Question

Вставьте much или many, (a) little или (a) few: 1. we don’t write many exercises during the lesson. we write . . exercises. 2. i go to the cinema when i have . . free time. 3. he speaks english . . , but he wants to know it very well. 4. he knows . . english words, but he is only ten years old. 5. is there much chalk in the box? no, there is . . chalk there. iii. выберите верную форму глагола to be, которая используется с данными существительными: a) is; b) are. образец: news - is 1) spectacles; 2) clothes; 3) snow; 4) progress; 5) politics; 6) trousers; 7) advice. iv. переведите на язык следующие группы слов одного корня: красота – красивый; молодёжь – молодой; обещать – обещание; позволять – позволение; актёр – актриса; ожидать – неожиданно.

Answer 1

1. We don't write many exercises during the lesson. We write a few exercises.
Explanation: "Many" is used with countable nouns, while "much" is used with uncountable nouns. "Exercises" is a countable noun, so we use "a few" to mean a small number of exercises.

2. I go to the cinema when I have a little free time.
Explanation: "Little" is used with uncountable nouns, while "few" is used with countable nouns. "Free time" is an uncountable noun, so we use "a little" to mean a small amount of free time.

3. He speaks English a little, but he wants to know it very well.
Explanation: "Little" is used with uncountable nouns, like "English" in this case. It means a small amount or degree of something.

4. He knows a few English words, but he is only ten years old.
Explanation: "Few" is used with countable nouns. "English words" is a countable noun, so we use "a few" to mean a small number or quantity of English words.

5. Is there much chalk in the box? No, there is little chalk there.
Explanation: "Much" is used with uncountable nouns. "Chalk" is an uncountable noun, so we use "little" to mean a small amount of chalk.

III. выберите верную форму глагола to be, которая используется с данными существительными: a) is; b) are.
1) spectacles - are
2) clothes - are
3) snow - is
4) progress - is
5) politics - is
6) trousers - are
7) advice - is

IV. переведите на язык следующие группы слов одного корня:
красота – красивый (beauty – beautiful)
молодёжь – молодой (youth – young)
обещать – обещание (promise – commitment)
позволять – позволение (allow – permission)
актёр – актриса (actor – actress)
ожидать – неожиданно (expect – unexpectedly)