English Grammar Exercises for A1 A2 – Much, many, a lot of, a little, a few

A. Complete the sentences with much or many.

1   There aren’t ……many…… days before the exam.

2   Not ……………… snow has fallen in the Alps this winter.

3   ……………… people are surprised when they first seethe dolphins.

4   Do the boys have ……………… homework tonight?

5   Did ……………… children come to the party?

6   There won’t be ……………… hotel rooms at this time of year.

7   Do you eat ……………… meat?

8   Did you get ……………… presents for your birthday?

9   Maria didn’t give me ……………… good advice.

10   There are ……………… different plants, animals and insects in the rainforest.

B. Complete each of these sentences in two different ways, using phrases from the box and appropriate forms of the verb.

C. Complete the blog using a lot of, lots of, much, many, a little or a few.

Kuranda Train and Skyrail, Australia by Ido, 4th July

This is a great day trip. Take the train through the mountains and come back by Skyrail.

The train trip was beautiful – we went past 1……a lot of…… waterfalls and through 2………………. tunnels! We wanted to see the traditional markets at Kuranda, but there weren’t 3………………. good shops – just shops selling tourist souvenirs – so you won’t need 4………………. money.

5………………. hours in town should be enough for most people. You can visit the Butterfly Sanctuary – if you want to – but there are 6………………. butterflies flying around you for free!

You don’t need 7………………. time to get to the Skyrail. Skyrail is a cable car that travels only 8………………. metres above the top of the rainforest. Unfortunately we only had 9………………. time. I wanted to stay all day!

D. Answer the questions in your notebook using a lot, not much, some, only a little, not many or only a few.

1   How much time do you spend on your homework every evening? ……A lot!……

2   How much time do you spend watching TV every week?

3   How many plants do you know the names of?

4   How many different butterflies do you know?

5   How much money do you have in your pocket?

6   How many hours’ sleep did you have last night?

7   How much snow was there last winter?

8   How many times have you been on a plane?

E. Circle the correct option.

1   We travelled around Australia with ………… friends. There were about six of us.

      a a little     b a few     c much

2   We didn’t have ………… time in Port Stephens – only a few days.

      a many     b a lot     c much

3   We had a ………… free time at the end of our trip, so we did some shopping.

      a few     b lot     c little

4   A: Did you see ………… other animals?   B: Yes, lots.

      a many     b much     c a lot

5   A: How much did it cost to fly to Australia?   B: ………… . It was very expensive.

      a Much     b A lot of     c A lot