Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.

Determiners are words like much, many, all, both, most, little and few. Articles (the, a, an), possessives (my, your, his, their etc.) and demonstratives (this, that, these and those) are also determiners.

1. I answered ……………………………. the questions. (most / most of / much / much of)

2. He does not have ………………………….. patience. (much / much of / many / many of)

3. ………………………… my friends are atheists. (Many / Many of / Much / Much of)

4. There is ………………………… water in the pond. (little / few / least)

5. An essay with the ………………………… mistakes is not always the best. (least / fewest / lesser)

6. He is ……………………………. experienced than his brother. (less / few / fewer / lesser)

7. Is there …………………………….. water on the moon?

8. Not ………………………… birds can sing. (every / all / all of)

9. ………………………….. my friends are non-smokers. (All / All of / Every)

10. ………………………….. guest has arrived. (All / Every)

Answers

1. most (Use most of before a noun with a determiner.)

2. much (Use much before an uncountable noun without a determiner.)

3. Many of (Use many of before a noun with a determiner.)

4. little (Use little with uncountable nouns.)

5. fewest (Use few with plural nouns.)

6. less

7. any (Use any in questions.)

8. all (Use all before a noun without a determiner.)

9. All / All of (Before a noun with a determiner, all and all of are both possible.)

10. Every (Use every before a singular noun; use all before a plural noun)

Determiners worksheet 2

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.

1. She has lain on the sofa …………………. morning. (all / whole / every)

2. He spent the ………………….. day in the bed. (all / whole)

3. I am sorry for …………………… the trouble I have caused. (all / some / any)

4. I am sorry for …………………….. trouble I have caused. (all / some / any)

5. You can take …………………….. bus. They all go to the city centre. (some / any / all)

6. Have you got ……………………. luggage? (any / some / many)

7. We haven’t got …………………….. milk. (any / some / few)

8. I don’t mind having ……………………. milk in my tea. (any / some / all)

9. I wanted to buy …………………….. bread but the store didn’t have ……………………… (some / any / much)

10. I would like ……………………… information about the tourist attractions in the city. (some / any / many)

11. As there was …………………….. bus, we walked home. (no / none / any)

12. They were not able to give …………………….. satisfactory explanation. (any / some / no)

13. …………………… reason was given for the change of plan. (No / Any / None)

14. How …………………… money do you have? (much / many / little)

15. There were …………………….. tickets left. (no / none / any)

16. I haven’t got …………………. money. (no / some / any)

17. ……………………… of the shops are open on Sundays. (None / Any / Much)

18. We took …………………… photos (few / a few / the few) but ………………….. of them were particularly good. (none / all / any)

19. We spent ………………………. money on food. (a lot of / a lots of / lot of / a lot)

20. He travels ……………………. (a lot / much / a lot of)

Answers

all; 2. whole; 3. all; 4. any; 5. any; 6. any; 7. any; 8. some; 9. some, any; 10. some; 11. no; 12. any; 13. no; 14. much; 15. no; 16. any; 17. none; 18. a few, none; 19. a lot of; 20. a lot

Notes

After none of, we can use a singular or plural verb. The plural verb is more common in an informal style.

None of the shops was open. Or None of the shops were open.

Much is unusual in affirmative sentences.

He reads a lot. (NOT He reads much.)

Worksheet 3

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.

Obesity is a growing problem for …………1…………. (both / all / any) kids and adults around the world as weighing too …………2…………. (more / much / many) can damage your health. Researchers believe that the amount of sleep you get might be a key factor in determining your chances of being obese. A new study has found that elementary school students who slept too …………3……………. (little / less / least) were more likely to gain weight.

Past studies have shown a link between sleeping ……………4………… (little / less / least) and weighing more, but it hasn’t been clear whether kids who weigh too ……………5……….. (much / more / most) have trouble sleeping, or whether sleeping less leads to weight gain. ……………6…………….. (both / all / either) scenarios seemed equally possible.

Answers

1. both, 2. much, 3. little, 4. less, 5. much, 6. both

Worksheet 4

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.

1. I haven’t got …………………………. money. (any / some)

2. I thought you could lend me …………………………. money. (some / any)

3. …………………………. people can afford cars these days. (Most / The most)

4. …………………………. my friends live abroad. (Most / Most of)

5. …………………………. time is required to learn a new language. (Much / Many)

6. Has he written …………………………… books? (many / most / much)

7. He has got too ……………………………. interest in politics. (much / many)

8. You have never given me ……………………………. help. (any / some)

9. Only …………………………… of the applicants were hired. (a few / few / a little)

10. He drank ……………………………. milk. (a little / a few)

11. There was …………………………. hope of success, yet they persevered. (little / much / few)

12. We learn ……………………………… subjects this year. ( lesser / less / fewer)

Answers

1. any, 2. some, 3. most, 4. most of, 5. much, 6. many, 7. much, 8. any, 9. a few, 10. a little, 11. little, 12. fewer

Worksheet 5

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.

1. ……………………… of my friends are vegetarians. (All / None / Whole)

2. I spent the …………………………. day in the office. (all / whole / every)

3. A …………………….. week had passed. (all / whole / every)

4. ……………………. child is special. (Every / Each / All)

5. She congratulated ………………………..  of them. (each / every / whole)

6. He has been to ………………………… continent. (every / each / all)

7. You have never brought me ……………………….. gifts. (any / every / some)

8. I am close to ………………………. friend I have. (every / all / some)

9. Not ………………………. is known about his past. (much / all / many)

10. Not ……………………….people can afford space travel. (many / any / most)

11. She has got hardly ……………………….. friends. (any / many / some)

12. I don’t have ……………………….. (many / any / some) friends but I can trust …………………………. (few / the few / a few) friends I have.

Answers

1. All, 2. whole, 3. whole, 4. every, 5. each, 6. every, 7. any, 8. every, 9. much, 10. many, 11. any, 12. many, the few

Worksheet 6

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.

1. …………………….. job has its challenges. (Every / All / Some)

2. …………………. people are born great. (Some / Any/ Every)

3. ………………….. dog has a day. (Every / All / Some)

4. She has drunk …………………… the milk. (all / all of / either could be used here)

5. ……………………. them have agreed to come. (All / All of / None / None of)

6. I have read …………………….. the letters. (all / all of / either could be used here)

7. ……………………. my sisters lives with me. (None / None of / Some of / Any of)

8. She would like to invite …………………… you. (all / all of / every)

9. She doesn’t have …………………… friends to cheer her up. (any / some / all)

10. He ran …………………… the way home. (all / some / whole)

11. The ………………….. town was under water. (all / whole / most)

12. They were here ……………………… day. (every / all / some)

Answers

1. every, 2. some, 3. every, 4. all/all of, 5. all of, 6. all/all of, 7. none of, 8. all of, 9. any, 10. all, 11. whole, 12. all

Worksheet 7

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.

1. Not ……………………….. people can speak a foreign language perfectly. (many / most / much)

2. ………………………… of his friends was invited to his birthday. (None / Some / Any)

3. I don’t have …………………………… faith in fortune tellers. (any / many / some)

4. Can I have ………………………… curd, please? (some / any / many)

5. Have we got …………………………. curd? (some / any / many)

6. There were only ……………………….. students in the class. (few / a few / a little)

7. The soup needs …………………………. more salt. (little / a little / the litte)

8. I can speak ………………………. English. (a few / a little)

9. They have absolutely …………………………. credibility. (any / no / some)

10. She didn’t exhibit ………………………….. signs of nervousness. (any / some / no)

11. Not ………………………….. birds can fly or sing. (all / any / every)

12. ………………………….. adult citizen has a vote. (Every / Each / All)

Answers

1. many, 2. none (A singular verb is used after none whereas a plural verb is used after some.), 3. faith, 4. some, (Some is possible in questions when we expect yes for an answer.), 5. any, 6. a few, 7. a little, 8. a little, 9. no, 10. any, 11. all, 12. every

Worksheet 8

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.

1. I have invited ……………………. of my friends. (some / any)

2. She doesn’t have ………………………….. interest in showing off. (some / any / all)

3. Have we got ……………………….. butter? (any / some / all)

4. We did ……………………… work today. (little / few)

5. She doesn’t have ………………………… friends. (many / most)

6. You ate so …………………………. food. (much / many / most)

7. I have …………………………… doubts. (few / a few / a little / little)

8. There are …………………………. books in my collection. (many / most / much)

9. …………………………. students failed in the test. (Many / Much)

10. …………………………. members supported the move. (Most / Many / Much)

11. She doesn’t have ……………………….. patience. (much / many / most)

12. I clicked ………………………….. photos of the flowers. (many / much / most)

Answers

1. some, 2. any, 3. any, 4. little, 5. many, 6. much, 7. a few, 8. many, 9. many, 10. most/many, 11. much, 12. many

Worksheet 9

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.

1. I got …………………… votes than her. (fewer / less / lesser)

2. She earns …………………….. money than I do. (less / fewer)

3. I didn’t do ………………………. work today. (much / many)

4. I couldn’t answer ………………………. the questions. (most / most of)

5. ………………………. Rajasthan is arid. (Much / Much of)

6. I have ………………………. problems than I used to have. (few / fewer / fewest)

7. I have …………………………. knowledge of politics. (little / few)

8. There is not ……………………… substance in what you say. (much / many)

9. You have to do …………………………. more work. (much / many)

Answers

1. fewer ((Use fewer with a plural noun; use less with an uncountable noun.)

2. less (Use less with an uncountable noun.)

3. much (Use much with uncountable nouns.)

4. most of (Use most of before a noun with an article or another determiner.)

5. Much of (Use much of before a geographical name.)

6. fewer

7. little (Use little with uncountable nouns; use few with plural nouns.)

8. much

9. much