I.

Lý thuyết về từ chỉ số lượng

1. Some (một vài)
- Dùng trong câu khẳng định, lời mời
- Đứng trước danh từ đếm được số nhiều và danh từ không đếm được
VD: I have some friends.
2. Any (một vài)
- Dùng trong câu phủ định và câu hỏi
- Đứng trước danh từ đếm được số nhiều và danh từ không đếm được
VD: There aren’t any books in the shelf.
3. Many (nhiều)
- Thường dùng trong câu hỏi và câu phủ định, câu khẳng định được dùng ít hơn
- Đi với danh từ đếm được số nhiều
VD: Do you have many cars?
4. A lot of – Lots of (nhiều)
- Được dùng trong câu khẳng đinh và câu nghi vấn
- Đi với danh từ không đếm được và danh từ đếm được số nhiều
VD: We spent a lot of money.
5. A few (một ít)
- Dùng trong câu khẳng định
- Dùng với danh từ đếm được số nhiều
VD: She enjoys her life here. She has a few friends and they meet quite often.
6. A little (một ít)
- Dùng trong câu khẳng định
- Đi với danh từ không đếm được
VD: Have you got any money? - Yes, a little. Do you want to borrow some?
II. Động từ sử dụng sau từ chỉ lượng
- Số thập phân, phân số, sự đo lường + động từ số ít
Three quarters of a ton is too much. (Ba phần tư tấn là quá nhiều.)
- All, some, plenty + of + danh từ số ít + động từ số ít
Some of the milk was sour. (Một ít sữa đã bị chua.)
- Half, part, a lot + of + danh từ số nhiều + động từ số nhiều
A lot of my friends want to emigrate. (Nhiều người bạn của tôi muốn di cư.)
- No + danh từ số ít + động từ số ít
No student has finished their assignment. (Không có học sinh nào hoàn thành bài tập.)
- No + danh từ số nhiều + động từ số nhiều
No people think alike. (Không có người nào nghĩ giống nhau.)
- A number of + danh từ số nhiều + động từ số nhiều
A number of countries are overproducing goods. (Một số nước đang sản xuất thừa hàng
hóa.)
- The number of + danh từ số nhiều + động từ số ít
The number of visitors increases rapidly. (Lượng du khách tăng nhanh chóng.)
III. Bài tập từ chỉ lượng trong tiếng Anh
Exercise 1. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Bài 1: There wasn't …............. snow last night.
A. many C. few
B. much D. a large number of
Bài 2. …............the students in my class enjoy taking part in social activities.
A. Most of C. Many
B. Most D. The number of
Bài 3. He's always busy. He has …......... time to relax.
A. much C. a little
B. little D. plenty of
Bài 4. She put so …......... salt in the soup that she couldn't have it. It was too salty.
A. many C. much
B. little D. a little
Bài 5. He made too …........... mistakes in his writing.
A. a few C. many
B. much D. a number of
Bài 6. How …........... students are there in your class?
A. little C. much
B. few D. many
Bài 7. I feel sorry for her. She has …............. friends.
A. many C. few
B. a few D. a great deal of
Bài 8. I spent …............ my spare time gardening last year.
A. most of C. many of
B. most D. a large number of
Bài 9. He doesn't have so …........... friends as I think.
A. much C. many
B. a great deal of D. a large number of
Bài 10. There was so …............ traffic that it took me an hour to get home.
A. a lot of C. much
B. little D. many
Bài 11. Learning a language needs …........... patience.
A. a few C. many
B. much D. little
Bài 12. …............ the shops in the city center close at 5.30.
A. Many C. Some
B. Much of D. Most of
Bài 13. We had a boring holiday. .........................the time we lay on the beach.
A. Most C. Most of
B. Much D. Many of
Bài 14. With only............ hope, Harry didn't know how to keep going another day.
A. little C. few
B. a little D. a few
Bài 15. How ….......... money have you got?
A. many C. a lot of
B. much D. a great deal of
Bài 16. There was very …........... food at the party but I didn't eat anything.
A. little C. many
B. much D. a lot of
Bài 17. I think................ you are very tired after your long journey.
A. many C. many of
B. much D. much of
Bài 18. We didn't take …............ photographs when we were on holiday.
A. much C. many of
B. a lot of D. a great deal of
Bài 19. There isn't …........... shampoo in the bathroom.
A. any C. little
B. some D. few
Bài 20. Would you like ….......... tea?
A. some C. a few
B. many D. any
Bài 21. He had so …............. things to do.
A. many C. much
B. a lot of D. little
Bài 22. The mixture looks rather dry. Maybe you should add …........... water.
A. a few C. a little
B. few D. little
Bài 23. We're having a big party. We've invited …........ friends.
A. a lot of C. many of
B. much D. no
Bài 24. Could I try ….......... wine?
A. a little C. little
B. a few D. Few
Bài 25. Could I try ….......... wine?
A. a little C. little
B. a few D. Few
Bài 26. …............. my students are familiar with this kind of school activities.
A. Most C. A few
B. Most of D. few
Bài 27. He had spent …........... time writing an essay about his childhood.
A. a large number of C. a few
B. a great deal of D. many
Bài 28. Peter has spent …........ time and money on stamp collecting.
A. a few of C. a great deal of
B. many of D. a large number of
Bài 29. Peter has spent …........ time and money on stamp collecting.
A. a few of C. a great deal of
B. many of D. a large number of
Bài 30. How............ furniture do you think there is?
A. many C. few
B. much D. a lot of
Bài 31. Why don't you take a break? Would you like ….......... coffee?
A. few C. many
B. some D. much
Bài 32. He drank................ wine last night and gets sick now.
A. too many C. few of
B. too much D. a large number of
Bài 33. Give me …............ examples, please!
A. a few C. few
B. a little D. little
Bài 34. Is there …........... water in the glass?
A. any C. many
B. some D. lots of
Bài 35. Peter doesn't want …............ to do.
A. something C. nothing
B. anything D. everything
Bài 36. Can you speak French? - Yes,...................
A. a few C. a little
B. few D. little
Bài 37. Thank you very …............. for your help.
A. many C. a lot of
B. much D. little
Bài 38. He is very rich. He has ….......... money in the bank.
A. a great deal of C. a large number of
B. many D. few
Bài 39. She put too …......... sugar in the coffee. It became so sweet that I couldn't drink it.
A. many C. few
B. much D. little
Bài 40. I have got …............. homework to do.
A. many C. a lot of
B. few D. a large number of
Bài 41. She has talked too ….................
A. much C. few
B. many D. a great deal
Bài 42. He made very …........... mistakes.
A. much C. little
B. many D. a number of
Bài 43. They know ….......... about what to do.
A. many C. little
B. few D. the number of
Bài 44. …...... children are ill-prepared for employment.
A. Much C. A little
B. Most D. Most of
Bài 45. Would you like ….......... champagne to drink?
A. some C. a few
B. few D. many
Bài 46. When I studied Shakespeare, I thought his plays were …........... boring.
A. many C. few
B. much D. a few
Bài 47. …............. of the students are good today.
A. Most C. A little
B. Much D. Very
Bài 48. There were too ….........different nationalities in my class and we had to speak
English.
A. a lot of C. some
B. much D. many
Bài 49. I don't know …............ about English literature.
A. many C. a few
B. much D. little
Bài 50. At the beginning, everybody spoke English very quickly, and I couldn't understand
…........., but now things are easier.
A. much C. a great deal of
B. many D. a lot of
Exercise 2:. Điền SOME hoặc ANY vào chỗ trống
1. I don't have ............... paper.
2. Is there ............... petrol in the car?
3. I buy ...............fruit, but I don't have ...............vegetables.
4. Do you have ............... stamps? I need two.
5. I need ...............butter to make a cake.
6. I don't have ...............free time today. Sorry.
7. Are there............... potatoes in the basket?
8. There is ...............ink-pot on the table.
Exercise 3. Điền vào chỗ trống: HOW MUCH hoặc HOW MANY để hoàn thành câu
sau
1. .............................beer is there in the fridge?
2. ...................................eggs do you want?
3. ..........................languages do you speak?
4. ..........................people are there in the class?
5.............................days are there in a week?
6. .............................milk do you drink everyday?
7. ................................kilos of rice do you want?
8. ..............................soda does she want?
Exercise 4: Chia động từ
1. What time .................. you (go) ....................... to school?
2. Lan (watch) ............................. T.V three times a week.
3. Nam and Ba often (go) ............................ fishing on Sunday.
4. We (not go) .............................. to school on Sunday.
5. My brother likes jogging. He ( jog) ...... every morning. At the moment, he (jog)....... in the
park.
6. What is she doing ? -She (cook).............................. lunch.
7. Where is Ba? He (be) ................... in the yard. He (play).............................. badminton.
8. Hoa (not read)................................ book now, he (do).......................... his homework.
9. They (do) ............................................ their homework in the evening.
10. Nam (visit) ....................................... Hue this summer vacation.
Exercise 5: Điền a / an / some / any vào chỗ trống
1. There is .................. banana in the basket. 8. Would you like ..................ice- cream?
2. I need ..................tea. 9. I have.............. friends in Hue.
3. Are there ..................tomatoes in the 10. Do you have ...............dogs or cats at
fridge? home?
4. We have .........rice, but we don't 11. Would you like ..................cup of tea?
have ......meat.
12. I would like.................. cakes, please.
5. There's ..................orange on the table.
13. Can I have ............glass of milk?
6. I'd like ..................apple juice.
14. Thank you. And .........box of chocolates
7. He has ............TV and ............computer. would be fine.
Exercise 6: Fill in the blanks with: much/ many/ few/ little/ most.
1. She isn’t very popular. She has _________ friends.
2. Ann is very busy these days. She has _________ free time.
3. Did you take __________ photographs when you were on holiday?
4. I’m not very busy today. I haven’t got _________ to do.
5. This is very modern city. There are__________ old buildings.
6. The weather has been very dry recently. We’ve had ___________ rain.
7. ____________ English learners is becoming greater and greater.
8. ____________ people have applied for the job.
9. Did it cost ____________ to repair the car?
10. _____________ of my friends live in HCM city
Exercise 7: Complete the sentences with a, an, some or any.
1. I don’t have ___________ paper.
2. Is there ___________ petrol in the car?
3. I buy ___________ fruits, but I don’t have ___________vegetables.
4. Do you have ___________ stamps? I need two.
5. I need ___________ butter to make a cake.
6. I don’t have ___________ free time today. Sorry.
7. Are there ___________ potatoes in the basket?
8. There is ___________ ink-pot on the table.
9. Can I have ___________ glass of milk?
10. Thank you. And ___________box of chocolates would be fine.
Exercise 8. Chọn đáp án đúng.
1) I have got ……………….. T-shirts in my wardrobe.
A.Much
B.many

2) ……………… pencils did you find yesterday?

A.how much
B.how many
3) My dog brings me ………………… different slippers.
A.Much
B.many
4) This cow produces …………………. milk.
A.Much
B.many
5) ………………. shampoo did you use last week?
A.how much
B.how many
6) Paul always gets ………………. homework.
A.Much
B.many
7) ………………. castles did he destroy?
A.how much
B.how many
8) …………….. love do you need?
A.how much
B.how many
9) Andy hasn’t got ……………….. hair.
A.Much
B.many
10) I drank too ……………… cola yesterday.
A.Much
B.many
Exercise 9 Điền vào chỗ trống với: a few, few, a little, little, much, many, some, any.
1) The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive ………….. letters.
2) The snow was getting quite deep. I had ……………….. hope of getting home that night.
3)
A: I’m having ……………… trouble fixing this shelf.
B: Oh, dear. Can I help you?
4) I shall be away for …………. days from tomorrow.
5) Tony is a keen golfer, but unfortunately he has …………… ability.
Exercise 10: Read the conversation between Mary and Sam. Then circle the correct item
Mary: What’s for dinner tonight?
Sam: How about 1) any/ some lasagna?
Mary: OK. Have you got the recipe?
Sam: Yes, I have. Let’s see what we need. First of all, we need 2) some/ any onions and 3)
much/ some tomatoes for the sauce.
Mary: OK. We’re got enough tomatoes and onions. What else do you need?
Sam: We need 4) some/ many oil to cook the vegetables and we also need 5) some/ any meat.
Is there any in the fridge?
Mary: Yes, don’t worry. We’ve got 6) a lot of/ many meat
Sam: What about cheese? Have we got 7) any/ many?
Mary: Yes. We’ve got enough
Sam: 8) How much/ How many packets of pasta have we got in the cupboard?
Mary: I can see two in the cupboard
Sam: Perfect! Let’s start cooking
Exercise 11: Circle the correct answer
1. Mary doesn’t need (some/ any) help from others as she can do it by herself.
2. There aren’t (some/ any) flowers in my garden.
3. Excuse me, I need (some/ any) information about the flights to Moscow next Monday.
4. We went shopping although we didn’t intend to by (some/any) clothes.
5. I wish that my teacher wouldn’t give us (some/ any) homework today.
6. I’m exhausted. I want to have (some/ any) time to get back my energy.
7. Do we have (some/ any) money to buy a new carpet? This one is too old.
8. I don’t have any wet tissues but Jane has (some/ any).
9. Yesterday the interviewer asked me (some/ any) questions related to my previous job.
10. I hope that you will put (some/ any) more effort in your learning.