EXERCISES. Ex. 1. Complete the sentences with much/many/a lot of
Ex. 1. Complete the sentences with much/many/a lot of.
1. Have you got … work to do today? – Quite …. 2. How … sisters or brothers have you got? 3. There isn’t … useful information in this article. 4. I don’t know … people here. Do you? 5. This town is too small. There aren’t … tourists here. 6. Usually I don’t have breakfast before my studies but I drink … coffee. 7. How … money do you spend a month? 8. Vegetarians eat … vegetables & fruit. 9. I’ve got … problems at the moment. 10. We visited… interesting places during our stay in London. 11. How … does he smoke? – Too …. 12. Are there going to be … people at the lecture? 13. Do you have … trouble with English? 14. It takes me … time to get to the university. 15. I am sorry but not … people understand your ideas.
Ex. 2. Fill in the spaces with the following words much/many/lots of/a great deal of/a number of/plenty of/a good deal of.
1. We have complained about it … times, but they still haven’t done anything about it. 2. It’s very kind of you to offer your help, but there isn’t really … work to do. 3. He showed … of interest to this project. 4. He is a very clever man. He has got … new ideas. 5. We must hurry, we haven’t got … time. 6. Don’t worry, there’s … time. 7. What was wrong? You were making … noise last night. 8. We’ve got … energy into this plan, I hope it works. 9. Usually I drink … coffee in the morning. 10. How … money have you got on you? 11. Do you watch TV …? – I’m afraid, I do. 12. She knows … but she still has … to learn. 13. They didn’t spend … money on their holiday. 14. We’ll find where to stay, there are … hotels in this town. 15. Is there … chalk on my coat? 16. … shops are closed on Sundays. 17. I met … friends at the theatre. 18. This new hat costs … money. 19. … water has passed under the bridge since then. 20. Did they plant … apple-trees in the garden? 21. Did you have … difficulty in finding the house? 22. You have given me too … sugar. 23. He caused his mother … trouble. 24. … rain has fallen on the fields. 25. … people study Russian nowadays. 26. I haven’t … hope for his success. 27. I haven’t … sugar, but I have … jam. 28. I have … work to do, but I haven’t … time for it. 29. Do not ask so … questions. 30. Fortunately they didn’t ask me … questions.
Ex. 3. Put in little/a little/few/a few.
1. 1. When did you see Nick? – … days ago. 2. He is unknown to me. I know … about him. 3. Wait a bit, I need … minutes to get ready. 4. They are going away for … days. 5. Please give me … water. I am thirsty. 6. They are not rich. They’ve got … money. 7. Let’s go for a walk. I need … fresh air. 8. Not … people understand his ideas. 9. Do you drink much coffee? – No, just …. 10. I don’t know what to do. Could you give … help? 11. We waited … minutes & then left. 12. She speaks Arabic …. 13. I want … words with you, please. 14. We could easily understand him. He could speak English …. 15. We could hardly understand him. He could speak English …. 16. Will you go to the shop? There is … bread in the house. 17. Do you take any interest in it at all? – Yes, but very …. 18. He is very ill, there is … hope for him. 19. Can you come to our house this evening? I’m inviting … friends for dinner. 20. He cannot buy this book as he has … money left. 21. There were … changes since you left, so you needn’t worry. 22. There is … work to do this afternoon, so we can go out tonight. 23. There are … apples on the table, help yourself to some. 24. There are … cars in this region & the roads are so bad. 25. … people understood him as he did not speak clearly. 26. I would like … more meat, please. 27. There is just room for … more people. 28. A pony has … chance of keeping pace with a horse. 29. The cactus needs very … water. 30. Can you bring us … apples, please? 31. – Would you like more wine? – Just …. 32. The exam was very difficult & only … students passed it. 33. Make haste. We’ve got very … time left. 34. … more work won’t hurt you, boys. 35. The hall was almost empty. There were very … people there. 36. There is … snow but much rain in England in winter. 37. There is … fun to be in hospital. 38. I don’t speak much French. Only … words. 39. Open the window! There is so … air in the room. 40. Why do you eat so …? Try … of everything.
Ex. 4. Use less/the least/fewer/ the fewest.
1. I’ve got … money than I thought. 2. Do you want more time & … money, or more money & … time? 3. He drives… carefully than I expected. 4. It was the … successful day in my life. 5. There were … problems than I expected. 6. He is very clever but he has got … self-confidence of anyone I know. 7. This is a very good car. It needs … repairs. 8. He has earned … money than he expected. 9. I speak English … fluently than a year ago. 10. I feel … optimistic about the future than a year ago. 11. He’s had … days off work of anybody in the office. 12. He was the person who made … mistakes in the test. 13. It was … successful party we had.
Ex. 5. Put in much, many, (a) few, (a) little.
1. Last week there was so … rain that I couldn’t go out. 2. When we walked … farther down the road, we met other students. 3. Have you got … ink in your pen? 4. At the conference we met … people whom we knew well. 5. There are very … old houses left in our street. Most of them have already been pulled down. 6. If you have … spare time, look through this book. You will find … stories there which are rather interesting. 7. I’m afraid I haven’t got … news to convey. 8. … was said but … done. 9. I suggested that she should get … plums and some bread. 10. At the bar … men were discussing the coming elections. 11. She was glad to see me because I was English and she knew … English people. 12. My mother knows German … and she can help you with the translation. 13. I’d like to say … words about my journey.