Fill in the Blanks Fill in the Blanks: Counted and Uncounted NounsOnline version Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words to express quantity for counted and uncounted nouns. by Xavier David Ramos Pabon 1 little quite much few lot much lot lot few little many We use how + plural nouns and how + uncountable nouns to ask about quantity . We can also say How is it ? to ask about the price of an item . We use a of before both plural countable and uncountable nouns to talk about big quantity . We normally use a of in positive sentences . We can say quite a of to talk about medium quantity . With my new job , I have a lot of free time . We use a before plural countable nouns and a before uncountable nouns in affirmative , negative and interrogative sentences to talk about small quantity . I have to do a things this afternoon . I always put a milk in my tea .