Much vs Many

We use much with singular nouns,and many with plurals.
Do you listen to much music?
Do you go to many concerts?
See how much you know by answering these questions.Answers are at the bottom.

Question 1- Put in much or many

EX: She doesn’t speak (much) English.
EX: She doesn’t buy (many) clothes.

1. I have’t got ( ) time.
2. Do you play ( ) football?
3. There aren’t ( ) people here.
4. Are there ( ) Americans in your company?
5. We don’t have ( ) rain in summer.
6. I don’t eat ( ) meat.
7. Have you travelled to ( ) other countries?
8. We don’t go to ( ) restaurants.
9. Was there ( ) traffic on the road.
10. Not ( ) tourists visit our town.
11. Do you know ( ) songs?

We usr how much with singular nouns ,and how many with plurals.
How much milk do you want?
How many language are there in the world?

Question 2-Use the words given to create questions.

EX plays / Shakespeare / write=(How many plays did Shakespeare write?)

1. Symphonies / Beethoven / write=( ).
2. Pennies / in a pound=( )are there ( )
3. Kilometres / in a mile =( )
4. States / in the USA=( )
5. Blood / in a person’s body = ( )is there ( )
6. Air / we breathe / every minute= ( )do we ( )

Remember: We can use much and many without nouns if the meaning is clear.
“Have you got any money?” “Not much.”
“How many people were there?” “Not many.”

Much and many are used mostly in questions and negatives.In an informal style,we prefer expressions like **a lot of **.
“Do you get much English friends?”
“Not much,but we get a lot of rain.”