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Year 9 English — Quantifiers: how much and how many

Choose the quantifier that fits the noun and the amount — all, most, some, none, both, several, plenty — and know when it needs "of" after it.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Sort each word or phrase by how much of something it means.

    Groups: All or nearly all · Some, but not many · None at all

    • all
    • several
    • a few
    • none
    • not one
    • most

  2. 2.Put these words in order, from the smallest amount to the largest.

    • all
    • none
    • a few
    • most

  3. 3.Sort each quantifier by the kind of noun it goes in front of.

    Groups: Nouns you can count · Nouns you cannot count

    • several
    • a large amount of
    • a little
    • a great deal of
    • both
    • a large number of

  4. 4.Sort each phrase by whether it is written correctly. Remember that "of" needs a word like the, my or these — or a pronoun — straight after it.

    Groups: Correct · Not correct

    • most of players
    • several of the books
    • most of the players
    • several of books
    • all them
    • all of them

  5. 5.Which sentence is correct?

    • a) The most students walk to school.
    • b) Most students walk to school.
    • c) Most of students walk to school.
    • d) Most of student walk to school.

  6. 6.Ravi has two brothers, and each of them plays cricket. Which sentence uses the word that is only ever used for exactly two?

    • a) Both of them play cricket.
    • b) Most of them play cricket.
    • c) Several of them play cricket.
    • d) All of them play cricket.

  7. 7.Match each quantifier to the amount it describes.

    • all
    • most
    • several
    • a few
    • none
    • a small number, though still some
    • more than two, but not many
    • every single one
    • nearly all, but not quite
    • not one at all

  8. 8.Which sentence is correct?

    • a) None tickets were left.
    • b) No of the tickets were left.
    • c) None of tickets were left.
    • d) None of the tickets were left.

Answer key — Year 9 English — Quantifiers: how much and how many

  1. 1. all → All or nearly all; most → All or nearly all; a few → Some, but not many; several → Some, but not many; none → None at all; not one → None at all
  2. 2. 1. none 2. a few 3. most 4. all
  3. 3. several → Nouns you can count; a large number of → Nouns you can count; both → Nouns you can count; a great deal of → Nouns you cannot count; a large amount of → Nouns you cannot count; a little → Nouns you cannot count
  4. 4. most of the players → Correct; most of players → Not correct; all of them → Correct; all them → Not correct; several of the books → Correct; several of books → Not correct
  5. 5. b) Most students walk to school.
  6. 6. a) Both of them play cricket.
  7. 7. all → every single one; most → nearly all, but not quite; several → more than two, but not many; a few → a small number, though still some; none → not one at all
  8. 8. d) None of the tickets were left.