Name: ____________________________________

Date: ____________________________________

Much is used with uncountable

nouns and is generally used in
negative statements and questions.
A lot of is used with uncountable
e.g.: I don´t have much money.
and uncountable nouns, and is
Do I have much time? generally used for affirmative
sentences.

e.g.: I have a lot of time

Many is used with plural countable
nouns, and is often used in negative
statements and questions.

e.g.: I don´t have many CDs. Lots of can be used in the same
way as a lot of, often in informal
Do I have many friends? speech.

e.g.: I´ve got lots of sweets and

Much and Many can be used in chocolate.
affirmative sentences, but in a more I buy a lot of biscuits and milk.
formal style.
e.g.: She has many good friends at
school.

Use much or many to complete the following sentences.

a) There weren´t __________________ pupils absent yesterday.

b) There isn´t __________________ rubbish on the floor.
c) Is there __________________ oil in the bottle?
d) How __________________ time do you spend on your English every day?
e) How __________________ times a month do you go to the cinema?
f) There is __________________ truth in that proverb.
 Fill in the gaps with much, many or a lot (of).

a) __________________ people like to swim in the sea.

b) My sister bought __________________ furniture.

c) There is __________________ traffic in the streets these days.

d) __________________ has been written about car traffic.

e) There aren´t __________________ people in the park today.

f) People have written __________________ about it.

g) __________________ cars are equipped with GPS systems.

h) How __________________ water do you drink every day?

i) I don´t know __________________ water I drank yesterday.

j) How __________________ people are coming to your birthday party?

k) Do you need __________________ milk for this recipe?

l) I need to practice the piano __________________ before the concert.

m) I don´t know how __________________ girls there are at our school.

n) There is too __________________ bad news on television.

o) You have __________________ friends. I don´t have __________________.

p) ´Are there __________________ apples in the kitchen?´ ´No, there aren´t

__________________ left.

q) How __________________ bread did you buy?´ ´Not __________________.´

r) Does this factory produce __________________ different kinds of products?

s) Does she spend __________________ money on clothes?

t) She doesn´t make __________________ mistakes in spelling.

Key:

1.

a) many
b) much
c) much
d) much
e) many
f) much

2.

a) a lot of / many
b) a lot of
c) a lot of
d) much
e) many
f) a lot
g) a lot of / many
h) much
i) much
j) many
k) much / a lot o
l) a lot
m) many
n) much
o) a lot of ; many
p) many; many
q) much; much / a lot of
r) many
s) much/ a lot of
t) many / a lot of