A lot, many, much – Exercise 135

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

How many

did you spend in New Zealand?

How much

do you have now?

How many

do you read each month?

How much

should I drink every day?

How much

do you have with you?

luggage

water

books

days

time

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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.