How to use: MANY, MUCH, FEW, LITTLE, A LOT OF

The words many, much, few, little mean quantity. Many and few are used before countable nouns. Much and little — before uncountable:

I have a lot of friends
There were few mistakes in the test
There is a lot of snow on the ground
There’s little sugar left

If the indefinite article a is used before the words few and little, it means a small but sufficient amount. It should be noted that a few is used before plural countable nouns:

Are there a few buildings there?
Vicky has made a little progress

MUCH	MANY
With uncountable nouns (most often in negative and interrogative sentences)	With countable nouns (most often in negative and interrogative sentences)
Do you have much work to do? I haven’t got much money	Are there many mistakes in your test? Today there are not many people here

In affirmative sentences, instead of many/much, synonyms are mainly used: A lot of, lots of, plenty of, a great deal of/a large number of.

LITTLE	FEW
With uncountable nouns	With countable nouns
I have little money	Dan has got few friends
A LITTLE	A FEW
I have a little time	I have a few apples. Do you want some?

Such phrases as a lot of, lots of are used to indicate a large amount. They are used with plural countable nouns and singular uncountable nouns. In modern English, a lot of, lots of are usually used in affirmative sentences, a many, much — in negative and interrogative sentences:

We have got a lot of friends — We have got a lot of work
We haven’t got many friends — We haven’t got much work
Have we got many friends? — Have we got much work?

MUCH or MANY or A LOT OF??? Countable and Uncountable Nouns!