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Activities: “How to use ‘much’ and ‘many’ in English?”

By: revel arroway

Activity 1: ‘How much’ and ‘how many’

For each picture, write one question using how much or how many. Then write an answer to the question.

For example:

books

A drawing of a white man in an orange shirt and jeans gesturing to three very thick books sitting on a table right in front of him.

Question: How many books are on the table?
Answer: There are three books on the table.

  1. cement

    A drawing of a large number of bags of cement, stacked on top of each other.

    Question:
    Answer:

  2. students

    A drawing of a group of seven smiling children lined up in front of a yellow school bus. Each child has a necklace with a museum pass on it. From left to right: a white girl with long brown hair, a green sweater and a backpack; a white boy with short, dark hair, a spotted blue collared shirt and a backpack; a black boy with a blue t-shirt, white jacket, and a backpack; a mixed-race girl with curly brown hair, a blue collared shirt over a t-shirt, and a backpack; a white girl with long blonde hair, a blue collared shirt, and no backpack; An asian boy in a lime green sweater and collared shirt with a backpack; a black boy with light hair, a light blue collared shirt, a dark blue t-shirt, and a backpack.

    Question:
    Answer:

  3. water

    A drawing shows the bottom shelf of the open door of a small fridge, containing four bottles of water.

    Question:
    Answer:

  4. flour

    A drawing of two bags full of flour. The one on the left says "100% white flour" and the other says "whole-wheat flour."

    Question:
    Answer:

  5. boys

    Two identical boys stand back-to-back. One wears blue, the other green. They are not very tall.

    Question:
    Answer:

  6. cake

    A drawing of a slice of a three-tier chocolate cake.

    Question:
    Answer:

  7. hours

    A drawing of a clock face. The hours between 8 and 12 are shaded green.

    Question:
    Answer:

  8. glasses

    Two glasses with nothing in them.

    Question:
    Answer:

  9. happy dogs

    A drawing of a light-colored dog with floppy ears and a big smile.

    A drawing of a snarling chihuahua.

    Question:
    Answer:

  10. time

    A drawing of a clock face. The hours between 8 and 12 are shaded green.

    Question:
    Answer:

  11. ingredients

    A drawing of a worktop from above. We can see someone cracking an egg into a mixing bowl. Also on the counter: a measuring cup full of milk, a rag, some egg shells, a whisk, a cutting board, a sieve, and another mixing bowl.

    Question:
    Answer:

  12. iced tea

    Two glasses filled with brown soda.

    Question:
    Answer:

  13. fat cats

    A tall thin hairless cat.

    A gray cat that weighs a lot.

    Question:
    Answer:

  14. bright ideas

    A drawing of a smiling white woman with brown hair and a blue turtleneck. Above her head are three glowing lightbulbs.

    Question:
    Answer:

Activity 2: Fix the sentences

Every sentence below has at least one error. Change each sentence to make it correct!

  1. There is much milk in the fridge! →

  2. I couldn’t give my sister many advices. →

  3. Much water wasn’t in the lake. →

  4. I really like Ritz crackers. I want to eat too many of them with my lunch! →

  5. I feel sick! I ate much cake! →

  6. We don’t talk that many anymore. →