English Grammar Exercises for A2 – Quantity

1. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1   I’ve got some / any homework to finish this evening.

2   There are some / any fruit trees in our garden.

3   Have you got some / any pets?

4   Some / Any people play video games every day.

5   We haven’t got some / any bread. Can you buy some?

6   Is there some / any ice on the road?

7   There weren’t some / any special effects in the film.

2. Complete the text messages with some or any.

3. Complete the sentences with a few or a little.

1   I saw Harry ………………………….. hours ago.

2   I only want ………………………….. water. I’m not very thirsty.

3   I bought ………………………….. CDs on Saturday.

4   There are ………………………….. good cafés in our town.

5   Please spend ………………………….. time tidying your room.

6   I only speak ………………………….. French.

7   I went to London with ………………………….. friends.

4. Complete the questions with How much or How many.

1   ………………………….. films do you see at the cinema each month?

2   ………………………….. time do you spend watching TV each day?

3   ………………………….. text messages do you send each day?

4   ………………………….. money do you spend on DVDs and video games each month?

5   ………………………….. televisions are there in your home?

5. Answer the questions in exercise 4.

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2   …………………………..…………………………..

3   …………………………..…………………………..

4   …………………………..…………………………..

5   …………………………..…………………………..

6. Complete the video game review with the words and phrases below. Use each word or phrase only once.

a few      a little      any      how many      how much      many      much      some

MEGAPOLIS

I really enjoyed this game. The aim is to build a city, but there are a lot of problems to solve along the way 1………………………….. houses, hotels, roads and factories can you build? 2………………………….. money and energy do you need to build them? Players use money called ‘megabucks’. You start with just 3………………………….. megabucks, so you mush spend them carefully. It’s difficult to build a city on your own, so 4………………………….. players work together. For example, if you have only got 5………………………….. energy, you can borrow or buy 6………………………….. electricity from a neighbour. But selfish and greedy players don’t make 7………………………….. friends. If they haven’t got 8………………………….. money or energy, no one helps them and they can’t finish their city. So it’s best to be friendly to the other players!

7. Complete the dialogues with how much, how many, much, many, not much, not many, a few, a little or a lot of.

1   A   1……………………….. people are invited to the party?

     B   Kate said she didn’t want 2……………………….. people there, so I only invited 3……………………….. of her close friends.

2   A   4……………………….. did this cost? It looks expensive!

     B   It didn’t cost 5……………………….. at all. The shop had so 6……………………….., they were trying to sell them quickly.

3   A   7……………………….. cheese do we have?

     B   I’m afraid we only have 8……………………….. . There ‘s 9……………………….. pasta either, so maybe it’s time to go shopping.

4   A   We’ve got 10……………………….. time before the film starts. Let’s buy some sweets. What types do you like?

     B   11……………………….., really. Only chocolates. Just buy 12……………………….. sweets for yourself. I haven’t got 13……………………….. money anyway.

5   A   14……………………….. money do you have on you?

     B   Just 15……………………….. coins. Why?

     A   I need to buy milk. It probably won’t cost 16………………………..