3ESO some, any, a lot of, much, many... + answers

1.Complete the sentences with MUCH, MANY, A LOT OF:

I had ................ money
 How ........... sisters did she have?
 We didn’t have ............. exercises to do
 I didn’t have ................. homework yesterday
 They had ................. friends
 How ........... milk do you drink?
 There weren’t .............. apples in his bag
 She had ............ birthday presents


2.Write sentences with THERE WAS, THERE WERE, MUCH , MANY, A LOT OF: (+) affirmative sentence, (-) negative sentences, (?) interrogative sentence.

EGGS (+) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

MILK (+) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

POTATOES (- ) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

CHICKEN (?) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

TOMATOES (?) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

WATER (+) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

BUTTER (-) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

MEAT ( ?) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

BREAD (-) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

CARROTS (?) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………


3.Complete the text with there’s / there are. Use the affirmative, negative or question form

This is my bedroom. (1) ______________ a bed and (2) ______________ two chairs but (3) ______________ a desk and (4) ______________ any tables. (5) _________a lot of books and (6) ______________ a new CD player, but (7) ______________ any CDs! I want CDs for Christmas!
What’s your bedroom like? I suppose there’s a bed but (8) ______________ a desk in your bedroom? How many windows (9) ______________? (10) ______________ any posters on the walls?

4. Complete the sentences with much, many and a lot of.

1. How _____________ sugar do you want? I don’t want _____________ sugar.
2. How _____________ people are there? There aren’t _____________ people.
3. How _____________ good friends have you got? I’ve got _____________ good friends.
4. How _____________ time is there before the film? There isn’t _____________ time.
5. How _____________ children are there at school? There are _____________ children.

5. Fill in the gaps with a/an, some/ any.

1. I haven’t got ____________________ books
2. Have you got ____________________ notebook?
3. I’m sorry. I haven’t got _________________ apples.
4. I’d like ________________ sugar in my coffee.
5. He took _________________ umbrella because it was raining.
6. Are there ________________ tomatoes in the sandwhich?
7. There is _________________ luggage in the hotel room.
8. There is ________________ interesting film on TV tonight.
9. There are __________________ boxes near the door.
10. Here is ______________ piece of paper.


6.Complete the text. Use A/AN; SOME, ANY.

I live in ______________ small village called Little Eatingham, but before there I lived in London. There were _________________ Indian restaurants and I found _________________ excellent Chinese take-away in London. There were ___________________ very nice Italian cafés with brilliant coffee.

I can remember my two first questions when I came to live in Little Eatingham. Are there _____________________ good places to eat in the village? And is there _______________ Indian restaurant here? The answer to both questions was no. There aren’t _____________________ foreign restaurants at all! And there isn’t __________________ good café here. OK, it’s got _______________ fish and chip shop, with _______________ extra sauce if you like. But how long can I survive here?


Answers

Exercise 1

a lot of
many
many
much
a lot of
much
many
a lot of

Exercise 2

There were a lot of eggs
there was a lot of milk
there weren't many potatoes
was there much chicken?
were there many tomatoes
there was a lot of water
there wasn't much butter
was there much meat?
there wasn't much bread
were there many carrots?

Exercise 3

there is
there are
there isn't
there aren't
there are
there is
there aren't
is there
are there
are there

Exercise 4

much-much
many-many
many- alot of
much- much
many- a lot of

Exercise 5

1 any 2 a 3 any 4 some 5 an 6 any 7 some 8 an 9 some 10 a


Exercise 6

a
some
an
some
any
an
any
a
a
some