Adjectives of Quantity

They show the quantity of a certain thing.

1. a lot of , plenty of , many , much

2. few , a few

3. little , a little

4. some

1. a lot of , plenty of , many , much

—mean a large quantity

2. a few , a little

—mean a small quantity

1. many , a few

2. a little

—go before countable nouns

—goes before uncountable nouns

—goes before uncountable nouns

—mainly in negative sentences and

questions, or after ‘as , how , so ,

too’

3. much

4. a lot of , plenty of , some

—go before both countable and

uncountable nouns

There are many sweets.countable noun

many:

There are a few books. countable noun

a few:

You’ve given me too much food.

uncountable

noun

much:

I haven’t got much money.uncountable

noun

There is a little juice.uncountable noun

a little:

There are a lot of buildings.

countable noun

a lot of:

There is a lot of cheese.uncountable noun

a lot of:

There is some sugar.uncountable noun

some:

There are some sweets. countable noun

Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

( a lot of , many , a few , a little , much )

1. We should drink ______________ water.

a lot of

2. We should eat __________ fried food.a little

( a lot of , many , a few , a little , much )

3. Don’t put too __________sugar in the

coffee.

much

4. There are only __________ people in

the cinema because the film is not very

interesting.

a few

( a lot of , many , a few , a little , much )

5. There are too __________ cars so the air

is not very good for our health.

many