1. How much and how many A noun can be countable or uncountable Let’s see the COUNTABLE NOUNS

2. COUNTABLE NOUNS ► A dog You can count dogs. You can count dogs. How many dogs are there? There's one dog.

3. An apple You can count apples. How many apples are there? There are two apples. HOW MANY + PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUN

4. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS ► Sugar You can't count sugar. How much sugar is there in the bowl? There is a lot of sugar in the bowl.

6. Furniture How much furniture is there? HOW MUCH + UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

7. How much pollution do you see?

8. We use these words to talk about amount and number AffirmativeInterrogativeNegative Plural countable nouns (number) a lot (of) lots of (how) manymany Uncountable nouns (amount) a lot (of)(how) muchmuch

9. Not much but enough Almost nothing Plural countable nouns a few(very) few Uncountable nouns a little(very) little

10. Special Cases

11. Exercise 1 Fill in the sentences using How much or How many.

12. Fill in the blanks using much or many ► How ______ money do you have? ► How ______ people live in your city? ► How ______ does that book cost? ► How ______ rice is there? ► How ______ apples are there in the basket? ► How ______ petrol do we need? ► How ______ children are in the class? ► How ______ teachers do you have?

13. Exercise on 'much' and 'many' - 03 Exercise on 'much' and 'many' - 03 Decide whether you have to use much or many.(on- line) ► Jane hasn't got _________ time. ► Do you know _______ words in English? ► He didn't eat _______ meat. ► There isn't ______ butter in the fridge. ► How ______ eggs did the hens lay? ► Samantha has as _______ money as Bruce. ► How _______ lessons do you have on Mondays? ► There was too ________ noise in the streets. ► I cannot see ________ stars in the sky tonight. ► Do you have ________ friends abroad?

14. Exercise on 'much' and 'many' - 04 Exercise on 'much' and 'many' - 04 Decide whether you have to use much or many. ► There is too ________ water in the bath tub. ► How ________ brothers and sisters has Anne got? ► I don't receive _________ letters nowadays. ► How ________ rice do you eat per week? ► I put too _______ salt in the soup. ► How ________people were at the party? ► It doesn't make _________ sense. ► There wasn't ________ traffic on the motorway. ► My grandfather does not have ________ hair, anymore. ► How ________ plates do we need?

15. Choose the correct answers in the following dialogue ► CHRIS: Hi! What are you up to? ► PETE: Oh I'm just looking for (a)many (b)some (c)any antiques at this sale. ► CHRIS: Have you found (a) something (b) anything (c) nothing yet? ► PETE: Well there seems to be (a) a few (b) few (c) little things of interest. It really is a shame. ► CHRIS: I can't believe that. I'm sure you can find (a) a thing (b) something (c) anything interesting if you look in (a) all (b) each (c) some stall. ► PETE: You're probably right. It's just that there are (a) a few (b) a lot (c) a lot of collectors and they (a) every (b) each (c) all seem to be set on finding (a) a thing (b) anything (c) much of value. It's so stressful competing with them! ► CHRIS: How (a) many (b) much (c) few antique furniture do you think there is? ► PETE: Oh I'd say there must be (a) many (b) several (c) much pieces. However only (a) a few (b) few (c) little are really worth (a) the high (b) a high (c) high prices they are asking. ► CHRIS: Why don't you take a break? Would you like to have (a) any (b) some (c) little coffee? ► PETE: Sure I'd love to have (a) any (b) little (c) one. I could use (a) some (b) a few (c) a little minutes of downtime. ► CHRIS: Great, let's go over there. There're (a) a few (b) some (c) little seats left.