Quantifiers - Countable
Complete the sentence with a quantifier:
Anthony and Catherine have __________ birds in their house.
Use a countable noun quantifier:
many, a few, a lot of, some
Complete the sentence with the quantifiers:
Cleaning the house takes _________ time during the week.
Use an uncountable noun quantifier:
a lot of, much, a little, some
Change the quantifier of this sentence with another one, the opposite meaning.
In America, a few of the people can drive.
In America, a lot of people can drive.
Give me one example of count noun and one example of uncount noun
Non-count: smoke, pollution, traffic, air, trash, space, concrete, graffiti
Count: trees, traffic jam, cars, roads, streets, people, trains
Which quantifier should be used before this phrase: concrete buildings (3)
many -- a few -- a little -- none -- much -- a lot of
Use a countable noun quantifier:
many, a few, a lot of
Complete the sentence with a quantifier:
I have _________ friends.
Use a countable noun quantifier:
many, a lot of, lots, some, a few
Complete the sentence with the quantifiers of your opinion
I think I have ____________ homework to do.
Use an uncountable noun quantifier:
a lot of, some, a little
Change the quantifier of this sentence with another one, keep the same meaning.
We have a lot of space in our new apartment.
lots of, much
Fill in the blanks:
_____ students chose to study Spanish. Only ____ chose to study Japanese.
many a lot of a few much almost
Almost all students chose to study Spanish. Only a few chose to study Japanese.
I had _______ fun! I met ______ people yesterday.
so many a little
so much a lot of
I had so much fun! I meet a lot of new people yesterday.
Complete the sentence with a quantifier:
I like to recycle, so I only use ______ plastic.
Use a countable noun quantifier:
some/a little/little
Which quantifier is the best to use in this sentence: There is _______ information on this website.
a) a little
b) much
c) a few
Use an uncountable noun quantifier:
a little
I hate the subway. There are much people and there is all space to move around.
1- many, a lot of
2- a little, not any
What's the difference between:
"a few" and "a little"
Which is countable ("=count")?
Which is uncountable ("=uncount")?
a few is used with countable nouns
a little is used with uncountable nouns
I have many ______. We can make _____ lemonade.
I have many lemons. We can make a lot of lemonade.
Pick the correct quantifier:
If you want to buy flowers, go to the shop on mains street. They have ______ beautiful flowers.
many much any
Use a countable noun quantifier:
many
The air is clean because there is only _____ pollution.
a little
Almost all employees complained about their schedule.
Choose a quantifier to replace almost all?
A lot of/most/many/The majority of
Which 3 quantifiers can be used with count and uncount nouns?
a lot of
some
any
Is the expression traffic jam count or uncount?
count!
Ex: Traffic jams are so annoying!
Complete the sentences with two countable quantifiers:
1. This soda has ___ _____ ___ nutrients in it.
2. We still have ______ salt, no need to buy more.
1. This soda has a lot of nutrients in it.
2. We have some salt.
Is "air pollution" countable or uncountable?
uncountable.
Eg: There is too much air pollution in big cities.
There is too many space in my apartment.
a lot of----some----a little---any---much
a little/a lot of/some
List 2 quantifiers that can be used with countable nouns and 2 with uncountable nouns
count: a lot of many, some, a few, any.
non-count: a lot of, some, a little, much, any
Put these words in the correct order:
as last year.
have
does not
students
Sean
as many
Sean does not have as many students as last year.