How Many

How many o How much
AUTOR: GABY LEVY 126 COMENTARIOS
Esta entrada la han solicitado mucho y tratar de que la explicacin sea

sencilla.
Comenzaremos por comprender qu son los Countable nouns (sustantivos
contables) y los Uncountable nouns (sustantivos incontables).
Countable Nouns son aquellas cosas que puedes contar:
a dog: one dog, two dogs, three dogs, etc. (un perro: un perro, dos
perros, tres perros, etc.)
an apple: two apples, eight apples, etc. (una manzana: dos manzana,
ocho manzanas, etc.)
a tree: one tree, twenty trees, one hundred eleven trees, etc. (un rbol:
un rbol, veinte rboles, ciento once rboles, etc.)
a cup: one cup, four cups, etc. (una taza, una taza, cuatro tazas, etc.)
an ant: two ants, three ants, one million ants, etc. (una hormiga: dos
hormigas, tres hormigas, un millon de hormigas, etc.)
OJO: People (gente) es contable, ya que es el plural de person (persona): one

person, two people, three people, etc.
Ahora bien
Uncountable nouns son los sustantivos que no puedes contar como: material,
informacin, conceptos, etc. Se les considera como sustantivos en masa. Por
ejemplo:
time (tiempo), sugar (azcar), sand (arena), water (agua), oxigen (oxgeno),
music (msica), wine (vino), chees (queso), chocolate, wood (madera), etc.
Ten en cuenta que:
No podemos contar el vino, pero s una botella de vino, dos botellas de

vino, etc. One bottle of wine, two bottles of wine, etc.
No podemos contar el azcar, pero s un kilo de azcar, cien gramos de

de azcar, etc. One kilo of sugar, 100 g of sugar, etc.
No podemos contar la electricidad, pero s medirla en Watts. 200 Watts,

500 Watts, etc.
Como puedes observar, en ingls los lquidos, materias y substancias se

consideran como incontables.
Cmo utilizar How much y How many
How much y How many nicamente se utilizan en la forma interrogativa, y las
reglas son:
1.- How many? lo empleas para preguntar acerca de sustantivoscontables.
How many cups of coffee do you drink a day? (Cuntas tazas de caf
tomas al da?)
How many pants did you buy in the last sale? (Cuntos pantalones
compraste en la ltima venta especial?)
How many apples are there in the fruit bowl? (Cuntas manzanas hay
en el frutero?)
How many pictures did you take last summer? (Cuntas fotos tomaste
el verano pasado?)
Si observas bien, el sustantivo contable est siempre en plural: cups, pants,

apples, pictures.
2.- How much? lo empleas para preguntar acerca de sustantivosincontables.
How much coffee do you drink in the morning? (Cunto caf tomas por
la maana?)
How much wine did France produce last year? (Cunto vino produjo
Francia el ao pasado?)
How much electricity do they consume every month? (Cunta

electricidad consumen cada mes?)
How much work do you have? (Cunto trabajo tienes?)
Si observas bien, el sustantivo incontable siempre est en singular: coffee,

wine, electricity, work.
Ahora que ya sabes cmo formular la pregunta, veremos como responder:
1.- How many?
Puedes responder con una cantidad precisa: one, two, three, one hundred,
million, etc.; de forma relativa: few (pocos), some (algunos), many (muchos),
none (ninguno), a lot (muchos), etc.
How many candies do you have in your pocket? (Cuntos dulces tienes
en tu bolsillo?)
Just a few! (Solo unos cuantos!)
How many suitcases are you going to take in your next trip to Europe?
(Cuntas maletas vas a llevar en tu prximo viaje a Europa?)
I am going to take only one. (Voy a llevar solo una.)
How many bars of chocolate did you eat? (Cuntas barras de chocolate
comiste?)
Two of them. (Dos.)
How many songs did Pink Floyd play in his last concert? (Cuntas
canciones toc Pink Floye en su ltimo concierto?)
Many of them, and the concert was awesome! (Muchas, y el concierto

estuvo increble!)
2.- How much?

Las respuestas son relativas: some (algo), a lot (mucho), a little (un poco),
none (nada), much (mucho), etc. Tambin podemos responder con unidades
de medida, peso, volumen, etc. para especificar la cantidad cuando se
requiera.
How much flour is there in the bowl? (Cunta harina hay en el tazn?)
There is some flour in the bowl. (Hay un poco de harina en el tazn.)
How much time do you need to finish your work? (Cunto tiempo
necesitas para terminar tu trabajo?)
Just a few more hours. (Solo unas pocas horas ms.)
How much money do you have? (Cunto dinero tienes?)
Not too much. (No mucho.)
How much milk is there in the fridge? (Cunta leche hay en el

refrigerador?)
There is a bottle/there is a litre (Hay una botella/hay un litro)
How much electricity do you need to make it work? (Cunta electricidad

necesitas para hacerlo funcionar?)
I need 2,800 Watts. (Necesito 2,800 Watts.)
Aqu algunos ejemplos ms:
How many?
How much?
songs
music
jobs
work
bottles
wine/milk/water
cups
coffee/tea
chairs
furniture
suitcases
luggage
batteries
electricity
tips
advice
dollars
money
views
scenery
carrots
vegetable
bananas
fruit
rings
jewelry
letters
mail
pants
clothing
Part 4. GRAMMAR
How much / How many
Se utilizan para preguntar por cantidades de algo.
Si se trata de sustantivos contables, se aplica How many.
Si se trata de sustantivos incontables, se usa How much.
Estas expresiones siempre van seguidas de un sustantivo; luego, el verbo y el resto de la
oracin.
How many cars do you have?
Cuntos autos tienes?
How much money do you have?
Cunto dinero tienes?
How much se utiliza tambin para preguntar precios.
How much is this car?
Cunto cuesta este auto?
How much are the potatoes?
Cunto cuestan las papas?
Tambin se usan en forma genrica para preguntar "cunto hay". En este caso, van seguidas
del sustantivo y luego, is / are there.
How many cars are there?
Cuntos autos hay?
How much money is there?
Cunto dinero hay?
A estas preguntas se responde usando There is / are, dependiendo de si se trata de singular o
plural, como ya hemos visto en lecciones anteriores.
There are four cars.

Hay cuatro autos.
There is one dollar.

Hay un dlar.
Para hacer referencia a los sustantivos incontables, se pueden utilizar los envases o las
medidas de los envases que los contienen, los cuales s son contables...
How much milk is there?

Cunta leche hay?
There are three litres.
Hay tres litros.
How much wine is there?

Cunto vino hay?
There are two bottles.
Hay dos botellas.
Part 5. EXERCISES
En esta parte podrs aplicar lo aprendido, practicar y comprobar que recuerdas tanto el
vocabulario como la gramtica de la leccin. Si cometes errores, se recomienda repasar los
temas y volver a realizar los ejercicios.
Exercise 1
Completa los recuadros con How much o How many.
birds are there?
There are two birds.
money is there?
There are three thousand dollars.
dolphins are there?
There are two dolphins.
pencils are there?
There are thirteen pencils.
books are there?
There are three books.
milk is there?
There are four litres of milk.
1.
How many stars are there in the sky?
2.
How many people live on islands?
3.
How many birds are there?
4.
How much water is in the ocean?
5.
How much money is in a bank?
6.
How many countries are there in the world?
7.
How much bread is eaten per day?
8.
How many bones are there in the human body?
9.
How much sand is in the deserts?
10.
How much information is on the internet?
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11. How much sand is in the deserts?

12. How many bones are there in the human body?
13. How much bread is eaten per day?
14. How many stars are there in the sky?
15. How many countries are there in the world?
16. How much money is in a bank?
17. How many birds are there?
18. How much water is in the ocean?

19. How much information is on the internet?
20. How many people live on islands?
21. How much bread is eaten per day?
22. How many stars are there in the sky?
23. How many bones are there in the human body?
24. How many countries are there in the world?
25. How many birds are there?
26. How much information is on the internet?
27. How much money is in a bank?
28. How much water is in the ocean?
29. How much sand is in the deserts?
30. How many people live on islands?
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There are ______ people here, are there?

There's ______ happening, is there?
I don't have ______ time so get on with it.
There are ______ reasons why we should do
this.
I have ______ respect for him.
We have ______ problems but we will solve
them all.
I don't have ______ to say. I know very little.
I didn't sleep very ______ . My hotel room was
too hotand noisy.
That news is confidential. ______ people know
it.
Roover cars are having ______ problems.
They may be sold.
He's very popular. He doesn't have ______
enemies.
It's not true. It's just ______ rubbish.
The news created ______ excitement for a few
days.
There are ______ rumours flying around.
There aren't ______ days left before the
meeting. I hope you are well-prepared.
There's not ______ we can do except wait.
I don't like him very ______ .
I've had ______ fun. Thank you for inviting me.
Thank you so ______ for inviting me.
I hate this. There are too ______ questions and
I'm bored!
Your score is
many / much - exercises

Correct! Well done. More exercises
Your score is 60%.
We don't see many flowers in winter.

My daughter spends too much money.
There weren't many cars in the city yesterday.
Thank you so much for your help.
You didn't drink much last night.
Do you know many people in Spain ?
There are many different insects species.
I don't speak much French.
She doesn't have much time to read.
There was so much noise that I couldn't sleep.
Are there many houses painted in blue ?
If you have too many mistakes, you will not pass the test.
1.
many CDs
2.
much music
3.
many cups
4.
much juice
5.
much time
6.
many pencils
7.
much cheese
8.
many cornflakes
9.
many pizzas
10.
much lemonad
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You have completed the exercise.

Show questions one by one
1. ... food is there in the bag?
A.:-) How much

B. ?
How many
2. ... sausages are there in your sandwich?
A. ?
How much
B.:-) How many

3. ... muesli do you eat for breakfast?
A.:-) How much
B. ?
How many
4. ... bottles of milk have we got?
A. ?
How much
B.:-) How many

5. ... cheese is there in the pizza?
A.:-) How much

B. ?
How many
6. ... students are there in your class?
A. ?
How much
B.:-) How many

7. ... eggs are there in a dozen?
A.X How much

B. ?
How many
8. ... brothers or sisters have you got?
A. ?
How much
B.:-) How many

9. ... beef do we need?
A.:-) How much

B. ?
10.
How many
... tomatoes do you need for your salad?
A.X How much

B. ?
How many
11.... money do you want?
A. ?
How much
B.X How many

12.
... water do you drink every day?
A.:-) How much

B. ?
How many
Your score is 25%.

Questions answered correctly first time: 3/12
You have completed the exercise.
A.X How much

B. ?
How many
2. ... muesli do you eat for breakfast?
A.:-) How much

B. ?
How many
3. ... water do you drink every day?
A. ?
How much
B.X How many

A.X How much

B. ?
How many
5. ... money do you want?
A. ?
How much
B.X How many

A. ?
How much
B.X How many

A.:-) How much

B. ?
How many
A.X How much

B. ?
How many
9. ... eggs are there in a dozen?
A.X How much
B. ?
10.
How many
... students are there in your class?
A. ?
How much
B.:-) How many

11.... food is there in the bag?
A. ?
How much
B.X How many

12.
... tomatoes do you need for your salad?
A.X How much

B. ?
How many
<=Back Home
A. X How much
B. ?
How many
2. ... food is there in the bag?
A. ?
How much
B. X How many
3. ... water do you drink every day?
A. ?
How much
B. X How many
A. :-) How much

B. ?
How many
A. ?
How much
B. :-) How many
6. ... tomatoes do you need for your salad?
A. X How much
B. ?
How many
7. ... money do you want?
A. :-) How much

B. ?
How many
A. ?
How much
B. X How many
A. ?
How much
B. :-) How many
10.
... muesli do you eat for breakfast?
A. :-) How much

B. ?
How many
11.... students are there in your class?
A. X How much
B. ?
12.
How many
... eggs are there in a dozen?
A. ?
How much
B. :-) How many
1. HOW MUCH lemonade have we got? We've got only one bottle.
2. HOW MANY bottles are there? Three.
3. HOW MUCH meat is there? We have got two steaks.
4. HOW MANY bananas have we got? We havent got any.
5. HOW MUCH sugar have we got? Enough.
6. HOW MUCH bread have we got? Some.
7. HOW MANY pens are in your bag? Six.
8. HOW MUCH money have we got? We havent got a lot.
9. HOW MANY bikes are there in the garden? Two.
10. HOW MANY children have they got? Two girls and a boy.
11. HOW MUCH milk have we got? About one and a half litres.
12. HOW MANY steaks have we got? Weve got eight steaks.
1 ............. men are there in the bus?

How much
y
How many
2 ............. toys are there in the shop?

How much
y
How many
3 ............. balls are there in the box?

How much
y
How many
4 ............. apples are there in the basket?

How much
y
How many
5 ............. rice is there in the bag?

y
How much
How many
6 ............. mangoes are there on the tree?

How much
y
How many
7 ............. sugar is there in the kitchen?

y
How much
How many
8 ............. is this pen?

y
How much
How many
9 ............. milk is there in the bottle?

y
How much
How many
10 ............. balls are there in your school?

How much
y
How many
11 ............. brooms are there in your room?

y
How much
How many
12 ............. does this shirt cost?

y
How much
How many
13 ............. dishes are there on the table?

How much
y
How many
14 ............. days are there in a week?

How much
y
How many
15 ............. sisters do you have?

How much
y
How many
16 ............. matches are there in the box?

How much
y
How many
17 ............. do you weigh?

y
How much
How many
18 ............. salt is there in the bottle?

y
How much
How many
19 ............. meat is there in the refrigerator?

y
How much
How many
20 ............. money does she have?

y
How much
How many
21 ............. people are there in your house?

How much
y
How many
22 ............. children are there in the field?

How much
y
How many
23 ............. friends does she have?

How much
y
How many
24 ............. chicken will you buy?

y
How much
How many
25 ............. coffee is there in the cup?

y
How much
How many
26 ............. students are there in your school?

How much
y
How many
27 ............. is this bicycle?
How much
How many
28 ............. water is there in the glass?

y
How much
How many
29 ............. pens do you have?

How much
y
How many
30 ............. oxen does he have?

How much
y
How many
1. I've got two brothers.
H o w ma n y b r o t h e r s h a ve yo u g o t ?
2. It costs 2.00.
H o w mu c h is it ?
3. There are ten people.
H o w ma n y p e op l e a r e t h e r e ?
4. We need two bicycles.
H o w ma n y bi c yc l e s d o yo u n ee d ?
5. I'd like a lot of rice.
H o w mu c h r ic e d o yo u wa n t ?
6. He has got three children.
H o w ma n y ch il d r e n h a s he g o t ?
7. I haven't got any money.
H o w mu c h m on e y h a ve yo u g o t ?
8. I only want a little.
H o w mu c h d o yo u wa n t ?
9. I'll post your letters. Have you got ...?
A.
a stamp
B. :-) any stamps

C. X any stamp
10. The streets were empty. There weren't .. there.
A. X peoples
B. X some people
C.
any people
11. Have you got ...? I can help you.
A.
a luggage
B.
some luggages
C. :-) any luggage
12. Do you like ...? No, I don't.
A.
hot milk
B. X a hot milk
C. X some hot milk
13. Would you like ... with your coffee? No, thanks.
A.
any hot milk
B. X a hot milk
C. :-) some hot milk
14. We've just moved into our new house, and we haven't got...
A.
a furniture
B. :-) any furniture

C. X some furniture
15. We've just moved into our new house, and we've only got...
A. X a furniture
B. X any furniture
C.
some furniture
16. There wasn't any wood, so we used...
A. :-) plastic
B. X any plastic
C.
a plastic
17. Can you help me? I'd like...
A.
an advice
B. :-) some advice

C. X advices
18. There's been a robbery! Call...
A. X a police
B. X some police
C.
the police
19. Sorry, but I can't pay the bill.
A. X I've got too much money.
B.
I haven't got enough money.
20. I cooked spaguetti for ten, but only two people came.
A.
I've got too much spaguetti.
B. X I've got too many spaguetti.
21. Jim is very lonely.
A. X He has got too many friends.

B.
He hasn't got enough friends.
22. You can't take ten suitcases on the plane!
A. :-) You've got too much luggage.

B.
You haven't got enough luggage.
23. Please share the books. One between two.
A. X There are too many books.

B.
There aren't enough books.
24. Eight people can't go in a taxi.
A.
There is too much room.
B. :-) There isn't enough room.
25. We didn't enjoy our holiday.
A. :-) There was too much rain.

B.
There wasn't enough rain.
26. Please write this again.
A. :-) There are too many mistakes.

B.
There aren't enough mistakes.
EXAMEN
Decide whether you have to use much or many.

1.
Jane hasn't got much
time.
2.
Do you know many
words in English?
3.
He didn't eat much
meat.
4.
There isn't much
5.
How many
6.
Samantha has as much
7.
How many
8.
There was too much
9.
I cannot see many
stars in the sky tonight.
10.
Do you have many
friends abroad?
butter in the fridge.
eggs did the hens lay?

money as Bruce.
lessons do you have on Mondays?

noise in the streets.
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AUTOR: GABY LEVY 126 COMENTARIOS

Esta entrada la han solicitado mucho y tratar de que la explicacin sea

OJO: People (gente) es contable, ya que es el plural de person (persona): one

Ten en cuenta que:

No podemos contar el vino, pero s una botella de vino, dos botellas de

No podemos contar el azcar, pero s un kilo de azcar, cien gramos de

No podemos contar la electricidad, pero s medirla en Watts. 200 Watts,

Como puedes observar, en ingls los lquidos, materias y substancias se

Si observas bien, el sustantivo contable est siempre en plural: cups, pants,

How much electricity do they consume every month? (Cunta

How much work do you have? (Cunto trabajo tienes?)

Si observas bien, el sustantivo incontable siempre est en singular: coffee,

Just a few! (Solo unos cuantos!)

I am going to take only one. (Voy a llevar solo una.)

Two of them. (Dos.)

Many of them, and the concert was awesome! (Muchas, y el concierto

2.- How much?

There is some flour in the bowl. (Hay un poco de harina en el tazn.)

Just a few more hours. (Solo unas pocas horas ms.)

How much money do you have? (Cunto dinero tienes?)

Not too much. (No mucho.)

How much milk is there in the fridge? (Cunta leche hay en el

There is a bottle/there is a litre (Hay una botella/hay un litro)

How much electricity do you need to make it work? (Cunta electricidad

I need 2,800 Watts. (Necesito 2,800 Watts.)

Aqu algunos ejemplos ms:

There are four cars.

There is one dollar.

How much milk is there?

How much wine is there?

birds are there?

There are two birds.

There are three thousand dollars.

dolphins are there?

There are two dolphins.

pencils are there?

There are thirteen pencils.

books are there?

There are three books.

There are four litres of milk.

How many stars are there in the sky?

How many people live on islands?

How many birds are there?

How much water is in the ocean?

How much money is in a bank?

How many countries are there in the world?

How much bread is eaten per day?

How many bones are there in the human body?

How much sand is in the deserts?

How much information is on the internet?

How many birds are there?

How many people live on islands?

How many countries are there in the world?

How much bread is eaten per day?

How much money is in a bank?

How many bones are there in the human body?

How many stars are there in the sky?

How much sand is in the deserts?

How much information is on the internet?

How much water is in the ocean?

How many bones are there in the human body?

How many birds are there?