Much and Many are used when there is a large quantity of something. They are used in negative sentences and questions.

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  Exercise 1

   

  Remember: Many is used with countable nouns. Much is used with uncountable nouns.

   

  Are these nouns countable or uncountable?

   

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  Are these nouns countable or uncountable?

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     1. Question

     Music

     • countable
     • uncountable
     Correct
     

     Music – uncountable

     Incorrect
     

     Music – uncountable
  2. Question 2 of 10

     2. Question

     Juice

     • countable
     • uncountable
     Correct
     

     Juice – uncountable

     Incorrect
     

     Juice – uncountable
  3. Question 3 of 10

     3. Question

     Numbers

     • countable
     • uncountable
     Correct
     

     Numbers – countable

     Incorrect
     

     Numbers – countable
  4. Question 4 of 10

     4. Question

     Money

     • countable
     • uncountable
     Correct
     

     Money – uncountable

     Incorrect
     

     Money – uncountable
  5. Question 5 of 10

     5. Question

     Food

     • countable
     • uncountable
     Correct
     

     Food – uncountable

     Incorrect
     

     Food – uncountable
  6. Question 6 of 10

     6. Question

     News

     • countable
     • uncountable
     Correct
     

     News – uncountable

     Incorrect
     

     News – uncountable
  7. Question 7 of 10

     7. Question

     Women

     • countable
     • uncountable
     Correct
     

     Women – countable

     Incorrect
     

     Women – countable
  8. Question 8 of 10

     8. Question

     Mice

     • countable
     • uncountable
     Correct
     

     Mice – countable
     Mice is the plural of mouse.

     Incorrect
     

     Mice – countable
     Mice is the plural of mouse.
  9. Question 9 of 10

     9. Question

     Children

     • countable
     • uncountable
     Correct
     

     Children – countable

     Incorrect
     

     Children – countable
  10. Question 10 of 10

      10. Question

      Information

      • countable
      • uncountable
      Correct
      

      Information – uncountable

      Incorrect
      

      Information – uncountable

   

  Exercise 2

   

  Remember: Much and many for negative sentences and questions. A lot of for positive sentences.

   

  Use much, many or a lot of to complete each sentence.

   

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     1. Question

     Bangkok has ___ beautiful temples.

     • much
     • many
     • lot of
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     Bangkok has a lot of beautiful temples.
     Positive sentence, and countable.

     Incorrect
     

     Bangkok has a lot of beautiful temples.
     Positive sentence, and countable.
  2. Question 2 of 6

     2. Question

     There isn’t ___ butter in the fridge.

     • much
     • many
     • lot of
     Correct
     

     There isn’t much butter in the fridge.

     Incorrect
     

     There isn’t much butter in the fridge.
  3. Question 3 of 6

     3. Question

     David has ___ rice, but Tyler doesn’t have ___.

     • much
     • many
     • lot of
     Correct
     

     David has a lot of rice, but Tyler doesn’t have much.
     A lot of rice is positive, and doesn’t have much is negative and uncountable.

     Incorrect
     

     David has a lot of rice, but Tyler doesn’t have much.
     A lot of rice is positive, and doesn’t have much is negative and uncountable.
  4. Question 4 of 6

     4. Question

     There was too ___ noise last night.

     • much
     • many
     • lot of
     Correct
     

     There was too much noise last night.

     Incorrect
     

     There was too much noise last night.
  5. Question 5 of 6

     5. Question

     We don’t have ___ bananas, and we don’t have ___ juice.

     • much
     • many
     • lot of
     Correct
     

     We don’t have many bananas, and we don’t have much juice.

     Incorrect
     

     We don’t have many bananas, and we don’t have much juice.
  6. Question 6 of 6

     6. Question

     How ___ lessons do you have each week?

     • much
     • many
     • lot of
     Correct
     

     How many lessons do you have each week?

     Incorrect
     

     How many lessons do you have each week?

   

  Exercise 3

   

  Use much, many or a lot of to complete each sentence.

   

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     1. Question

     You don’t have ___ time.

     • much
     • many
     • lot of
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     You don’t have much time.
     Uncountable and negative.

     Incorrect
     

     You don’t have much time.
     Uncountable and negative.
  2. Question 2 of 6

     2. Question

     Do you have any cereal? Sure, there’s ___ it in the kitchen cupboard.

     • much
     • many
     • lot of
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     Do you have any cereal? Sure, there’s a lot of it in the kitchen cupboard.
     Uncountable, but positive.

     Incorrect
     

     Do you have any cereal? Sure, there’s a lot of it in the kitchen cupboard.
     Uncountable, but positive.
  3. Question 3 of 6

     3. Question

     There is too ___ water in the bath.

     • much
     • many
     • lot of
     Correct
     

     There is too much water in the bath.

     Incorrect
     

     There is too much water in the bath.
  4. Question 4 of 6

     4. Question

     It doesn’t make ___ sense to go tomorrow. There will be ___ people. We should wait until Sunday.

     • much
     • many
     • lot of
     Correct
     

     It doesn’t make much sense to go tomorrow. We should wait until Sunday.

     Incorrect
     

     It doesn’t make much sense to go tomorrow. We should wait until Sunday.
  5. Question 5 of 6

     5. Question

     My husband doesn’t have ___ hair, anymore. So, I don’t need to buy ___ shampoo.

     • much
     • many
     • lot of
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     My husband doesn’t have much hair, anymore. So, I don’t need to buy a lot of shampoo.
     Uncountable and negative. Uncountable, but positive.

     Incorrect
     

     My husband doesn’t have much hair, anymore. So, I don’t need to buy a lot of shampoo.
     Uncountable and negative. Uncountable, but positive.
  6. Question 6 of 6

     6. Question

     Was there ___ traffic on the road?

     • much
     • many
     • lot of
     Correct
     

     Was there much traffic on the road?

     Incorrect
     

     Was there much traffic on the road?

   

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