Quick shopping check
Choose the correct option. Answer quickly. 🛒
- We need a few / a little apples.
- There is a few / a little milk left.
- How much / many is this jacket?
- How much / many coins do you have?
- I do not have much / many cash.
- She bought a few / a little bananas.
- There is hardly any / hardly many rice at home.
- There are plenty of / much discounts today.
Quantifiers at the shop
Noun type | Small amount | Large amount | Questions / negatives |
|---|---|---|---|
Countable plural: apples, bottles, discounts | a few | a lot of / plenty of | many |
Uncountable: rice, cash, bread, time | a little | a lot of / plenty of | much |
Almost zero | hardly any |
Connect each noun with its quantity
Connect each shopping noun with the best quantity.
- apples
- a few
- rice
- a little
- money
- hardly any
- discounts
- plenty of
Look at quantity and meaning
Connect each shopping situation with the best phrase.
- Only two bottles are on the shelf.
- a few bottles
- There is almost no cash in my wallet.
- hardly any cash
- The market sells lots of vegetables.
- plenty of vegetables
- We need a small amount of rice.
- a little rice
Choose the form for the noun type
Connect each phrase with a compatible shopping noun.
- many
- price tags
- much
- change
- a lot of
- groceries
- hardly any
- coins
Complete the shopping sentences
Use each phrase from the box once: a few · hardly any · many · much · plenty of
- There are [___] eggs in the fridge, so we can make breakfast.
- We have [___] bread, so buy two loaves.
- How [___] bottles of water do we need?
- I do not have [___] time before the shops close.
- This market has [___] fresh vegetables.
Payment choices and product comparisons
Meaning | Structure | Example |
|---|---|---|
Addition | both … and | Both the receipt and the price tag are important. |
One of two choices | either … or | You can pay either by cash or by card. |
No choice from two | neither … nor | Neither bag nor bottle is cheap. |
Decide if each statement is correct
Choose the best word
- At the checkout, I have [___] cash.
- The discount is valid for [___] the jacket and the shoes.
- You can pay [___] by cash or by card.
- [___] the small bottle nor the large bottle is within my budget.
Check the sentence patterns
Check the shopping language
Final checkout quiz
Connect each sentence beginning with its best ending. ✅
Connect each sentence beginning with the best ending.
- There are hardly any…
- coins in my pocket.
- We need a little…
- tea for the guests.
- Both the market…
- accepts cards and sells fresh food.
- Either pay…
- by cash or by card.
- Neither the cheap bag…
- nor the expensive bag is strong.


