Self-assessment

How much / how many


Drag items from the column in the right to complete the questions in the column on the left.

Example:
How much coffee do you drink in the morning?

a lot of
a few
no
much
many
any

1.  There are airports in the remote island of. It’s very small and the access is almost impossible.

Remember we use the quantifier NO in affirmative sentences when we want to express zero quantity. We can also use ANY but only in negative sentences.
Remember we use the quantifier NO in affirmative sentences when we want to express zero quantity. We can also use ANY but only in negative sentences.

2.  My sister speaks languages. Spanish, English, French, Italian, German and Portuguese, she´s a genius.

Languages is a countable noun and in this case we are referring to a large number of countable things. We can also use MANY but in this exercise MANY is used in a question.
Languages is a countable noun and in this case we are referring to a large number of countable things. We can also use MANY but in this exercise MANY is used in a question.

3.  I only like ice cream flavors. Vanilla and chocolate.

Flavors is a countable noun and we are speaking about a small quantity.
Flavors is a countable noun and we are speaking about a small quantity.

4.  How bottles of water do you drink every day?

Bottles is a countable noun and we use MANY in questions with HOW for countable nouns.
Bottles is a countable noun and we use MANY in questions with HOW for countable nouns.

5.  Do you drink tea?

We use ANY in questions when we don’t have a specific quantity.
We use ANY in questions when we don’t have a specific quantity.

6.  How sugar do you put in your coffee?

Sugar is an uncountable noun and we use MUCH in questions with HOW for uncountable nouns.
Sugar is an uncountable noun and we use MUCH in questions with HOW for uncountable nouns.