I. Much or Many?
1. Have you got **many** friends?
2. Stop it! It's too **much** for me!
3. I hope to have **many** presents for Christmas because I was nice this year!
4. No! I don't dive into this water, it's too **much** cold!
5. Oh my bedroom is messy I have so **many** things!
6. How **much** does it cost?
7. How **much** money do you have?
8. How **many** oranges did you buy?
9. How **much** orange juice did you buy?
10. How **many** books did he write?
Giải thích:
- "Much" được sử dụng với danh từ không đếm được (như money, juice) và "many" được sử dụng với danh từ đếm được (như friends, oranges, books).
II. SOME, ANY, or NO?
1. Hello miss, do you sell **any** stamps?
2. Can I have **some** bread, please?
3. Our pets are causing **some** damages in the house.
4. Today, we don't have **any** wooden boards.
5. She’s poor, she has **no** food to eat for tonight.
6. Are there **any** soft drinks in your fridge (for the children)?
7. Yesterday, your sister didn't drink **any** water.
8. I would like to buy **some** clothes but I don't have enough money.
9. Mum and Dad eat **some** sweets when they are bored.
Giải thích:
- "Some" thường được dùng trong câu khẳng định và câu hỏi lịch sự, "any" thường được dùng trong câu phủ định và câu hỏi, còn "no" được dùng để chỉ sự không có gì.
III. Fill in the blanks with FEW, A FEW, LITTLE, A LITTLE?
1. She has **little** money to spend as she is unemployed.
2. I can't wait for you. I've got **little** time.
3. I've got a **few** books and I'll buy some more.
4. Sahar has got a **few** French books.
5. Julien has got a **few** friends and they meet on Saturdays.
6. There is **little** food left. We'd better not be hungry then!
7. There are **few** people at the cinema as the movie is not very good.
8. I have got **a few** magazines. I prefer books.
9. There is a **little** paella in the fridge if you are hungry.
10. There is **little** money in my bag. I won't buy a lot of things!
Giải thích:
- "Few" và "a few" được dùng với danh từ đếm được, "little" và "a little" được dùng với danh từ không đếm được. "Few" mang nghĩa tiêu cực hơn so với "a few".
IV. FEW, LITTLE, A FEW, A LITTLE?
1. I really need to see him. I've got **a few** questions to ask him.
2. Could we have **a little** champagne, please?
3. 'Were you surprised?' '**A little**.'
4. They've already been to Spain **a few** times.
5. These plants require **little** water and it's very handy.
6. At home, the kitchen was a pleasant place. There were always **a few** flowers in a vase.
7. 'How's your father?' '**A little** better, thanks.'
8. 'Sandra is fluent in Italian, French and Spanish.' 'It's quite rare, **few** people can speak several foreign languages.'
Giải thích:
- Tương tự như trên, "few" và "a few" dùng cho danh từ đếm được, "little" và "a little" cho danh từ không đếm được. "A little" thường mang nghĩa tích cực hơn "little".