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All A1 questions for “Much, Many, A Lot Of, Little and Few – A1 Exercises with Answers”, each with the correct answer and a short explanation. Try the interactive exercises above, then check your answers here.
1. How ___ sisters do you have?
Answer: many
Many goes with plural countable nouns like sisters.
2. How ___ water do you drink daily?
Answer: much
Much goes with a noun you cannot count, like water.
3. She has ___ friends at school.
Answer: a lot of
A lot of is the natural choice in a positive sentence.
4. I don't have ___ time today.
Answer: much
Much goes with a noun you cannot count, like time.
5. There aren't ___ seats left.
Answer: many
Many goes with plural countable nouns like seats.
6. He drinks ___ coffee every morning.
Answer: a lot of
A lot of is the natural choice in a positive sentence.
7. We have ___ apples. We're fine for now.
Answer: a few
A few means some, a small but enough amount.
8. Sadly, we have ___ apples left. We need more.
Answer: few
Few (without a) means almost none.
9. There is ___ milk in the fridge. We're okay.
Answer: a little
A little means some, a small but enough amount.
10. Unfortunately, there is ___ milk left. We need to buy more.
Answer: little
Little (without a) means almost none.
1. Tom is packing for his trip. He has _____ clothes to pack.
Answer: a lot of
A lot of is the natural choice in a positive sentence.
2. He sorts them into piles. "How _____ money do you have?" asks his mum.
Answer: much
Much goes with money, a noun you cannot count.
3. He checks his wallet. "How _____ bags are you taking?" she asks.
Answer: many
Many goes with the plural countable noun bags.
4. "Just one," he replies. He has a _____ time before the flight.
Answer: little
A little means some, a small but enough amount.
5. He decides to hurry a bit. He does not have _____ space left in his bag.
Answer:
1. Which option does not belong?
Answer: How much books do you have?
Many goes with the plural countable noun books, not much.
2. Which option does not belong?
Answer: How many money do you need?
Much goes with money, a noun you cannot count, not many.
3. Which option does not belong?
Answer: She has much friends.
1. How ___ guests are coming to the party?
Answer: many
Many goes with the plural countable noun guests.
2. About twenty. How ___ food should we prepare?
Answer: much
Much goes with food, a noun you cannot count.
3. We should make ___ sandwiches, I think.
Answer: a lot of
A lot of is the natural choice in a positive sentence.
Good idea. Do we have ___ drinks left?
1. sisters / how many
Answer: How many sisters do you have?
Many goes with the plural countable noun sisters.
2. money / how much
Answer: How much money do you need?
Much goes with money, a noun you cannot count.
3. friends / a lot of
Answer: She has a lot of friends.
A lot of is the natural choice in a positive sentence.
4. milk / not much
Answer: We don't have much milk.
Much goes with milk, a noun you cannot count.
5. money saved / a little
Answer: I have a little money saved.
A little means some, a small but enough amount.
6. friends here / a few
Answer: He has a few friends here.
Much goes with space, a noun you cannot count.
6. He removes one sweater. He packs _____ books for the journey.
Answer: a few
A few means some, a small but enough amount.
7. He loves reading on planes. He does not have _____ shirts left clean.
Answer: many
Many goes with the plural countable noun shirts.
8. He decides to do laundry quickly. Unfortunately, he has _____ time to relax before leaving.
Answer: little
Little (without a) means almost none.
9. He rushes through his last tasks. Sadly, he has _____ chances to buy souvenirs now.
Answer: few
Few (without a) means almost none.
10. He accepts it and smiles anyway. He feels _____ excitement about the trip.
Answer: a lot of
A lot of is the natural choice in a positive sentence.
Much never goes with the plural countable noun friends.
4. Which option does not belong?
Answer: We don't have many milk.
Much goes with milk, a noun you cannot count, not many.
5. Which option does not belong?
Answer: I have a few money saved.
A little goes with money, a noun you cannot count, not a few.
6. Which option does not belong?
Answer: He has a little friends here.
A few goes with the plural countable noun friends, not a little.
7. Which option does not belong?
Answer: Don't worry, we have few time. We can relax.
Without a, few sounds negative, which contradicts don't worry.
8. Which option does not belong?
Answer: Great news, we have a few problems left to fix!
With a, a few sounds positive, which contradicts great news.
9. Which option does not belong?
Answer: There are much people in the queue.
Much never goes with the plural countable noun people.
10. Which option does not belong?
Answer: He drinks many coffee every day.
Many never goes with coffee, a noun you cannot count.
Answer: many
Many goes with the plural countable noun drinks.
5. We have ___ juice. We need more soda.
Answer: a little
A little means some, a small but enough amount.
6. OK, I'll buy some. Do we have ___ cups?
Answer: many
Many goes with the plural countable noun cups.
7. We only have ___ cups. We need more.
Answer: a few
A few means some, a small but enough amount.
8. No problem. Is there ___ time before the party?
Answer: much
Much goes with time, a noun you cannot count.
9. We have ___ time left. Let's hurry!
Answer: little
Little (without a) means almost none.
10. Don't worry, we still have ___ time to prepare well.
Answer: a little
A little means some, a small but enough amount.
A few means some, a small but enough amount.
7. problems left / few
Answer: We have few problems left.
Few (without a) means almost none.
8. people in the queue / many
Answer: There are many people in the queue.
Many goes with the plural countable noun people.
9. coffee every day / a lot of
Answer: He drinks a lot of coffee every day.
A lot of is the natural choice in a positive sentence.
10. time to relax / a little
Answer: We have a little time to relax.
A little means some, a small but enough amount.
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