many D. lots of
35. Peter doesn’t want ____ to do.
A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
36. - Can you speak French? – Yes, ____.
A. a few B. few C. a little D. little
37. Thank you very ____ for your help.
A. many B. much C. a lot D. little
38. He is very rich. He has ____ money in the bank.
A. a great deal of B. many C. a large number of D. few
39. She put too ____ sugar in the coffee. It became so sweet that I couldn’t drink it.
A. many B. much C. few D. little
40. I have got ____ homework to do.
A. many B. few C. a lot of D. a large number of
41. She has talked too ____.
A. much B. many C. few D. a great deal
42. I've met him so _____ times and I still can't remember his name.
A. much B. many C. little D. a number of
43. They know ____ about what to do.
A. many B. few C. little D. the number of
44. ____ children are ill-prepared for employment.
A. Much B. Most C. A little D. Most of
45. Would you like ____ champagne to drink?
A. some B. few C. a few D. many
46. The school has pupils from ____ different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
A. many B. much C. few D. a few
47. ____ of the students are good today.
A. Most B. Much C. A little D. Very
48. There were too ____ different nationalities in my class and we had to speak English.
A. a lot of B. much C. some D. many
49. I don’t know ____ about English literature.
A. many B. much C. a few D. little
50. Let me make just ____ concluding remarks.
A. few B. little C. a few D. a little

Fill in the sentences with the right expression:  a lot (of), much, many, little, a little, few, a few, any. 
 

1.Thave got very .... really close friends-only one or two.

2. We'll have to do this quickly. We haven't got .... time.

3.I drink ... tea-maybe six cupsaday, but very ... coffee.

4.I never watch Channel 5. There are too ... adverts 5. I've been eating too
 .... recently. I'm going to go on a diet.

6.A How .... free time have you got?
 B Very ... .I work long hours.

7.A Have you got any money on you?
 B Yes, but not ... .I haven't been to the bank yet.

8. I'm a strict vegetarian . I don't eat ... meat.

9.A How .... students came to the first class?
 B Not ... ,because .... people are still on holiday.

10. There's only a ... milk left. Please don't use it all.

11. I can't run very fast.I smoke too ... .

12. I forgot my camera, so we couldn't take ... photos.

13. We've only got a .... potatoes. Can you buy some?

14. I don't like shopping in hypermarkets. There are too ... people.

15. I read ... magazines–five or sixaweek, but not ... books.

Circle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. Hurry up! We’ve only got _________ timea. few b. a few c. little d. much

2. Andy spent _________ money at the supemarketa. many b. a lot of c. a number d. too

3. I am bored. I want to go _____ tonighta. nice somewhere b. somewhere nice c. nice place d. a nice place

4. Close your eyes. I have _____ for youa. some b. something c. anything d. one

5. I didn’t see _____ in front of me, but I heard _____ running behind mea. no one/anyone b. someone/no one c. anyone/someone d. anyone/no one

6. I’ve lost my keys. I can’t find them _________a. anywhere b. some where c. everywhere d. nowhere

7. I want _________ milk todaya. a few b. any c. some d. many

8. He’s always busy. He has _________ time to relaxa. much b. little c. a little d. plenty of

9. They had spent so _________ time on gaining the independence.a. much b. many c. a lot d. very

10. I paid _________ money for a new housea. many b. a few c. few d. a lot of

11. They spent _________ time studying victorian literaturea. few b. many c. much d. a few

12. There are _________ organizations to help the deaf and the blinda. much b. a little c. many d. little

13. I'm very busy at the moment so it may take a _________ time to answer your letters.a. little b. few c. small d. some

14. Very _________ people knew about it.a. few b. a few c. much d. little

15. Thank you for bringing me along. I never thought Shakespeare could be so _________ fun.a. many b. much c. few d. some

Choose the best answer.

1. I'd like (a tube of/ a bottlle of/ a bar of/ a can of) chocolate.

2. Is there (any/ some/ many/ few) beer in the fridge?

3. How much (bananas/ oranges/ eggs/ sugar) do you need?

4. She never touches (healthy/ unhealthy/ godd/ delicious) food.

5. Wha would you like to eat? I'd like a pizza/ I like pizza/ Yes, thanks/ Yes, please.

6. Her mother (made/ divided/ sliced/ heated) the beef into strips.

7. Children (need/ needn't/ should/ shouldn't) eat too many sweet things.

8. Add (few/ a little/ may/ too much) salt to the soup, please.

9. Stop, please. That is (a little/ a few/ too much/ too many) coffee.

10. I ate (too much/ too a lot of/ plenty/ so many) ice cream so I felt sick.

PART I: fill in the blanks with a proper expression of quantity: few, a few, little, a little, many, much, any, some (if necessary)  

  1. I feel lonely and don’t enjoy my life here because I have little  friends in this city. 

  2. Let’s go and have a drink. We have got a little time before the train leave. 

  3. I need ________ money. Have you got ________? – Yes, but not ________. 

  4. Hurry or we will be late. We have very _________ time. 

  5. I don’t know __________ about biology. I have __________ knowledge about genetics. 

  6. She doesn’t know ________ about what to do in response to his kind – heartedness. 

  7. He gives __________ thought of her future. I don’t know what he will be like. 

  8. This is not the first time the car has broken down. It has happened _________ times before 

  9. The air in this room will become fresher if you spray __________ perfume 

  10. The teacher explains the Math very clearly so _________ students have questions after the lesson 

  11. Put __________ salt into your soup because it is tasteless

  12. He usually types very carefully so I hardly find __________ mistakes in his writing

  13. Having ________ apple jam a day can keep away from the doctor’s 

  14. I have _________ books so I can’t lend you some 

  15. She has a lot of books but only _________ books are interesting. 

  16. Can I have _________ information about the flight to New York on weekend? 

  17. You make too _________ mistakes in your test, so I give you 5 marks.  

  18. The village is very small. There are only __________ houses. 

  19. Things are not going so well for her. She has ________ problems

  20. There are so _________ people at the meeting so it is cancelled  

21. She has ___________ friends at school so she often feels unhappy. 

22. There isn’t _______________ food in the fridge. It’s nearly empty. 

23. Don’t worry. He can speak ____________ English.

24. There are too _____________ people on the bus so I must stand. 

25. There is ____________ sugar in the jar, so I can’t make a cake

Choose the best answer.

1.He produces a ( little / few ) rice .

2. They have ( many / a lot of )  fruit.

3. There is (some / any ) milk in the bottle.

4. There are ( an / three ) eggs on the table.

5.How (much / many) milk do you want ?

6. Are there ( any / much ) flowers in the garden ?

7. Do they collect too (many / much) things ?

8.Does he produce (a lot of / much) vegetables ?

9. People are wasting ( a few / a lot of) power.

10. How (many / much ) eggs do his chicken produce?

1. Complete these sentences with a, an, some, any
0. There’s some toast on the table.
1. Have you got ______________ bread?
2. If you’re hungry, have ______________ sandwich.
3. My mother often has ______________ banana for her breakfast.
4. I’m thirsty. Can I have______________ drink, please? 
5. You didn’t buy ______________ bacon this morning, Mai?
6. If you eat ______________ apple every day, you can keep the doctor away.
7. Is there ______________cheese, Mom?
8. I think there aren’t ______________ sweets left.
9. There were ______________ cups of tea on the table this morning.
10. I don’t know if Mr. Hai likes drinking _____________ cup of white coffee every day.
2. Choose the best answer
1. I’d like ( a tube of/ a bottle of/ a bar of/ a can of) chocolate.
2. Is there( any/ some/ many/ few) beer in the fridge?
3. How much (bananas/ oranges/ eggs/ sugar) do you need?
4. She never touches ( healthy/ unhealthy/ good/ delicious) food.
5. What would you like to eat? ( I’d like a pizza/ I like pizza/ yes, thanks/ yes, please)
6. Her mother( made/ divided/sliced/heated) the beef into strips.
7. Children ( need/ needn’t/ should/shouldn’t)  eat too many sweet things.
8. Add( few/ a little/ may/ too much) salt to the soup, please.
9. Stop, please. That is ( a little/ a few/ too much/ too many) coffee.
10. I ate ( too much/ too a lot of/ plenty/ so many) ice cream so I felt sick.