Quantifiers & Countability

Teaching points

• • Countable:
• • many, few, a few, several
• • Uncountable:
• • much, little, a little
• • Both:
• • some, any, a lot of, enough
• • Meaning:
• • few/little = almost none
• • a few/a little = some, enough to be useful

many/few/a few مع المعدود. much/little/a little مع غير المعدود. few/little معنى سلبي تقريباً: قليل جداً. a few/a little تعني يوجد بعض.

Practice

Answer the 3 questions, then check — أجب عن الأسئلة الثلاثة ثم تحقق

1. 1. We have _____ information about the cause of the problem. A. few B. a few C. little D. many
2. 2. Only _____ students completed the optional task, but that was enough for a pilot group. A. a few B. a little C. much D. little
3. 3. There isn't _____ evidence to support the claim. A. many B. several C. much D. a few