English Grammar Exercises for A1 – how much / how many, much / many / a lot of, a few / a little

1. Complete the sentences with much or many.

1   There aren’t ……………………… pens in my pencil case.

2   He hasn’t got ……………………… rice.

3   They haven’t got ……………………… bananas.

4   There isn’t ……………………… water in the bottle.

5   We haven’t got ……………………… sugar.

6   There aren’t ……………………… books on the shelf.

2. Complete the dialogue. Choose how much or how many.

Francis     Let’s have some lunch. Do you want a sandwich?

Melanie   Yes, OK. But ¹ how much / how many bread is there?

Francis     There’s a lot.

Melanie   Good. We need some butter too. ² How much / How many butter have we got? Look in the fridge.

Francis     There’s a lot of butter too.

Melanie   I’d like a tomato sandwich. ³ How much / How many tomatoes are there?

Francis     There aren’t any tomatoes.

Melanie   Oh. What about eggs? ⁴ How much / How many eggs are there?

Francis     Six.

Melanie   Let’s have egg sandwiches, then.

3. Complete the questions with how much and how many, and is there and are there.

1   How many crisps are there?

2   …………………… cheese ……………………?

3   …………………… grapes ……………………?

4   …………………… sandwiches ……………………?

5   …………………… lettuce ……………………?

6   …………………… olives ……………………?

7   …………………… chicken ……………………?

8   …………………… strawberries ……………………?

4. Look at the picture below. What’s left after the party? Answer the questions in exercise 3. Use There isn’t much. / There are a lot. / There aren’t many.

5. Complete the sentences. Use a little or a few.

1   We’ve got …………………… carrots in the fridge.

2   There’s only …………………… milk.

3   Can I have …………………… sugar, please?

4   There are …………………… apples on the table.

5   ‘Would you like some pasta?’ ‘Just …………………… I’m not very hungry.’

6   I often go out with …………………… friends at the weekend.

7   I sometimes have …………………… sugar in my coffee.

8   We usually buy …………………… newspapers at the weekend.

9   I’ve only got …………………… time before I have to go to school.

10   We need …………………… tomatoes and …………………… cheese to make the pizzas.

6. Complete the sentences with the words below.

a few      a little      a lot of      how many      how much      many      much

1   I don’t want …………………… chips with my fish, just a few.

2   …………………… bread do you eat every day?

3   My little brother only eats …………………… vegetables.

4   My friends eat …………………… junk food, especially burgers and pizza.

5   I only want …………………… milk in my coffee, please.

6   …………………… sweets do you buy a week?

7   We don’t eat …………………… ice cream – only in the summer.