Unit 1 Language

MASTER OAT

Quantity words

Quantity words

Quantity words are total amount or number

many / much

a lot of / lots of

some / any

a few / few

a little / little

Nouns

Singular form

Plural form

apple

plane

bus

tomato

woman

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apples

planes

buses

tomatoes

women

Nouns

a noun which is the thing we can count by using numbers.

Countable Nouns

Uncountable Nouns

a noun which cannot be counted

Many / Much

- It means a large amount -

She reads many books in her free time.

In one week, She uses much money.

Use with countable nouns in plural form

Use with uncountable nouns

Many

Much

Many / Much

- It means a large amount -

How many children are there in the classroom?

How much sugar do you eat per day?

Many

Much

Some / Any

is used in affirmative sentence

I must withdraw some money from a bank.

I would like to buy some flowers for my dear.

It can be used with both plural countable and uncountable nouns.

Some

***Exception

Two kinds of interrogative sentences like offer and request sentence can be used with “some”.

Some

Would you like some milk?

Can I have some apples?

Offer sentence

request sentence

Some / Any

is used in negative and intterogative sentence

Do you have any questions?

I don't have any water left.

Any

A:Are there ________ apples?

B: Yes, there are ________ apples.

Some / Any?

Quiz

A:Is there ________ milk?

B: Yes, there is ________ milk.

a lot of / lots of

• It means a large amount
• Use with both uncountable and plural countable nouns

He eats a lot of food

He eats lots of food

In Bangkok, there are a lot of cars on the road

In Bangkok, there are lots of cars on the road

a few/ few

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• Use with plural countable nouns

a few

small amount in positive meaning

few

small amount in negative meaning

I have a few friends, but I'm still happy.

I have few friends, so I'm very lonely.

a few/ few

He has a few photos on Instagram.

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He has few photos on Instagram.

Are they different?

a little/ little

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• Use with uncountable nouns

a little

little

I have little time to do my homework.

small amount in positive meaning

small amount in negative meaning

Do you have a little water for this flower?

a little/ little

We have a little gas.

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We have little gas.

Are they different?

many / much

a lot of / lots of

some / any

a few / few

a little / little

Let's practice!

• Do you have _____ pets?
• He has _____ interesting stories.
• Are there ______ letters for me?
• I would like _____ coke. It would make me fresh.
• I don't want _____ suggestion from you.

Some or Any?

Fill in the blanks with "some" or "any".

any

some

any

some

any

Many/Much

Fill in the blanks with "many" or "much".

• You can see _____ birds in the sky. They're so cute.
• How _____ tables are there in the classroom?
• I'd like you to pay _____ attention to me.
• She don't have _____ time to go there.
• Do we have _____ homework?

many

many

much

much

much

A few/few/ A little/ little

Fill in the blanks with "a few", "few", "a little", or "little".

1. I have _____ water left. There's enough to share.

2. I have _____ good friends. I'm not lonely.

3. He has _____ education. He can't read or write and he can hardly count.

4. Julie gave us _____ apples from her garden. I wouldn’t share them enough.

5. She's lucky. She has _____ problems.

a little

a few

little

few

few

Let’s go shopping!

Look at the worksheet, List 3 things to your paper. Ask Opposite team to buy your items. And opposite team also buy their items from you too.

Note: You must write your both customer and shopkeeper’s sentences

Do you have 8 cans of soda?

Sorry, I have few cans of soda / Sorry, I have little soda.

Do you have any pasta?

Yes, I have much pasta.