Exercise 1
In some of these sentences much is incorrect or unnatural. Change much to many or a lot (of ) where necessary. Write 'OK' if the sentence is correct.
1) We didn't spend much money. ________
2) Sue drinks much tea. ________
3) Joe always puts much salt on his food. ________
4) We'll have to hurry. We don't have much time. ________
5) It cost much to repair the car. ________
6) Did it cost much to repair the car? ________
7) I don't know much people in this town. ________
8) Mike travels much. ________
9) There wasn't much traffic this morning. ________
10) You need much money to travel round the world. ________
Show answers
1)
1 OK
2 a lot of tea
3 a lot of salt
4 OK
5 It cost a lot
6 OK
7 many people or a lot of people
8 Mike travels a lot.
9 OK
10 a lot of money
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences using plenty or plentyof + the following:
hotels money room time to learn to see
1) There's no need to hurry. There's ________
2) He doesn't have any financial problems. He has ________
3) Come and sit with us. There’s ________
4) She knows a lot, but she still has ________
5) It's an interesting town to visit. There ________
6) I'm sure we'll find somewhere to stay. ________
Show answers
2)
1 There’s plenty of time.
2 He has (got) plenty of money.
3 There's plenty of room.
4 … she still has plenty to learn.
5 There is plenty to see.
6 There are plenty of hotels.
Exercise 3
Put in much/many/little/few (one word only).
1) She isn't very popular. She has ________ friends.
2) Ann is very busy these days. She has ________ free time.
3) Did you take ________ pictures when you were on holiday?
4) I'm not very busy today. I don't have ________ to do.
5) This is a very modern city. There are ________ old buildings.
6) The weather has been very dry recently. We've had ________ rain.
7) 'Do you know Rome?' 'No, I haven't been there for ________ years.'
Show answers
3)
1 few 2 little 3 many 4 much
5 few 6 little 7 many
Exercise 4
Put in a (a few , a little ) where necessary. Write 'OK' if the sentence is already complete.
1) She's lucky. She has few problems. ________
2) Things are not going so well for her. She has few problems. ________
3) Can you lend me few dollars? ________
4) There was little traffic, so the journey didn't take very long. ________
5) I can't give you a decision yet. I need little time to think. ________
6) It was a surprise that he won the match. Few people expected him to win. ________
7) I don't know much Spanish – only few words. ________
8) I wonder how Sam is. I haven't seen him for few months. ________
Show answers
4)
1 OK
2 a few problems
3 a few dollars
4 OK
5 a little time
6 OK
7 only a few words
8 a few months
Exercise 5
Put in little / a little / few / a few .
1) Gary is very busy with his job. He has ________ time for other things.
2) Listen carefully. I'm going to give you ________ advice.
3) Do you mind if I ask you ________ questions?
4) It's not a very interesting place to visit, so ________ tourists come here.
5) I don't think A would be a good teacher. She has ________ patience.
6) 'Would you like milk in your coffee?' 'Yes, ________ .’
7) This is a very boring place to live. There's ________ to do.
8) 'Have you ever been to Paris?' . 'Yes, I've been there ________ times.’
Show answers
5)
1 little
2 a little
3 a few
4 few
5 little
6 a little
7 little
8 a few
IELTS Practice Tests Online
