1 Fill in "much" or "many". 1 How _ trees? 2 How _ children? 3 How _ shops? 4 How _ pencils? 5 How _ beef? 6 How _ poems? 7 How _ olive oil? 8 How _ mustard? 9.How _ salt? 10. How _ sugar? 11. How _ pepper? 12.How _ meat? 13.How _ sausages? 14. How _ chicken? 15.How _ water? 16. How _ flats? 17.How _ streets? 18.How _ monkeys? 19.How _ shops? 20. How _ balls? 2 Fill in with "much", "many" or "a lot of". 1 There are _ birds on the tree. 2 I haven't got _ work today. 3 John hasn't got _ money. 4 There aren't _ people in the street. 5 There is _ water in the cup. 6 Are there _ apples on the plate? 7 Jane spends _ time reading books. 8 Have you got _ pasta in the cupboard? 9 Are there _ men on the beach?

Задание 1. "Much" или "Many"

Общее правило:

• Many используется с исчисляемыми существительными во множественном числе (то, что можно посчитать: many apples, many chairs).
• Much используется с неисчисляемыми существительными (то, что нельзя посчитать как отдельные предметы: much water, much time).
• Вопросительные конструкции с How часто используют many для исчисляемых и much для неисчисляемых.

Заполнение пропусков:

1. How many trees?
2. How many children?
3. How many shops?
4. How many pencils?
5. How much beef?
6. How many poems?
7. How much olive oil?
8. How much mustard?
9. How much salt?
10. How much sugar?
11. How much pepper?
12. How much meat?
13. How many sausages?
14. How many chicken?
15. How much water?
16. How many flats?
17. How many streets?
18. How many monkeys?
19. How many shops?
20. How many balls?

Задание 2. "Much", "Many" или "A lot of"

Общее правило:

• Many и Much используются в основном в вопросах и отрицаниях.
• A lot of используется в утвердительных предложениях и может заменять many и much.
• Many – с исчисляемыми, Much – с неисчисляемыми.

Заполнение пропусков:

1. There are a lot of birds on the tree. (Birds - исчисляемое, утверждение)
2. I haven't got much work today. (Work - неисчисляемое, отрицание)
3. John hasn't got much money. (Money - неисчисляемое, отрицание)
4. There aren't many people in the street. (People - исчисляемое, отрицание)
5. There is a lot of water in the cup. (Water - неисчисляемое, утверждение)
6. Are there many apples on the plate? (Apples - исчисляемое, вопрос)
7. Jane spends a lot of time reading books. (Time - неисчисляемое, утверждение)
8. Have you got much pasta in the cupboard? (Pasta - неисчисляемое, вопрос)
9. Are there many men on the beach? (Men - исчисляемое, вопрос)

Ответ: 1. many, 2. many, 3. many, 4. many, 5. much, 6. many, 7. much, 8. many, 9. much, 10. much, 11. much, 12. much, 13. many, 14. many, 15. much, 16. many, 17. many, 18. many, 19. many, 20. many. 1. a lot of, 2. much, 3. much, 4. many, 5. a lot of, 6. many, 7. a lot of, 8. much, 9. many.