Countable |
Uncountable |
|
Positive |
entire | |
| whole | ||
| a lot of | a lot of | |
| a few | a little | |
| some | some | |
| all | every | |
Negative |
entire | |
| whole | ||
| a lot of | a lot of | |
| many | much | |
| any | any | |
| all | every | |
Question |
entire | |
| whole | ||
| many | much | |
| any | any | |
| all | every |
Entire & Whole
They work in Positive, Negative and Question uncountable.
Positive uncountable - I ate the whole pizza.
Negative uncountable - I didn't eat the whole pizza.
Question uncountable - Did I eat the whole pizza?
A lot
A lot is used for everything, for example:
Positive countable- I have a lot of apples.
Negative countable- I don't have a lot of apples.
Positive uncountable- There is a lot of snow in the mountains.
Negative uncountable- There isn't a lot of snow in the mountains.
Questions countable- Are there a lot of apples in the tree?
Questions uncountable- Is there a lot of snow in the mountains?
Much / Many
Much is used for uncountable things: Snow, water, love, air. However, there are exceptions: Money, time.
Uncountable things are grammatically used like singular: How much snow is there?
Many is used for countable things: Apples, balls, etc.
Countable things are grammatically used like plural: How many apples are there?
Much and many are used only for questions and negatives:
How much money do you have?
I don't have much money.
How many apples do you have?
I don't have many apples.
* Don't confuse much with too much, which means demasiado.
A little / a Few
A little is used with uncountable things: There is a little water left in the bottle.
A few is used for countable things: There area few apples in the tree.
* There is a difference between a little and little.
A little is used in the positive sense, and little is used in the negative sense:
Oh no!! I have little money left. Oh cool!! I have a little money left.
Some / Any
Some is used for positive sentences: I have some bread, do you want some?
Any is used for questions, and negatives:
Question: Do you have any bread?
Negative: I don't have any bread.
* The same rules apply so something & anything, somebody & anybody, and somewhere & anywhere as some & any
All / Every
All is used with uncountable words: All of the snow has melted.
Every is used with countable words: Every apple in the tree is ripe.
* Everybody, and everything are used as countable words also.
Practice
1) How ____ air ___ there on the moon?
2) Don't eat too much, there ____ ____ oranges left.
3) Keep bringing me things, there is ________ space left.
4) How _____ room ____ there left in your black bag?
5) Hello? Is there ________ there?
6) We're all alone, there isn't ________ here but us.
7) Come out of your hiding place. I know there's _____ there.
8) Did you meet ______ interesting at the party?
9) Let's go _______ new for dinner this evening.
10) There are ________ dirty dishes in the sink.
11) OK, but I don't want to go _______ that's too expensive.
12) Have you seen my blue hat, I have looked ________ for it, but I can't find it _______.
13) Ouch! There's _______ in my eye!
14) Lets go skiing! There's ______ of white snow in the mountains.
15) I don't like this party, there's ______________ I know.
16) I don't like this party, I don't know ______________.
17) There's not ___________ pizza left, let's buy more.
18) How ____________ stars can you see in the sky?
19) There are not ___________ cherries left, eat them quick.
20) Don't worry about gas, we have ______ of that.
21) ______ dog in the pound is well fed.
22) ________ the gas in the car leaked out.
23) _______________ in the world needs air to breath.
24) We need all the people to help. Do you think ______________ will help?