Much, many, (a) little, (a) few

1. Translate into English.

Много тетрадей, много молока, много воды, много дней, много газет, много мела, много снега, много лет, много картин, много музыки, много мальчиков, много девочек, много чая, много ли­монов, много мяса, много комнат, много учителей, много работы, много воздуха, много птиц, много машин.

2. Translate into English.

Мало домов, мало чая, мало чашек, мало яблок, мало окон, мало бумаги, мало кофе, мало статей, мало радости, мало супу, мало деревьев, мало тра­вы, мало детей, мало игрушек, мало света, мало парт, мало колбасы, мало сока, мало книг, мало цветов, мало соли, мало друзей, мало дворцов.

3. Fill in the blanks with little or few.

1. Не has got... friends. 2. I drink... coffee. I don't like it. 3. We must hurry. We've got very... time. 4. There are very... scholarships for students in this university. 5. The Smiths have... money. They aren't rich. 6. The theatre was almost empty. There were very... people there. 7. There was... lem­onade in the bottle. There were... peaches in the basket. 8. I have... time, so I can't go with you. 9. He has... English books. 10. There is... juice in my glass. Have you got any juice? 11. There are... bears in the zoo. 12. Tom Canty was the son of poor parents and had very... clothes. 13. There is too... soup in my plate. Give me some more, please. 14. The children returned from the wood very sad because they had found very... mushrooms. 15. There was too... light in the room, and I could not read. 16. There are very... people who don't know that the Earth is round.

4. Fill in the blanks with much, many, little, few, a little or a few.

1. When we walked... farther down the road, we met another group of students. 2. Have you got... money on you? — I'm sorry. I have very... money at the moment. 3. At the conference we met... peo­ple whom we knew well. 4. There are very... old houses left in our street. Most of them have already been pulled down. 5. If you have... spare time, look through this book. You will find... stories there which are rather interesting. 6. There are... things here which I cannot understand. 7. Shall I bring... more chalk? — No, thank you. There is... chalk on the desk. I hope that will be enough for our lesson. 8. He had... English books at home, so he had to go to the library for more books. 9. She gave him... water to wash his hands and face. 10. I'd like to say... words about my journey. 11. After the play ev­erybody felt... tired. 12. Let's stay here... longer: it is such a nice place. 13. There were... new words in the text, and Peter spent... time learning them. 14. There was... hay in the barn, and the children could not play there. 15. My friend isn't going to the concert this evening because he has got... work to do. 16. My mother knows German... and she can help you with the translation of this letter. 17. He's got very... time left. If he doesn't hurry up, he'll miss the plane.