A lot, many, much – Exercise 135

Drag each element from the list below to the right gap.

How many

are there in the room?

How much

do you add to your tea?

How much

does a person need each night?

How many

are there on the field?

How many

do you speak?

languages

desks

sheep

sugar

sleep

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When do we use "a lot", "many" and "much"

	Positive	Negative and question
Uncountable noun	a lot of We have a lot of food. Children need a lot of care.	much I don't have much time. Do you drink much water every day?
Countable plural noun	a lot of / many I have a lot of (or many) friends on Facebook. A lot of (or many) people speak English.	a lot of / many I haven't got a lot of (or many) friends on Facebook. Did you answer a lot of (or many) questions?
As an adverb	a lot Lisa reads a lot. We like each other a lot.	much Do you travel much? I listened to the speaker, but I didn't understand much.

Positive

Negative and question

Uncountable noun

a lot of

We have a lot of food.
Children need a lot of care.

much

I don't have much time.
Do you drink much water every day?

Countable plural noun

a lot of / many

I have a lot of (or many) friends on Facebook.
A lot of (or many) people speak English.

a lot of / many

I haven't got a lot of (or many) friends on Facebook.
Did you answer a lot of (or many) questions?

As an adverb

a lot

Lisa reads a lot.
We like each other a lot.

much

Do you travel much?
I listened to the speaker, but I didn't understand much.

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