Fill in the Blanks I1 U4 How much/many, a lot/fewOnline version Read the Learn this! boxes and complete the conversation. by Andreina Farias Monasterios 1 Read the Learn this ! boxes and complete the conversation . Learn this ! How much / How many a . We use 'how much ? ? ' and 'how many ? ? ' to ask for the quantity of something . b . We use 'how much ? ? ' with uncountable nouns : How much milk is there ? How much rice do we have ? c . We use 'how many ? ? ' with countable nouns : How many onions are there ? How many peaches have we got ? Learn this ! A lot of / much / many = large quantity . A little / a few = small quantity . a . We use 'a lot of' with countable and uncountable nouns : There's a lot of butter . b . We use 'much' and 'a little' with uncountable nouns : There isn't much pizza . There's a little water . c . We use 'many' and 'a few' with countable nouns : There aren't many strawberries . There are a few apples . d . We usually use 'many' and 'much' in negative sentences : There isn't much soup . There aren't many tomatoes . Activity : Read the Learn this ! boxes to complete the conversation and answer the questions . What does Jim want to make ? He wants to make a . What ingredients does he need ? He needs flour , carrots , , milk and eggs . Sophie : What are you doing , Jim ? Jim : I'm looking for some ingredients . How flour have we got ? How carrots are there ? Sophie : There's a flour in the cupboard , and there are a carrots in the fridge . I think we need more . Jim : Good ? Oh , dear . There isn't sugar in the bowl . And we haven't got eggs . there any milk ? Sophie : Why do you need them ? Jim : I want to make a carrot cake . Sophie : But you can't cook ! Jim : Yes , I can . That isn't very nice ! Sophie : Sorry . Look , there's a of sugar in the cupboard and milk in the fridge . And three eggs are enough . Jim : Great ? Oh , hang on . only one carrot in the fridge . Can I use potato instead ? Sophie : I really don't think so .