Complete the following sentences using much or many.
1It has been raining for ............... days.
Wrong!
Use "many" with the countable plural noun "days".
2We didn’t do ............... work yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "work".
3She has ............... friends.
Wrong!
Use "many" with the countable plural noun "friends".
4A small car does not use ............... fuel.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "fuel".
5There aren’t ............... apples on the tree.
Wrong!
Use "many" with the countable plural noun "apples".
6How ............... money do you need?
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "money".
7I have been to Australia ............... times.
Wrong!
Use "many" with the countable plural noun "times".
8I don’t know ............... about computers.
Wrong!
Use "much" when talking about an uncountable amount of knowledge, so "much" is correct here.
9How ............... people are there waiting outside?
Wrong!
Use "many" with the countable plural noun "people".
10He can speak ............... languages.
Wrong!
Use "many" with the countable plural noun "languages".
11There isn’t ............... water in this pond.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "water".
12I have to hurry. I don’t have ............... time.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "time".
Answers
- It has been raining for many days.
- We didn’t do much work yesterday.
- She has many friends.
- A small car does not use much fuel.
- There aren’t many apples on the tree.
- How much money do you need?
- I have been to Australia many times.
- I don’t know much about computers.
- How many people are there waiting outside?
- He can speak many languages.
- There isn’t much water in this pond.
- I have to hurry. I don’t have much time.
