
Activity: “What are quantifiers in English?”
Activity 1: “How much” or “how many”?
Each sentence below is the answer to a question about a quantity. What was the question? The first one is done for you.
Q: How many eggs does Susan have?
A: Susan has three eggs.
Q: How does Peter have?
A: Peter has seven siblings.Q: How do you have?
A: I have half-a-bottle of milk.Q: How were waiting in line?
A: There were six customers waiting in line at the bank.Q: How did Jenny make?
A: Jenny made four trays of toast for the breakfast.Q: How do you have?
A: I have $20.00.Q: How did she buy for her garden?
A: She didn’t buy any soil for her garden.Q: How came late for the concert?
A: Two or three people came late for the concert.Q: How about local restaurants does the concierge have?
A: The concierge has a lot of information about local restaurants.Q: How did Jim see walking down the street yesterday?
A: Jim saw 12 cats walking down the street yesterday.Q: How should you add to the soup?
A: You should add half-a-teaspoon of salt to the soup.
Activity 2: Answer the questions
Now, let’s answer your questions using ! Rephrase the “answer” to each of the questions in Activity 1 using a quantifier. For example:
Q: How many eggs does Susan have? → this comes from Activity 1!
A: Susan has a few eggs. → this answer is based on the “three eggs” in Activity 1.
Use the quantifiers from the list below. Try to use each one at least once!
enough | a lot of | no | several | a ton of | lots of | a bunch of | a little | some | a few |
Peter has .
I have .
There were waiting in line.
Jenny made for the breakfast.
I have for the textbook.
She bought for her garden.
came late for the concert.
The concierge has information about local restaurants.
came late for the concert.
You should add a to the soup.
Activity 3: Match the quantifiers!
Choose the quantifier that best describes the quantity in each sentence. For a bonus challenge, write down the complete sentence!
There are fifteen boys in the choir. Fifteen boys sang at the concert.
Quantifier:There are twenty students in the class. Three of them passed the test. The teacher was disappointed.
Quantifier:Sixty people applied for the job. We only expected seven!
Quantifier:John and Susan insulted Bill. John did not apologize and Susan did not apologize.
Quantifier:Peter turned in 0 assignments this semester.
Quantifier:I don’t want a lot of crackers. Just give me six.
Quantifier:I was worried that nobody would come to the meeting, but people did come.
Quantifier:Please give me a small piece of pie.
Quantifier:The majority of people think that puppies are cute.
Quantifier:That coat costs $20. My mom gave me $30 to go shopping.
Quantifier: