Question

Fill in the gaps. Use much/many/a lot of/few/a few/little/ a littleHow …………….milk do children need in a day?We have…………..butter, it is enough to make a cake.I have very ………… eggs in my fridge. It isn’t enough. I must go to the shop.How …………… servings of vegetables should we have every day?There is very ……………..salt in this soup.We have …………… bananas, so you don’t have to buy some.Look! There are…………….children in our playground.If you want to be healthy you should eat …………..vegetables, drink ………….water, eat………..meat and ham and, of course, use ………………fat.

Answer 1

1 much 2 a little 3 a few 4 much 5 much 6 a lot of 7 many 8 a lot of 9 much 10 a little 11 a little

Answer 2

I will answer your question in detail. You need to fill in the gaps with the appropriate quantifiers. Use much/many/a lot of/few/a few/little/a little.

How much milk do children need in a day? We have a lot of butter, it is enough to make a cake. I have very few eggs in my fridge. It isn’t enough. I must go to the shop. How many servings of vegetables should we have every day? There is very little salt in this soup. We have a few bananas, so you don’t have to buy some. Look! There are a lot of children in our playground. If you want to be healthy you should eat a lot of vegetables, drink a lot of water, eat little meat and ham and, of course, use little fat.

Here are some explanations for the quantifiers you used:

- We use much with uncountable nouns (such as milk, butter, cheese, water, etc.) to talk about a large or small amount of something. We usually use it in questions and negative sentences. For example: How much water do you drink every day? I don't have much time to study. - We use many with countable nouns (such as eggs, bananas, children, etc.) to talk about a large or small number of something. We usually use it in questions and negative sentences. For example: How many books have you read this year? She doesn't have many friends. - We use a lot of or lots of with both countable and uncountable nouns to talk about a large quantity of something. We can use them in positive, negative, and question sentences. For example: I have a lot of books in my bag. They drink lots of water. Do you have a lot of homework? - We use few with countable nouns to talk about a small number of something. It has a negative meaning, implying that the quantity is not enough or less than expected. For example: I have very few eggs in my fridge. It isn’t enough. Few people came to the party. - We use a few with countable nouns to talk about a small number of something. It has a positive meaning, implying that the quantity is enough or more than expected. For example: We have a few bananas, so you don’t have to buy some. A few students passed the exam. - We use little with uncountable nouns to talk about a small amount of something. It has a negative meaning, implying that the quantity is not enough or less than expected. For example: There is very little salt in this soup. He has little patience with me. - We use a little with uncountable nouns to talk about a small amount of something. It has a positive meaning, implying that the quantity is enough or more than expected. For example: He has a little money left. She speaks a little French.

I hope this helps you understand the use of quantifiers better. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask me.