How much

• uncountable

How many

• countable

a few (countable)

a little (uncountable)

not much /not many
not a lot of / not lots of
Example: I eat a few bananas
I have a little cheese

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​Small quantities

a lot of/lots of

many (countable)

much (uncountable)

​Example: I eat many bananas
I have much cheese
I drink lots of water

​large quantities

Quantities

How much coffee do you drink?

a lot of coffee

lots of coffee

much coffee

not much coffee

not a lot of coffee

a little coffee

How many cookies do you want?

• a lot of cookies

• lots of cookies

• many cookies

• not many cookies

• not a lot of cookies

• a few cookies