A1 English: Some, Any, No, A Lot Of, Too Many/Too Much, How Much/How Many

Language Focus

We use these words to talk about quantity – how much or how many of something there is.

Word	When we use it	Example
some	Positive sentences (countable & uncountable)	We need some apples. We have some milk.
any	Negative sentences and questions	We don't have any bread. Is there any milk?
no	Another way to say "not any" (with "is/are")	There's no sugar. (= There isn't any sugar.)
a lot of	A large quantity (countable & uncountable)	We have a lot of apples. We have a lot of rice.
too many	Countable nouns – more than we need (a problem!)	We have too many biscuits – twenty of them!
too much	Uncountable nouns – more than we need (a problem!)	There is too much sugar in this tea!
how many	A question about countable nouns	How many eggs do we need?
how much	A question about uncountable nouns	How much milk do we need?

Remember: countable nouns have a plural form (one egg, two eggs). Uncountable nouns do not (milk, not "two milks").

Mum: Let's check our shopping list.

Child: OK. Do we need any apples?

Mum: Yes, we need some apples.

Child: How many apples do we need?

Mum: We need six apples.

Child: Is there any milk in the bag?

Mum: No, there isn't any milk. We need some.

Child: How much milk do we need?

Mum: We need two bottles.

Child: We have a lot of biscuits already.

Mum: Yes, we have too many biscuits!

Child: OK, no more biscuits today.

Mum: There's no sugar in the bag.

Child: Let's get some sugar.

Listen to the dialogue again if you need to. Are these sentences true or false?

Choose the correct word.

Match each sentence to its meaning.

Choose the correct word for each gap.

Click the words in the correct order to make a sentence.

Click each word to sort it into the correct group.

Dad and Mum are talking about breakfast. Choose the correct word for each gap.

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