SOME/ANY/MUCH/MANY/A LOT OF/(A) FEW/(A) LITTLE

1. Complete the sentences. Use a lot of/ much/ many.

Jane has a problem. She wants to get married, but doesnt know which man to choose.
Johns got 1___________ cars but he hasnt got 2 __________ patience.
Davids got 3 ___________ money, but he hasnt got 4 ___________friends.
Michel hasnt got 5 ______money, but he has got 6 __________charm.
Arthur has got 7 __________ fun, but he hasnt got 8 ___________sense of humour.
Bill hasnt got 9 ___________clothes, but hes got 10 ___________fun.
Sids got 11 ____________style, but he has not got 12 ___________humour.
Fred has not got 13_________ style, but hes got 14___________ luck.
Jane is very lucky because all the men love her and want to marry her because shes got 15________ charm,
16_________ personality and 17________ friends. But she hasnt got 18_________ money, so she hasnt got
19._________ clothes although she dresses with 20.____________ elegance.
Which man do you think would be the best for her?
2. Complete the sentences with a few or a little.
1. There is ________ bread in the cupboard. But its
enough for dinner. 2. Susan has ________ friends.
She doesnt feel lonely. 3. Can I have _________ milk
in my coffee? I like white. 4. There are ________
puddles on the road. Lets put on rubber boots. 5.
_______ apples are enough for me not to feel hungry.
6. I have ________money in my wallet. 7. You have
_________ mistakes in the test. 8. There is ________
meat in the fridge.
Complete the sentences with a few or a little.
1. Im going shopping. I need to buy _______ things
for tonights party.
2. _______people swim in the sea in the winter.
3. I cant wait for you. Ive got ___ ___ time.
4. There is ____________ snow on the ground.
The children cant make a snowman.
5. He knows ________people. They can help him find
a job.
6. He knows ________people. They can help
find athe
job.correct answer.
5.him
Choose
7. We need __________ milk and ________ eggs to
1.make
I eat___C___
a cake. meat. I prefer fish.
.
very
few B. a fewtime forC.
very little
8. I have
__________free
hobbies
because I
2.work
Has he
got
many
interesting
books
in
his library?
a lot.
. a little
B. much
C. a lot
3. She doesnt eat ______ chocolate because she
doesnt like it.
. much
B. a lot of
C. little
There are ________apples
on some
the plate.
Take
one.
4.4.Complete
the sentences with
or any.
(II)
A. a fewI'm so hungry
B. a lotand there isC.nothing
a little in the
Stanley:
fridge!
There
aren't
(I)
_________bananas
5. You havent got _______ mistakes in yourand
test.there
isn't (2) ________ yoghurt.
A. a few
B. acook
lot something!
C. many
Peter:
Well, we can
Let's make
pancakes!
6. There is ______ milk in the fridge. Can you buy
Stanley: OK. We need (3) ______flour, (4) ______
some?
milk, (5) _____sugar and eggs. Have we got (6)
A. a few
B. a Yes.
little There areC.
_______eggs?
Peter:
(7)little
______eggs
the_______sugar
fridge.
7.in
Put
into your tea.
Stanley:
Now,
have
got (8) ________flour?
A. a few
B. awe
little
C. little

3. A few/few or a little/little. Circle the right answer.

1. I need a little/little money. Can you lend me some?
2. He went out a few/few minutes ago. 3. I have a
few/few friends here. We always spend time together.
4. There were a few/few guests at the party. The hosts
were unhappy. 5. You dont have to hurry. There is a
little/little traffic at this time of the day. 6. You have a
little/little time to finish the test. You must write faster.
7. There are a few/few trees in our garden. We are
going to plant some more next spring. 8. Can I speak
to you for a few minutes?
5. Complete the sentences with some or any. (I)
1. There are ________ books on the shelf.
2. There isnt _____ water in the glass.
3. Would you like _____ tea?
4. There isnt ______ information in this book.
5. Do you need _______help?
6. Give me _______ colour pencils to draw a picture.
7. I heard ______ good news yesterday.
8. We didnt learn ______new grammar rules at the
English lesson yesterday.
9. Did you see _______children in the playground?
8.10.
Very
_______
in our
class
canhall.
do such
There
aren'tpupils
_______
boys
in the
11.
They
have
_______pretty
dresses
in
the store.
difficult sums.
12.
Dont
tell
me
______
bad
news.
A. a few
B. few
C. little
13. Did she tell you about _____ of her experience.
9.14.
Ther
arebaby
________
of shops
restaurants
our
The
is asleep.
Dont and
make
_______ in
noise.
district.
A. a few
B. a lot
C. many
10.Peter:
Ther Yes.
are _________
mushrooms in
There's (9) of
________flour
in the
thatforest
this
year.
cupboard.
A. a fewGreat! Have
B. a lot
a little
Stanley:
we got (10)C.
_____milk?
Peter: There's (11)______ milk in that bottle.
11.Stanley:
I can speak
_________,
but not
Are English
we ready?
Can we make
the very
much.
pancakes? I'M HUNGRY!
A. a few
B. aWe
lot haven't got
C. (12)______
a little
Peter:
No, we can't.
eggs.
12.Stanley:
There isEggs?
_______
furniture
the house;
itson the
We've
got twoineggs.
They're
almost
table!empty.
A. little
B. aThey're
little on the C.
few
Peter:
No, they aren't.
floor!

6. Correct the mistakes.

1. How many free time do you have?
2. There isnt a lot of snow in the streets.
3. The doctor gave me any medicine for my cough.
4. There are a little students in the class.
5. I wanted to buy any fresh eggs, but there weren't
some in the store.

6. He never gives his kids few money.

7. There is many juice in the glass.
8. Please give me any more coffee.
9. He never makes much mistakes in spelling.
10. There aren't some good seats left for the play
tonight.

7. Read the letter and choose the correct variant.

Dear Helen ,
Thanks a lot/much for your letter. Im glad you had a good time in summer. I enjoyed myself in summer too. I
spent it with my parents in Italy. In August my family moved to a new flat so I have a little/a few things to tell you
about my new school.
It is a very big school. There are a lot of/a little students in my class and I have very little/ a lot of friends. This
year we study some/few new subjects. They are interesting, though quite difficult. I havent got very much/little free
time because I have a lot of/ few hobbies.
Please write to me soon and tell me a little/little about your school.
Best wishes,
Ann.

8. Complete the sentences with SOME/ANY/MUCH/MANY/A LOT OF/(A) FEW/(A) LITTLE.

In some sentences several variants are possible.
1. Come here. There is _________dirt on your collar. 2. I love vegetables. I dont eat __________ meat. 3. I cant go
out tonight . I have _________ homework. 4. Im sorry, I cant finish my project. Can you give me _____ more time?
5. Its not sunny today. There arent ________ people at the beach. 6. There arent ________ flowers in our garden.
7. I know its bad for me, I have only _______ sugar in my tea. 8. Could I have _________ bread with my soup? 9.
There isnt ______ space in my office. 10. They used to be rich, but now they dont have _______ money.11. There
is only ______ oil in this bottle. Have you got some more? 12. They ve got a farm, but they havent got ________
animals. 13. This isnt a difficult text. There are only _______ words I dont know. 14. You can have as _______

coffee as you like.