I. Nhận biết

"Much" đi với danh từ không đếm được (money, bread, water)

"Many" với danh từ đếm được (students, desks, windows)

"A lot", "lots of", "a lot of" có thể đi với cả hai loại danh từ trên.

Chú ý:

Không dùng "a lot", "lots of", "a lot of" trong câu hỏi và câu phủ định.




II. Bài tập

Điền much, many hoặc a lot of vào chỗ trống

1. They are.. Apples

2. The shop hasn't got.. Washing power

3. There's.. Oil

4. The shop has.. Bottels of water

5. There isn't.. Frozen food

6. There aren't.. Sweet

Đáp án:

1. A lot of

2. Much

3. A lot of

4. A lot of

5. Much

6. Many

Làm thêm:

Điền vào chỗ trống với "a lot of", "much", hoặc "many"

There isn't ___ water in the bottle.

She has ___ friends in her new school.

How ___ sugar do you take in your coffee?

He doesn't have ___ experience in this field.

We saw ___ stars in the sky last night.

Do you spend ___ time reading books?

There are ___ people waiting outside the store.

She has made ___ progress in her studies.

I don't think there's ___ milk left in the fridge.

He bought ___ new clothes for the trip.

Bài 2:

Chọn đáp án đúng nhất​

There are ___ apples on the table.

A) a lot of

B) much

C) many

Is there ___ juice in the fridge?

A) a lot of

B) much

C) many

She doesn't have ___ money to buy the ticket.

A) a lot of

B) much

C) many

How ___ books did you borrow from the library?

A) a lot of

B) much

C) many

They have ___ homework to finish tonight.

A) a lot of

B) much

C) many

I don't know ___ about this topic.

A) a lot of

B) much

C) many

He spent ___ time practicing for the competition.

A) a lot of

B) much

C) many

There aren't ___ chairs in the room.

A) a lot of

B) much

C) many

She needs ___ help to complete the project.

A) a lot of

B) much

C) many

There was ___ noise coming from the party.

A) a lot of

B) much

C) many

Bài 3:

Sửa lỗi sai trong các câu sau (nếu có)​

She has much books on her desk.

There isn't a lot of information available on this topic.

How much people came to the meeting?

He doesn't have many time to prepare for the exam.

There are much reasons to explain his decision.

We don't have a lot of sugar at home.

There isn't many milk in the glass.

They saw much stars in the sky last night.

I think we need a lot of chairs for the event.

Do you have a lot of money to spend on this trip?

Bài 4:

Chọn từ thích hợp để hoàn thành câu​

She has ___ (a lot of/much) patience when dealing with kids.

There aren't ___ (a lot of/many) people at the park today.

How ___ (many/much) sugar do you need for the cake?

They bought ___ (a lot of/many) furniture for their new house.

He doesn't have ___ (a lot of/much) energy left after working all day.

We have ___ (much/many) exciting plans for the weekend.

Do you know ___ (a lot of/much) about programming?

There was ___ (a lot of/many) traffic on the way to work this morning.

She has ___ (a lot of/much) homework to finish before bedtime.

Are there ___ (many/much) reasons for his absence?

Bài 5:

Viết lại câu dùng "a lot of", "much", hoặc "many"​

She has numerous friends. → ___

There is plenty of water in the tank. → ___

They don't have sufficient time. → ___

How many books are on the shelf? → ___

He owns several cars. → ___

I saw a great deal of people at the event. → ___

There isn't enough milk for the recipe. → ___

We have loads of things to do today. → ___

Is there sufficient information for the report? → ___

They don't know too much about the subject. → ___

Đáp án:

Chúng ta sử dụng much, many, lots, a lot of, a little và a few để nói về số lượng.

1. Much và many​

Chúng ta sử dụng much với danh từ không đếm được và many với danh từ đếm được số nhiều. Ta cũng dùng much và many với câu hỏi và câu phủ định:

I haven't got much time left.

I don't have many friends.

Is there much unemployment in that area?

How many eggs are in this cake?

Đối với câu khẳng định, đôi khi much và many được sử dụng trong các trường hợp trang trọng hơn:

There is much concern about homelessness in HCMC.

He had heard many stories about how his sister got engaged.

Trong những trường hợp ít trang trọng hơn, ta thường hay sử dụng lots of hay a lot of:

I went shopping and spent a lot of money.

Not: I went shopping and spent much money.

Chúng ta có thể sử dụng much trước các tính từ ở dạng so sánh hơn và trạng từ để so sánh:

Sometimes the prices in the local shop are much better than the supermarket's prices.

I feel much calmer now I know she's safe. (much calmer than I felt before)

2. A lot of và lots of​

Chúng ta sử dụng a lot of và lots of trong các trường hợp ít trang trọng. Lots of là ít trang trọng hơn rất nhiều. A lot of và lots of đều có thể được sử dụng với danh từ đếm được số nhiều và với danh từ không đếm được trong câu khẳng định, phủ định và câu hỏi:

We've got lots of things to do.

That's a lot of money.

Are there a lot of good players at your tennis club?

Have you eaten lots of chocolate?

Đôi khi ta không cần sử dụng danh từ sau Much, many, a lot, lots (lưu ý là lots và a lot không có of đi theo nếu không có danh từ đứng sau) khi danh từ đó không cần thiết vì đã rõ ràng.

A: Would you like some cheese?

B: Yes please but not too much. (not too much cheese)

3. A few và few​

A few và few đều được sử dụng trước danh từ, nhưng chúng không có nghĩa giống nhau. Chúng ta dùng A few (một vài) chỉ đơn giản là để thể hiện rằng bạn đang nói về một vài người hoặc sự vật.

I'm having a dinner party for a few close friends.

Here are a few ideas that might help you.

Còn khi ta sử dụng few (ít), ta đang nhấn mạnh rằng ta chỉ có một số lượng ít về người hoặc đồ vật cụ thể.

I have a few friends. (you are simply saying that you have some friends)

I have few friends. (you are saying that you do not have enough friends and are lonely)

Luyện tập:

Điền từ "much", "many" và "a lot", "a lot of", "lots" vào chỗ trống thích hợp:

1. We have _______________ oranges.

2. We don't have ___________ bananas, and we don't have ___________ fruit juice.

3. Do you have any cereal? Sure, there's _________ in the kitchen.

4. How _____________ is this? It's ten dollars.

5. How _________________ do you want? Six, please.

6. He's very busy; he has ________________ work to do.

7. David has ___________ rice, but Tyler doesn't have ____________.

8. London has _____________ beautiful buildings.

9. They eat _________________ apples.

10. I wrote _________________ poems.

11. I have got _____________________ money.

12. I visited _____________________ European cities.

13. Do you like soccer? Yes, _________________.

14. Were there ________guests in the wedding? Yes, there were. __________

15. Leila is popular. She's got _____________ friends. Nancy does not have_________.

16. She hasn't got _________________ patience.

Đáp án:

1. A lot of

2. Many / much

3. A lot

4. Much

5. Many

6. A lot of

7. A lot of / much

8. A lot of

9. A lot of

10. Many

11. Lots of

12. Many

13. A lot

14. Many / a lot

15. A lot of / many

16. Much