Much / Many with A1 grammar exercises
A1Practise much and many with easy A1 grammar explanations and step-by-step exercises. Learn how to use much with uncountable nouns and many with countable plural nouns.
Exercise 1 (Very Easy): Choose much or many
Choose the correct answer.
Exercises:
1
How ___ apples are in the bowl?
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How ___ milk is there in the fridge?
3
There aren't ___ students in the classroom today.
4
We don't have ___ bread left.
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How ___ books do you have?
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I don't drink ___ coffee in the evening.
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There are ___ chairs in the room.
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How ___ water do you drink every day?
9
We didn't see ___ cars there.
10
There isn't ___ juice in the bottle.
Much / Many
Use many with countable plural nouns and much with uncountable nouns. Both are most common in questions and negative sentences.
MANY goes with countable nouns
many+countable plural noun
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How many books do you have?
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There aren't many people here.
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Many students study English.
MUCH goes with uncountable nouns
much+uncountable noun
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How much water do you drink?
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I don't have much time.
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There isn't much money left.
!Reference table: many vs much
| Noun type | Use | Example sentences |
|---|---|---|
| Countable plural | many | many books · many people · many times |
| Uncountable | much | much water · much time · much money |
| Both | a lot of | a lot of books · a lot of water (positive sentences) |
A lot of works with BOTH countable & uncountable
In positive sentences, a lot of is more natural than much/many:
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I have a lot of books.
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She drinks a lot of water.
Use much / many mostly in questions and negatives: How much? / How many? / I don't have many…
Common mistakes to fix right now
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much books
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many books
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many water
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much water
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How many homework?
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How much homework?
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How much chairs?
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How many chairs?
Remember! How much? goes with uncountable nouns (water, time, money). How many? goes with countable nouns (books, chairs, people). Never mix them!