Question 1
How _____ apples are there on the table?
Apples can be counted (one apple, two apples), so we say How many. We use much for things we can't count.
Question 2
I want to buy a new sports car, but I only have _____ money.
Money can't be counted (we can't say two moneys), so we use a little. A few is for things we can count, like a few coins.
Question 3
There are _____ people waiting outside the theater.
People is a plural noun that we can count, so we use many.
Question 4
How _____ times did the phone ring before you answered it?
Here times means occasions (once, twice, three times), and we can count them, so we say How many times. Compare How much time (an amount of time).
Question 5
I have _____ friends who live in other countries.
Friends can be counted (one friend, two friends), so we use many.
Question 6
How _____ sugar did you buy at the supermarket?
Sugar can't be counted, so we ask How much sugar.
Question 7
Do you usually drink very _____ coffee in the morning?
Coffee (the drink) is not counted here, so we use much. Very much is common in questions and negatives.
Question 8
There wasn’t _____ food in the kitchen, so I decided to go to a restaurant.
Food can't be counted, so we use much, especially in negative sentences like There wasn't much food.
Question 9
I had lots of free time, so I read _____ books during the holiday.
Books can be counted, so we use a few. A little is for things we can't count, like a little time.
Question 10
How _____ time do we have before the test?
Time (an amount of minutes or hours) can't be counted, so we ask How much time.
Question 11
I moved to this city last week, so I still don’t have _____ friends.
Friends can be counted, so we use many: I don't have many friends.
Question 12
There is _____ bread on the table next to the jam.
Bread can't be counted, so we use a little. We can count loaves or slices, but not bread.
Question 13
Are you hungry? There are _____ cookies in the cupboard.
Cookies can be counted, so we use a few.
Question 14
I had a great time at the beach, but now I have so _____ sand in my shoes!
Sand can't be counted, so we use much: so much sand. In positive sentences we usually say so much or a lot of, not just much.
Question 15
Did you find out very _____ information about the college?
Information can't be counted in English (no informations), so we use much.
Question 16
There are _____ kids playing outside in the garden.
Kids is a plural noun that we can count, so we use many.
Question 17
How many pets do you have, many or _____?
Pets can be counted, so the opposite of many here is a few. A little is only for things we can't count.
Question 18
I think we still have _____ time to study before the exam.
Time can't be counted here, so we use a little: a little time means some time, but not a lot.
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