QUANTIFIERS

Master quantifiers! Practice using few, little, much, many with this ELA worksheet for high schoolers.

Choose the correct alternative. 1. He is an expert on languages, but he knows _ about mathematics. few little a lot of several 2. I don't think there will be a severe lack of usable water because there was _ rain fall yesterday. little few any a lot of 3. Unfortunately, I have _ talent for music although I have always wanted to be a famous singer. little a little a few few 4. Although she thought she knew _ of the subject, the teacher asked a few details she hardly remembered. several much many any 5. In my country, _ universities offer a wide range of courses, that's why they are chosen by foreign students. every each most of most 6. Please give me _ onions. a lot a few a little much Choose the correct answers using the words below. From: Chief EditorTo: All journalistsRe: Sales figures and qualityMemo.It has come to my notice that there are a number of problems with our paper. Results indicate several areas which need to be improved. Very few people seem to read the sports section at all which is strange as we spend a lot of money sending journalists to sporting events. Most journalists would love to get a sports writing job but most of our journalists seem to prefer sitting in the stadium restaurants to watching the action. Quite a few people have complained that the business information is not up to date and hardly anyone is happy with the international news. In fact, the whole paper is a mess.So, I don't want to have to sack anyone YET but, if things go on as they are, there will be nothing else I can do.Let's work together and see some improvements this week.Brian Klein Choose the correct alternative. 1. Don’t buy any more cheese. We have _ left. a few a bit not much 2. You’ve lost _ weight. You should stop dieting. enough much hardly any 3. _ us want to go out this weekend. So where shall we go? Several Plenty of Few of 4. Hurry up. We have _ time. very little a little not many 5. Please could you make _ noise. fewer much fewer less 6. I have _ pairs of shoes than I used to have. less fewer much less 7. _ country was worried when the earthquake happened. The whole All All of 8. We spend _ of our time pursuing happiness. whole all all of Countable and uncountable nouns Watch the video and do the exercise (put the nouns in the correct category). Countable, uncountable or both? Put the nouns in the correct category. COUNTABLE NOUNS dollar suggestion suitcase problem year child accident job UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS water bread rice music happiness advice information money traffic work BOTH chocolate hair glass business fire beauty youth room