1. Adjectives of Quantity
Primary 5

2. Adjectives of Quantity
1. a lot of , plenty of , many , much
2. few , a few
3. little , a little
4. some
They show the quantity of a certain thing.

3. 1. a lot of , plenty of , many , much
—mean a large quantity
2. a few , a little
—mean a small quantity

4. 1. many , a few —go before countable nouns 2. a little
—goes before uncountable nouns

5. 3. much
—goes before uncountable nouns
—mainly in negative sentences and
questions, or after ‘as , how , so ,
too’

6. 4. a lot of , plenty of , some
—go before both countable and
uncountable nouns

7. many:
countable noun
There are many sweets.

8. a few:
There are a few books.
countable noun

9. much: You’ve given me too much food. I haven’t got much money.
uncountable
noun
You’ve given me too much food.
uncountable
noun
I haven’t got much money.

10. a little:
uncountable noun
There is a little juice.

11. a lot of:
countable noun
There are a lot of buildings.

12. a lot of:
uncountable noun
There is a lot of cheese.

13. some: uncountable noun There is some sugar. There are some sweets.

14. 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

15. ( 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

16. ( 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