English Grammar Exercises for B1- Quantifiers

1. Complete the rules with the headings below.

plural noun      singular countable noun      uncountable noun

1) every, each, either + ______________

2) all, most, some, much, little, a little, any, no + ______________

3) all, most, many, some, a few, few, no, both, any + ______________

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1) singular countable noun   2 uncountable noun

3) plural noun

2. Circle the correct answers to complete the sentences.

1) I’ve only used _________ pocket money.


a little  b a little            

 c a few  d a little of

2) ___ of the computers is broken.


a Each  b Both                          

     c  Every one   d Every

3) There isn’t _________ time before the film starts.


a many  b few                 

    c much  d little

4) Nearly _________ this software is out of date.


a every  b all of              

    c each of  d every one of

5) ___ of the information is correct.


a No  b None              

 c  Any  d Either

6) The computer is very heavy. Pick it up with _________ hands.


a each  b all                   

     c  either  d both

7) ___ teenagers use social networking sites.


a Much  b Most              

     c  Many of    d Most of

8) Have you bought _________ apps recently?


a some  b any                 

     c no  d few

9) Joe spends _________ his free time playing games online.


a most  b most of         

 c much  d the most

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1) d   2) c   3) c   4) b   5) b   6) d   7) b   8) b   9) b

3. Some of the sentences are incorrect. Rewrite them correctly. Tick the correct sentences..

1) No of classmates did their homework. ✗

None of classmates did their homework.

2) Some of gadgets are difficult to use.

________________

3) We had no times to lose.

________________

4) Tom can write with every hand.

________________

5) Not much games are easy to program.

________________

6) There’s a mistake in each sentence.

________________

7) Kate doesn’t like any these apps.

________________

8) Jason spends few money on downloading music.

________________

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2) Some of the gadgets are difficult to use.

3)

4) Tom can write with both hands.

5) Not many / all games are easy to program.

6)

7) Kate doesn’t like any of these apps.

8) Jason spends little money on downloading music.

4. Complete the sentences with few, a few, little, or a little.

1) _____. people went to see the film, so it was only on at the cinema for a couple of weeks.

2) I’m tired because I got very ________. sleep last night.

3) I’ll only need ________. more minutes to finish homework.

4) ‘Is there any milk left?’ ‘Yes, ________.’

5) I posted that comment ________. days ago.

6) I had ________. subscribers to video blog, so I removed it from YouTube.

7) Unfortunately they have ________. money to spend on holidays.

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1) Few   2) little   3) a few   4) a little   5) a few

6) few   7) little

5. Look at the bar chart. Write a sentence for each activity with the words below. Use the present perfect.

all      almost all      a few      most      none      some      very few

1) set up a new email account

2) play a computer game

3) download music

4) print a document from their phone

5) search within a specific website

6) install an app on their phone

7) update their profile on a social networking site

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1) A few of the students have set up a new email account.

2) _______________

3) _______________

4) _______________

5) _______________

6) _______________

7) _______________

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2) All of the students have played a computer game.

3) Almost all of the students have downloaded music.

4) None of the students have printed a document from their phone.

5) Very few of the students have searched within a specific website.

6) Most of the students have installed an app on their phone.

7) Some of the students have updated their profile on a social networking site.

6. Complete the dialogue with the words below.

all      any      every      a few      a little      many      most      much

Dave Emma, how long have you had your phone?

Emma It’s quite new, actually. I’ve only had it for 1) _____. months.

Dave How often do you use it?

Emma I use it 2) _____. the time! 3) _____. of the people I know send me text messages, and I text a lot too, especially when I need 4) _____. help with homework. By the end of the day, phone has no battery left, so I have to recharge it 5) _____. night.

Dave Who pays your phone bill?

Emma parents do, but it isn’t a lot. I don’t really spend 6) _____. money on phone because I never make 7) _____. calls. If I want to speak to parents, I text them and they call me back. I don’t get 8) _____. other calls really, except on birthday.

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1) a few   2) all   3) Most   4) a little   5) every

6) much   7) any   8) many

7. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first Use the words in brackets.

1) There are no places left on the science trip. (all)

________________ on the science trip have been taken.

2) I don’t get many important emails. (few)

________________ are very important.

3) I’ve lost two phone chargers. (either)

 I can’t find ________________

4) Her contacts were all deleted when she clicked on the button. (every)

  When she clicked on the button, she deleted ________________

5) The links on this website are all faulty. (none)

________________ on this website are working.

6) There are only a few apps on phone that I use. (most)

  I don’t use ________________ on phone.

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1) All the places   2) Few of emails / Few of the emails I get

3) either of phone chargers   4) every one of her contacts

5) None of the links   6) most of the apps

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