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How much ou how many ? Compter et demander un prix

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QuestionAvecExemple
How many + nom pluriel ?ce qu'on peut compter (apples, books, brothers)How many brothers have you got?
How much + nom singulier ?ce qu'on ne compte pas (water, money, bread)How much water do you drink?
How much is it / are they ?le prixHow much is this T-shirt? How much are these shoes?

Compter ou pas ?

On peut compter apples, pencils, friends (un, deux, trois...) : on utilise many. On ne compte pas water, milk, money, sugar, bread : on utilise much.

Répondre

How many pens have you got? — I've got three. / How much is it? — It's two pounds.
Combien de stylos as-tu ? — J'en ai trois. / Combien ça coûte ? — Deux livres.

Attention : la question sur le prix utilise is (un objet) ou are (plusieurs objets) : How much are the apples?

Mise en situation : au marché

Lucy : How much are the strawberries, please?
Combien coûtent les fraises, s'il vous plaît ?
Man : Three pounds a box. How many boxes would you like?
Trois livres la barquette. Combien de barquettes voulez-vous ?
Lucy : Two, please. And how much is this melon?
Deux, s'il vous plaît. Et combien coûte ce melon ?
Man : It's two pounds. That's eight pounds altogether.
Il coûte deux livres. Ça fait huit livres en tout.
Lucy : Oh no, how much money have I got? Only seven pounds!
Oh non, combien d'argent j'ai ? Seulement sept livres !

À retenir

  • How many + pluriel (on compte) : How many apples?
  • How much + indénombrable : How much water? How much money?
  • Prix : How much is it? / How much are they?
  • Réponse : It's two pounds.

Exercice 1 : How much, how many : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. ___ brothers have you got?
    1. How much
    2. How old
    3. How many
  2. ___ water do you drink?
    1. How much
    2. How long
    3. How many
  3. « Combien coûte ce t-shirt ? »
    1. How much is this T-shirt?
    2. How much costs this T-shirt?
    3. How many is this T-shirt?
  4. « Combien coûtent ces chaussures ? »
    1. How much are these shoes?
    2. How many are these shoes?
    3. How much is these shoes?
  5. ___ pencils are there in your pencil case?
    1. How much
    2. How
    3. How many
  6. ___ money have you got?
    1. How much
    2. How many
    3. How old
  7. « Combien d'élèves y a-t-il ? »
    1. How many student is there?
    2. How much students are there?
    3. How many students are there?
  8. How much is it? —
    1. It's three.
    2. There are three.
    3. It's three pounds.
  9. ___ milk do you want?
    1. How long
    2. How much
    3. How many
  10. ___ apples do you need?
    1. How much
    2. How many
    3. How old

Exercice 2 : How much, how many : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. How .......................... sisters have you got?
  2. How .......................... is this book?
  3. How much .......................... the apples?
  4. How .......................... water do you drink every day?
  5. How .......................... friends are coming to the party?
  6. How much .......................... this pen?
  7. How .......................... money have you got?
  8. How .......................... pencils have you got?
  9. It's two .......................... . (livres)
  10. How .......................... sugar do you want in your tea?

Exercice 3 : How much, how many : mise en situation

  1. Au marché, tu demandes le prix des fraises.
    1. How many are the strawberries?
    2. How much is the strawberries?
    3. How much are the strawberries?
  2. Tu demandes le prix de ce livre.
    1. How much costs this book?
    2. How much is this book?
    3. How many is this book?
  3. Tu demandes à ton correspondant combien de frères et sœurs il a.
    1. How many brothers and sisters have you got?
    2. How many brother and sister have you?
    3. How much brothers and sisters have you got?
  4. Le marchand te demande combien de pommes tu veux.
    1. How many apple you want?
    2. How much apples would you like?
    3. How many apples would you like?
  5. Tu demandes combien d'argent il te reste.
    1. How much moneys I have?
    2. How much money have I got?
    3. How many money have I got?
  6. Tu demandes combien d'élèves il y a dans la classe.
    1. How many students are there in the class?
    2. How much students are there in the class?
    3. How many students is there?
  7. Le vendeur te répond que le pull coûte 20 livres.
    1. It costs twenty pound of.
    2. It's twenty pounds.
    3. It's twenty.
  8. Tu demandes combien de lait il faut pour la recette.
    1. How much milk do we need?
    2. How many milk do we need?
    3. How much milks we need?
  9. Tu demandes le prix de ces chaussures.
    1. How many are these shoes?
    2. How much is these shoes?
    3. How much are these shoes?
  10. Tu demandes combien d'amis viennent à la fête.
    1. How many friend is coming?
    2. How many friends are coming?
    3. How much friends are coming?

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) How many · 2. a) How much · 3. a) How much is this T-shirt? · 4. a) How much are these shoes? · 5. c) How many · 6. a) How much · 7. c) How many students are there? · 8. c) It's three pounds. · 9. b) How much · 10. b) How many

Exercice 2

1. many · 2. much · 3. are · 4. much · 5. many · 6. is · 7. much · 8. many · 9. pounds · 10. much

Exercice 3

1. c) How much are the strawberries? · 2. b) How much is this book? · 3. a) How many brothers and sisters have you got? · 4. c) How many apples would you like? · 5. b) How much money have I got? · 6. a) How many students are there in the class? · 7. b) It's twenty pounds. · 8. a) How much milk do we need? · 9. c) How much are these shoes? · 10. b) How many friends are coming?