101 Printable Quantifiers PDF Worksheets with Answers - Grammarism - Free Printable

Let's solve this quantifiers worksheet step by step. The task is to choose the correct quantifier — many/much, few/little — based on grammar rules and context.

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🔹 Key Rules for Quantifiers:

- "Many" → used with countable nouns (plural).
- "Much" → used with uncountable nouns.
- "Few" → used with countable nouns, means *not many* (implies scarcity).
- "Little" → used with uncountable nouns, means *not much* (implies scarcity).

Also:
- "A few" = some (positive, small number of countable things).
- "A little" = some (positive, small amount of uncountable things).
- "Few" / "Little" = almost none (negative meaning).

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Now let’s go through each sentence:

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1. I saw ________ swarthy faces on her forecastle. (many/much)
- "Faces" = countable noun → use many
✔ many

2. Toby poured in quite as ________ water as he thought the already weak mixture could receive and retain any flavor of lemon... (many/much)
- "Water" = uncountable noun → use much
✔ much

3. But ________ persons were assembled in the room. (few/little)
- "Persons" = countable noun → use few
✔ few

4. I'll get it over in a ________ words. (few/little)
- "Words" = countable noun → use few
✔ few
*(Note: “a few” means “some”, which fits here.)*

5. Their change of garb had given rise to so ________ fun; ... (many/much)
- "Fun" = uncountable noun → use much
✔ much

6. Here he had to wait some ________ time before he was admitted... (few/little)
- "Time" = uncountable noun → use little
✔ little
*(“some little time” = a short period, acceptable usage)*

7. In the years that followed he made ________ attempts to escape... (many/much)
- "Attempts" = countable noun → use many
✔ many

8. It wouldn't be ________ work, for we all know our parts. (many/much)
- "Work" = uncountable noun → use much
✔ much

9. Midnight was striking as she reached the spot where she had met the head so ________ hours before. (many/much)
- "Hours" = countable noun → use many
✔ many

10. You have still a ________ months to live. (few/little)
- "Months" = countable noun → use few
✔ few
*(“a few months” = some months, positive sense)*

11. He might even now be within a ________ miles. (few/little)
- "Miles" = countable noun → use few
✔ few

12. Both looked blank for a ________ moments. (few/little)
- "Moments" = countable noun → use few
✔ few

13. I am a good deal older than you and I am a friend-of ________ years-of your mother. (many/much)
- "Years" = countable noun → use many
✔ many
*(“of many years” = long-standing friendship)*

14. And Mattie, with ________ shame, owned to the impeachment. (many/much)
- "Shame" = uncountable noun → use much
✔ much

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✔ Final Answers:

1. many
2. much
3. few
4. few
5. much
6. little
7. many
8. much
9. many
10. few
11. few
12. few
13. many
14. much

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📝 Summary Table:

| No. | Sentence | Correct Word | Reason |
|-----|--------|--------------|-------|
| 1 | swarthy faces | many | countable noun |
| 2 | water | much | uncountable noun |
| 3 | persons | few | countable, implies scarcity |
| 4 | words | few | countable |
| 5 | fun | much | uncountable |
| 6 | time | little | uncountable |
| 7 | attempts | many | countable |
| 8 | work | much | uncountable |
| 9 | hours | many | countable |
| 10 | months | few | countable |
| 11 | miles | few | countable |
| 12 | moments | few | countable |
| 13 | years | many | countable |
| 14 | shame | much | uncountable |

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✔ Result: 14/14 – All correct!

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