English Quantifiers

Quantifiers in Questions How much is 42 + 11?

How many degrees is it today?

How much time do we have?

How much do you weigh?

How many siblings do

you have?
How much vs. How many
• How much – uncountable nouns (=cuánto, cuánta)
• Money, time, happiness, stress, poverty… other examples?
• We also use “how much” to ask about prices – “How much is this?”

• How many – countable nouns (=cuántos, cuántas)

• Usually followed by words that end in –s or –es, except for irregular
plurals!
• Students, cars, languages, sports, people… other examples?
Countable or uncountable?
 How many babies

Countable or uncountable?

How much fruit/

How many limes
How much money/
How many bills
How much freedom

How much medicine/ How much tobacco/

How much fun How many pills How many cigarettes
How much or how many?
• _______________ time has passed?
• _______________ children do you have?
• _______________ do you pay in rent every month?
• _______________ people are there in Tapachula?
• _______________ is a bottle of Coke?
• _______________ students are absent today?
• _______________ friends did you invite to the party?
• _______________ times have you been to Mexico City?
How much or how many?
• How much time has passed?
_______________
• How manychildren do you have?
_______________
• How much do you pay in rent every month?
_______________
• How many people are there in Tapachula?
_______________
• How much is a bottle of Coke?
_______________
• How manystudents are absent today?
_______________
• How manyfriends did you invite to the party?
_______________
• How manytimes have you been to Mexico City?
_______________
 Responding to Questions with “How much”

• How much time is left? There’s a lot of time left.

• How much time is left? There’s some time left.

• How much time is left? There’s a little time left.

• How much time is left? There isn’t much time left. (not much)

• How much time is left? There’s no time left./There isn’t any time left.
 Responding to Questions with “How many”

• How many exes do you have? I have a lot of exes./I have many exes.

• How many exes do you have? I have some exes.

• How many exes do you have? I have a few exes.

• How many exes do you have? I don’t have many exes. (not many)

• How many exes do you have? I have no exes./I don’t have any exes.
 Draw lines to show where each quantifier belongs.

No some not much a few a little

a lot many not many

least most
Draw lines to show where each quantifier belongs.

No some not much a few a little

a lot many not many

least most
 Circle the appropriate word for the context.

1. We don’t have much (patience, friends) right now.

2. Walmart sells a few (type, types) of televisions.
3. How (much, many) does a water bottle cost?
4. How (much, many) dollars does a water bottle cost?
5. There isn’t much (tomatoes, milk) in the refrigerator.
6. I want to have (a few, a little) more time to study.
7. I want to have (a few, a little) more hours to study.
8. The teacher says there aren’t (much, many) children in her class.
 Circle the appropriate word for the context.

1. We don’t have much (patience, friends) right now.

2. Walmart sells a few (type, types) of televisions.
3. How (much, many) does a water bottle cost?
4. How (much, many) dollars does a water bottle cost?
5. There isn’t much (tomatoes, milk) in the refrigerator.
6. I want to have (a few, a little) more time to study.
7. I want to have (a few, a little) more hours to study.
8. The teacher says there aren’t (much, many) children in her class.
How many chocolate bars are there?
How many chocolate bars are there?

Some,

A few
How many women are there taking a photo?
How many women are there taking a photo?
A lot, many
How many bananas are there?
How many bananas are there?
Not many,

a few
How much money is there in a bank?
How much money is there in a bank?

A lot, much
How much excitement is represented in this picture?
How much excitement is represented in this picture?

There is no
excitement,

There isn’t any

excitement
How much wealth is there in Dubai?
How much wealth is there in Dubai?

A lot,

Much
How much honey is in the jar?
How much honey is in the jar?

A little,

Not much,

Some
 Express the same idea using different words.

1 Tommy has no sisters.

2. Sandra has many jokes to tell.
3. There aren’t any Italians living
here.
4. There are a lot of vegetables in
the market.
 Express the same idea using different words.

1 Tommy has no sisters. Tommy doesn’t have any sisters.

2. Sandra has many jokes to tell. Sandra has a lot of jokes to tell.

3. There aren’t any Italians living There are no Italians living here.

here.
4. There are a lot of vegetables in There are many vegetables in the
market.
the market.
“How Many More Times?”

By Lez Zeppelin