TUKIPAKETTI
Paljoussanat
A little, a few
15. Valitse joko ei-laskettavien sanojen kanssa a little tai laskettavien sanojen kanssa a few.
1. Have a little / a few strawberry jam on your pancakes. It’s delicious!
2. I enjoy a little / a few milk and sugar in my tea. Pass me a little / a few sugar lumps, please.
3. I have a little / a few extra time this evening; do you want to go to the cinema?
4. There are a little / a few ducks swimming in the pond already. There’ll be more when the weather gets
a little / a few warmer.
5. Ann-Christine has a little / a few speeding tickets, she’s got to learn to slow it down a little / a few.
6. What I really need now is a little / a few peace and quiet. I have a little / a few things to think about.
7. My next-door neighbour let me pick a little / a few apples from her tree. A little / A few fell and hit me on the head.
That hurt a little / a few.
8. Do you need a little / a few help with your homework? - Yes, I could use a little / a few tips from an expert.
Little, few
16. Valitse joko ei-laskettavien sanojen kanssa little tai laskettavien sanojen kanssa few.
1. I have little / few friends here in this town. I need to meet more people.
2. I’m afraid I cannot buy you lunch. I have very little / few money at the moment.
3. Little / Few children like strong flavours so little / few of them eat olives.
4. Your room is almost empty. You have little / few pieces of furniture there.
5. I’ve done well at school this term. I’ve had little / few problems.
6. Liza is always busy with home and work. She has little / few free time.
7. Mark has little / few interest in what other people do.
8. There’s little / few distance between these two places. Perhaps only 10 kilometres.
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Few, a few
17. Lisää joko few tai a few.
1. He was sad because he had friends in that town.
2. I only need minutes to get ready. I’ll be there in two!
3. people can live without any money. I don’t know anyone who can.
4. I still have days to finish my project.
5. Put spoonfuls of sugar in that soup to make it taste sweeter.
6. I’ll take books with me on holiday. I just love to read and relax.
7. There are artists who can paint the sky the way you do. You’re one of a kind!
8. Only of my friends spend their holidays abroad.
9. There are no seats available for this concert but for the next one there are .
10. My life is so boring. I have had so adventures.
Little, a little
18. Lisää joko little tai a little.
1. All she wants is love and happiness.
2. is known about the side effects of this new drug.
3. I can do nearly all this work myself; I only need very help from you.
4. Would you like more cake?
5. exercise would do us all good. We need physical training.
6. There was too time. We didn’t manage to finish all our tasks.
7. Do we have any milk left in the fridge? Yes, there’s . Two litres I guess.
8. There’s milk in the jug. Not enough for my morning latte.
9. He had experience in working with children. We hired someone else instead.
10. I know about computers. I couldn’t teach anyone ICT.
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Little, a little, few, a few
19. Korvaa lihavoidut ilmaukset käyttämällä joko little / a little / few / a few.
1. I have many friends; I’ve known some of them since high school.
2. We had almost no time to prepare before we had to leave for the trip.
3. Thank goodness we got some rain today. It’s nice to get some water for the plants.
4. If you want to go to the sales, go early. There are hardly any people in the shops then.
5. Hardly any people in Italy dare speak English even though most of them know some words and phrases.
6. I see almost no reason to accept his offer. It makes hardly any sense.
7. Can you, please, give me a piece of advice? I trust your judgement.
8. There is still enough milk left. Do you want another cup of tea?
9. A couple of students failed the exam.
10. Luckily almost no books were damaged in the fire at the library.
11. Working as an au pair, she had almost no free time at all.
12. Working as an au pair, she wanted to have a small number of weekends off.
(a) little, less, the least, (a) few, fewer, the fewest
20. Täydennä ilmaukset käyttämällä joko (a) little / less / the least / (a) few / fewer / the fewest.
1. I went shopping for fruit and vegetables. There were only oranges
and even pears at the greengrocer’s. So I had to spend money than I had planned.
2. I made mistakes in my English test today but Jane made than I. Gareth made
mistakes of us all. The English essay with mistakes isn’t always the best. We learn
more English every day. If we had lessons, would we still learn as much?
3. There’s daylight in the winter than in the summer. Then there are hours of darkness in
the summer than in the winter. This summer I’ve noticed mosquitoes compared to last summer. Well,
mosquitoes are of my worries. The insects we have, the birds that
feed on them there are.
4. We are very busy at work. We seem to have time to do things this month than last month. Last month we
needed help from people from the other departments. And some people have been home sick. E.g. Harry
worked than 20 hours this week. Most likely on Friday we get to finish assignments of
the week.
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5. Some people are choosing to have children because of the unstable economic situation. They are afraid
that they’ll make money than before. And there are and
opportunities to find a good job if you get laid off. There’s and work available for
people who need jobs. But some people might have financial problems next year because the job market
seems to recover .
6. My piano teacher gave me homework this week than last week. I’m afraid I’ve also spent
time practising than before. My skills have improved only since I started. Perhaps I should still spend
hours gaming online and more doing the scales on the piano.
Much, many
21. Valitse joko much tai many.
1. How much / many eggs do I need for the cake?
2. Do you think much / many people will come to our party?
3. How much / many of them will bring a present, I wonder.
4. The sun doesn’t shine but luckily there isn’t much / many wind.
5. Would you like some more pie? - Yes, please, but not too much / many.
6. This cheddar cheese is much / many better than the one we’ve had before.
7. I feel much / many happier now.
8. There are too much / many cars on the roads. Not much / many people use public transport.
9. There are so much / many students on this course!
10. Try to get as much / many information before the trip as you can.
11. Much / Many of what the boss said in her speech was news to me.
12. How much / many truth was there in that?
Kaikki paljoussanat
22. Valitse sopiva paljoussana.
1. We spent too many / much / lots of / a lot money on our latest trip to Stockholm.
2. In fact, I think we spent many / a lot / more / most money already on the ferry than in the city itself. We didn’t do so
many / a lot / much / plenty shopping there.
3. We also met much / a lot / a number of / most very nice people and had many / a large number of / more / lots of fun
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on board the ship.
4. How lots of / plenty of / much / many times did you refill your plate at the buffet?
5. Oh, don’t ask. I don’t think I’ve ever had as lots / much / many / a lot of roe [=mäti] and sour cream as I had there.
I definitely ate a lot / plenty of / lots of / much.
6. In Stockholm we saw a number of / an amount of / a lot / plenty sights and walked around for a great deal of /
an amount of / more / quite a few hours.
7. There was a large number of / amount of / many / plenty of tourists in the Old Town.
8. I wish I could go and visit many more / much more / many a / lots places like Stockholm and its Old Town.
9. Much / More / Most / The most French, German and Southern Europeans take their summer holiday in July and August.
10. I don’t speak so many / much / plenty of / a good many foreign languages but I understand them a little. Out of all of
them I understand German much / more / most / the most.
11. I love travelling plenty / many / quite a few / a lot and want to visit much / a large amount of / a good many / lots
different countries.
12. I plan to work a lot / many / much / most to earn numerous / most of / lots of / plenty money to pay for all these
trips abroad.
13. Still, there is also plenty of / many / a myriad of / lots of places worth visiting in Finland.
14. I guess there is many more / much more / more numerous / a good many to experience here than you thought there was.
23. Käännä englanniksi. Käytä paljoussanoja much, many, more, most, a lot ja a lot of.
1. Vanha rouva Blakella on paljon rahaa.
2. Ei ole montaa ystävää kuten sinä!
3. Monet ovat yrittäneet ratkaista pulman, useimmat ovat epäonnistuneet.
4. Ota niin monta palaa kakkua kuin haluat.
5. Luulen, että olen sanonut liikaa nyt.
6. Kuinka monta uutta älypuhelinta aiot ostaa?
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7. Jos kuulet lisää uutisia onnettomuudesta, soita minulle.
8. Hän on monien lahjakkuuksien nainen.
9. Hän pystyy tekemään, mitä useimmat ihmiset eivät pysty.
10. Eilen illalla oli niin paljon tuulta, että se puhalsi hatut päästämme.
11. Sinun pitäisi juoda paljon vettä — se tekee sinusta paljon terveemmän.
12. Moni runoilija on mennyt autioon paikkaan kirjoittamaan.
13. Ei ole paljon, mitä voimme tehdä tilanteelle.
14. Oletko kutsunut monia vieraita juhliisi?
15. Me remontoimme, ja aiomme tehdä paljon työstä itse.
24. Käännä englanniksi.
1. Haluatko vähän teetä ja muutaman keksin ennen kokousta?
2. - Onko sinulla paljon keksejä? Riittävästi meille kaikille.
3. Kyllä on. Toivon, ettei niissä ole liian paljon sokeria.
4. - No, vähän sokeria ei aiheuta meille harmia.
5. Kuinka monta meitä on? Kymmenenkö?
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6. - Täällä on vähemmän ihmisiä kuin luulin, että täällä olisi.
7. Lähettivätkö monet ihmiset sinulle sähköpostia, etteivät ole tulossa?
8. - Vain harvat tekivät niin. Useimmat ihmiset näyttävät unohtaneen tehdä niin.
9. Vähintä, mitä he voisivat tehdä, olisi kertoa meille, jos he eivät tule.
10. - Meillä on niin suuri määrä informaatiota annettavaksi ja iso määrä päätöksiä tehtävänä.
11. Vain muutamia päätöksiä voidaan tehdä myöhemmin.
12. - Ei ole juuri lainkaan toivoa, että saamme kaiken tehdyksi ajoissa.
13. Olen samaa mieltä. Nyt sille on vielä vähemmän aikaa kuin viime kuussa.
14. - Meille on sitten enemmän keksejä. Ja on vähemmän vastustavia mielipiteitä.
15. Ei monia mielipiteitä laisinkaan.
16. Joten moni päätös tehdään hyvin pienellä erimielisyydellä.
Keys:
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Key 15
1. a little
2. a little; a few
3. a little
4. a few; a little
5. a few, a little
6. a little; a few
7. a few; A few; a little
8. a little; a few
Key 16
1. few
2. little
3. Few; few
4. few
5. few
6. little
7. little
8. little
Key 17
1. few
2. a few
3. Few
4. a few
5. a few
6. a few
7. few
8. a few
9. a few
10. few
Key 18
1. a little
2. Little
3. little
4. a little
5. A little; a little
6. little
7. a little
8. little
9. little
10. little
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Key 19
1. a few
2. little
3. a little; a little
4. few
5. Few; a few
6. little; little
7. a little
8. a little
9. A few
10. few
11. little
12. a few
Key 20
1. a little; a few; a few; fewer; less
2. few / a few; fewer; the fewest; few / fewer / the fewest; a little; fewer
3. less; fewer; fewer; the least; fewer; fewer
4. less; less; fewer; the fewest
5. fewer; less; fewer; fewer; less; less; fewer; a little
6. less; less; a little; fewer
Key 21
1. many
2. many
3. many
4. much
5. much
6. much
7. much
8. many; many
9. many
10. much
11. Much
12. much
Key 22
1. much
2. more; much
3. a number of; lots of
4. many
5. much; a lot
6. a number of; quite a few
7. number of
8. many more
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9. Most
10. many; the most
11. a lot; a good many
12. a lot; lots of
13. a myriad of
14. much more
Key 23
1. Old Mrs Blake has a lot of / lots of money.
2. There aren’t many friends like you!
3. Many have tried to solve the puzzle; most have failed.
4. Take as many slices of cake as you want.
5. I think I’ve said too much now.
6. How many new smartphones are you going to buy?
7. If you hear more news about the accident, call me.
8. She is a woman of many talents.
9. She can do what most people can’t.
10. Last night there was so much wind that it blew our hats off our heads / away.
11. You should drink a lot of water -- it makes you a lot healthier.
12. Many a poet has gone to a deserted place to write.
13. There isn’t much we can do about the situation.
14. Have you invited many / a lot of guests to your party?
15. We are renovating and we intend to do much of the work ourselves.
Key 24
1. Would you like a little tea and a few cookies/biscuits before the meeting?
2. - Do you have a lot of / lots of / plenty of cookies/biscuits? Enough for all of us?
3. Yes, I do. I hope that there is not too much sugar in them.
4. - Well, a little sugar doesn’t harm us.
5. How many are we? Ten?
6. - There are fewer people here than I thought there would be.
7. Did many / a lot of / lots of people email you that they are not coming?
8. - No, only a few did. Most people just seem to have forgot(ten) to do so.
9. The least they could do is to let us know / tell us if they won’t come.
10. - We’ve got such a large amount of information to give and a large number of decisions to make.
11. (Only a) Few of the decisions can be made later.
12. - There’s little hope that we can get everything done in time.
13. I agree. There’s less time for it now than last month.
14. - There’ll be more cookies/biscuits for us then. And there are / will be fewer opposing opinions.
15. - Not many opinions at all.
16. So, many a decision is made / will be made with very little disagreement.
A little, a few
15. Valitse joko ei-laskettavien sanojen kanssa a little tai laskettavien sanojen kanssa a few.
1. Have a little / a few strawberry jam on your pancakes. It’s delicious!
2. I enjoy a little / a few milk and sugar in my tea. Pass me a little / a few sugar lumps, please.
3. I have a little / a few extra time this evening; do you want to go to the cinema?
4. There are a little / a few ducks swimming in the pond already. There’ll be more when the weather gets
a little / a few warmer.
5. Ann-Christine has a little / a few speeding tickets, she’s got to learn to slow it down a little / a few.
6. What I really need now is a little / a few peace and quiet. I have a little / a few things to think about.
7. My next-door neighbour let me pick a little / a few apples from her tree. A little / A few fell and hit me on the head.
That hurt a little / a few.
8. Do you need a little / a few help with your homework? - Yes, I could use a little / a few tips from an expert.
Little, few
16. Valitse joko ei-laskettavien sanojen kanssa little tai laskettavien sanojen kanssa few.
1. I have little / few friends here in this town. I need to meet more people.
2. I’m afraid I cannot buy you lunch. I have very little / few money at the moment.
3. Little / Few children like strong flavours so little / few of them eat olives.
4. Your room is almost empty. You have little / few pieces of furniture there.
5. I’ve done well at school this term. I’ve had little / few problems.
6. Liza is always busy with home and work. She has little / few free time.
7. Mark has little / few interest in what other people do.
8. There’s little / few distance between these two places. Perhaps only 10 kilometres.
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Few, a few
17. Lisää joko few tai a few.
1. He was sad because he had friends in that town.
2. I only need minutes to get ready. I’ll be there in two!
3. people can live without any money. I don’t know anyone who can.
4. I still have days to finish my project.
5. Put spoonfuls of sugar in that soup to make it taste sweeter.
6. I’ll take books with me on holiday. I just love to read and relax.
7. There are artists who can paint the sky the way you do. You’re one of a kind!
8. Only of my friends spend their holidays abroad.
9. There are no seats available for this concert but for the next one there are .
10. My life is so boring. I have had so adventures.
Little, a little
18. Lisää joko little tai a little.
1. All she wants is love and happiness.
2. is known about the side effects of this new drug.
3. I can do nearly all this work myself; I only need very help from you.
4. Would you like more cake?
5. exercise would do us all good. We need physical training.
6. There was too time. We didn’t manage to finish all our tasks.
7. Do we have any milk left in the fridge? Yes, there’s . Two litres I guess.
8. There’s milk in the jug. Not enough for my morning latte.
9. He had experience in working with children. We hired someone else instead.
10. I know about computers. I couldn’t teach anyone ICT.
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Little, a little, few, a few
19. Korvaa lihavoidut ilmaukset käyttämällä joko little / a little / few / a few.
1. I have many friends; I’ve known some of them since high school.
2. We had almost no time to prepare before we had to leave for the trip.
3. Thank goodness we got some rain today. It’s nice to get some water for the plants.
4. If you want to go to the sales, go early. There are hardly any people in the shops then.
5. Hardly any people in Italy dare speak English even though most of them know some words and phrases.
6. I see almost no reason to accept his offer. It makes hardly any sense.
7. Can you, please, give me a piece of advice? I trust your judgement.
8. There is still enough milk left. Do you want another cup of tea?
9. A couple of students failed the exam.
10. Luckily almost no books were damaged in the fire at the library.
11. Working as an au pair, she had almost no free time at all.
12. Working as an au pair, she wanted to have a small number of weekends off.
(a) little, less, the least, (a) few, fewer, the fewest
20. Täydennä ilmaukset käyttämällä joko (a) little / less / the least / (a) few / fewer / the fewest.
1. I went shopping for fruit and vegetables. There were only oranges
and even pears at the greengrocer’s. So I had to spend money than I had planned.
2. I made mistakes in my English test today but Jane made than I. Gareth made
mistakes of us all. The English essay with mistakes isn’t always the best. We learn
more English every day. If we had lessons, would we still learn as much?
3. There’s daylight in the winter than in the summer. Then there are hours of darkness in
the summer than in the winter. This summer I’ve noticed mosquitoes compared to last summer. Well,
mosquitoes are of my worries. The insects we have, the birds that
feed on them there are.
4. We are very busy at work. We seem to have time to do things this month than last month. Last month we
needed help from people from the other departments. And some people have been home sick. E.g. Harry
worked than 20 hours this week. Most likely on Friday we get to finish assignments of
the week.
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5. Some people are choosing to have children because of the unstable economic situation. They are afraid
that they’ll make money than before. And there are and
opportunities to find a good job if you get laid off. There’s and work available for
people who need jobs. But some people might have financial problems next year because the job market
seems to recover .
6. My piano teacher gave me homework this week than last week. I’m afraid I’ve also spent
time practising than before. My skills have improved only since I started. Perhaps I should still spend
hours gaming online and more doing the scales on the piano.
Much, many
21. Valitse joko much tai many.
1. How much / many eggs do I need for the cake?
2. Do you think much / many people will come to our party?
3. How much / many of them will bring a present, I wonder.
4. The sun doesn’t shine but luckily there isn’t much / many wind.
5. Would you like some more pie? - Yes, please, but not too much / many.
6. This cheddar cheese is much / many better than the one we’ve had before.
7. I feel much / many happier now.
8. There are too much / many cars on the roads. Not much / many people use public transport.
9. There are so much / many students on this course!
10. Try to get as much / many information before the trip as you can.
11. Much / Many of what the boss said in her speech was news to me.
12. How much / many truth was there in that?
Kaikki paljoussanat
22. Valitse sopiva paljoussana.
1. We spent too many / much / lots of / a lot money on our latest trip to Stockholm.
2. In fact, I think we spent many / a lot / more / most money already on the ferry than in the city itself. We didn’t do so
many / a lot / much / plenty shopping there.
3. We also met much / a lot / a number of / most very nice people and had many / a large number of / more / lots of fun
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on board the ship.
4. How lots of / plenty of / much / many times did you refill your plate at the buffet?
5. Oh, don’t ask. I don’t think I’ve ever had as lots / much / many / a lot of roe [=mäti] and sour cream as I had there.
I definitely ate a lot / plenty of / lots of / much.
6. In Stockholm we saw a number of / an amount of / a lot / plenty sights and walked around for a great deal of /
an amount of / more / quite a few hours.
7. There was a large number of / amount of / many / plenty of tourists in the Old Town.
8. I wish I could go and visit many more / much more / many a / lots places like Stockholm and its Old Town.
9. Much / More / Most / The most French, German and Southern Europeans take their summer holiday in July and August.
10. I don’t speak so many / much / plenty of / a good many foreign languages but I understand them a little. Out of all of
them I understand German much / more / most / the most.
11. I love travelling plenty / many / quite a few / a lot and want to visit much / a large amount of / a good many / lots
different countries.
12. I plan to work a lot / many / much / most to earn numerous / most of / lots of / plenty money to pay for all these
trips abroad.
13. Still, there is also plenty of / many / a myriad of / lots of places worth visiting in Finland.
14. I guess there is many more / much more / more numerous / a good many to experience here than you thought there was.
23. Käännä englanniksi. Käytä paljoussanoja much, many, more, most, a lot ja a lot of.
1. Vanha rouva Blakella on paljon rahaa.
2. Ei ole montaa ystävää kuten sinä!
3. Monet ovat yrittäneet ratkaista pulman, useimmat ovat epäonnistuneet.
4. Ota niin monta palaa kakkua kuin haluat.
5. Luulen, että olen sanonut liikaa nyt.
6. Kuinka monta uutta älypuhelinta aiot ostaa?
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7. Jos kuulet lisää uutisia onnettomuudesta, soita minulle.
8. Hän on monien lahjakkuuksien nainen.
9. Hän pystyy tekemään, mitä useimmat ihmiset eivät pysty.
10. Eilen illalla oli niin paljon tuulta, että se puhalsi hatut päästämme.
11. Sinun pitäisi juoda paljon vettä — se tekee sinusta paljon terveemmän.
12. Moni runoilija on mennyt autioon paikkaan kirjoittamaan.
13. Ei ole paljon, mitä voimme tehdä tilanteelle.
14. Oletko kutsunut monia vieraita juhliisi?
15. Me remontoimme, ja aiomme tehdä paljon työstä itse.
24. Käännä englanniksi.
1. Haluatko vähän teetä ja muutaman keksin ennen kokousta?
2. - Onko sinulla paljon keksejä? Riittävästi meille kaikille.
3. Kyllä on. Toivon, ettei niissä ole liian paljon sokeria.
4. - No, vähän sokeria ei aiheuta meille harmia.
5. Kuinka monta meitä on? Kymmenenkö?
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6. - Täällä on vähemmän ihmisiä kuin luulin, että täällä olisi.
7. Lähettivätkö monet ihmiset sinulle sähköpostia, etteivät ole tulossa?
8. - Vain harvat tekivät niin. Useimmat ihmiset näyttävät unohtaneen tehdä niin.
9. Vähintä, mitä he voisivat tehdä, olisi kertoa meille, jos he eivät tule.
10. - Meillä on niin suuri määrä informaatiota annettavaksi ja iso määrä päätöksiä tehtävänä.
11. Vain muutamia päätöksiä voidaan tehdä myöhemmin.
12. - Ei ole juuri lainkaan toivoa, että saamme kaiken tehdyksi ajoissa.
13. Olen samaa mieltä. Nyt sille on vielä vähemmän aikaa kuin viime kuussa.
14. - Meille on sitten enemmän keksejä. Ja on vähemmän vastustavia mielipiteitä.
15. Ei monia mielipiteitä laisinkaan.
16. Joten moni päätös tehdään hyvin pienellä erimielisyydellä.
Keys:
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Key 15
1. a little
2. a little; a few
3. a little
4. a few; a little
5. a few, a little
6. a little; a few
7. a few; A few; a little
8. a little; a few
Key 16
1. few
2. little
3. Few; few
4. few
5. few
6. little
7. little
8. little
Key 17
1. few
2. a few
3. Few
4. a few
5. a few
6. a few
7. few
8. a few
9. a few
10. few
Key 18
1. a little
2. Little
3. little
4. a little
5. A little; a little
6. little
7. a little
8. little
9. little
10. little
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Key 19
1. a few
2. little
3. a little; a little
4. few
5. Few; a few
6. little; little
7. a little
8. a little
9. A few
10. few
11. little
12. a few
Key 20
1. a little; a few; a few; fewer; less
2. few / a few; fewer; the fewest; few / fewer / the fewest; a little; fewer
3. less; fewer; fewer; the least; fewer; fewer
4. less; less; fewer; the fewest
5. fewer; less; fewer; fewer; less; less; fewer; a little
6. less; less; a little; fewer
Key 21
1. many
2. many
3. many
4. much
5. much
6. much
7. much
8. many; many
9. many
10. much
11. Much
12. much
Key 22
1. much
2. more; much
3. a number of; lots of
4. many
5. much; a lot
6. a number of; quite a few
7. number of
8. many more
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9. Most
10. many; the most
11. a lot; a good many
12. a lot; lots of
13. a myriad of
14. much more
Key 23
1. Old Mrs Blake has a lot of / lots of money.
2. There aren’t many friends like you!
3. Many have tried to solve the puzzle; most have failed.
4. Take as many slices of cake as you want.
5. I think I’ve said too much now.
6. How many new smartphones are you going to buy?
7. If you hear more news about the accident, call me.
8. She is a woman of many talents.
9. She can do what most people can’t.
10. Last night there was so much wind that it blew our hats off our heads / away.
11. You should drink a lot of water -- it makes you a lot healthier.
12. Many a poet has gone to a deserted place to write.
13. There isn’t much we can do about the situation.
14. Have you invited many / a lot of guests to your party?
15. We are renovating and we intend to do much of the work ourselves.
Key 24
1. Would you like a little tea and a few cookies/biscuits before the meeting?
2. - Do you have a lot of / lots of / plenty of cookies/biscuits? Enough for all of us?
3. Yes, I do. I hope that there is not too much sugar in them.
4. - Well, a little sugar doesn’t harm us.
5. How many are we? Ten?
6. - There are fewer people here than I thought there would be.
7. Did many / a lot of / lots of people email you that they are not coming?
8. - No, only a few did. Most people just seem to have forgot(ten) to do so.
9. The least they could do is to let us know / tell us if they won’t come.
10. - We’ve got such a large amount of information to give and a large number of decisions to make.
11. (Only a) Few of the decisions can be made later.
12. - There’s little hope that we can get everything done in time.
13. I agree. There’s less time for it now than last month.
14. - There’ll be more cookies/biscuits for us then. And there are / will be fewer opposing opinions.
15. - Not many opinions at all.
16. So, many a decision is made / will be made with very little disagreement.