English Learning

Quantifiers and Easter

October 22, 2025

REVIEW. Nouns from Lessons 32–36

English Pronunciation Lithuanian
acquaintance /əˈkweɪntəns/ pažintis
anniversary /ˌænɪˈvɜːsəri/ metinės
balloon /bəˈluːn/ balionas
bishop /ˈbɪʃəp/ vyskupas
card /kɑːd/ atvirutė
chorus /ˈkɔːrəs/ priedainis
festival /ˈfestɪvəl/ šventė
kindness /ˈkaɪndnəs/ gerumas
meadow /ˈmedəʊ/ pieva
vegetable /ˈvedʒtəbl/ daržovė

GRAMMAR. QUANTIFIERS

Quantifiers show the amount or quantity of something.
They are divided into large quantities and small quantities.

A lot of

Means “many / much.”
Used in positive sentences.

There are a lot of snowdrops in the meadows.

Many

Used with countable nouns, often in questions or negatives.

Do you see many trees around this house?

Much

Used with uncountable nouns.

He couldn’t drink much milk.

More

Means “a larger amount.”

Linda has to write three more letters.

Most

Means “the largest amount.”

They were happy most of the evening.

Few and Little

Both mean “not much / not many.”

  • Few – with countable nouns.

    There were few people at the festival.

  • Little – with uncountable nouns.

    There was little rain that autumn.

A few / A little

Adding a makes the meaning more positive.

Emily has a few plums on the plate.
They had a little milk for breakfast.

COMPARISON

Base Comparative Superlative Meaning
few fewer the fewest mažai – mažiau – mažiausiai
little less the least mažai – mažiau – mažiausiai

Ted has fewer friends now.
Emily has less hope this year.

EASTER /ˈiːstə/

The Easter egg is the emblem of Easter.
The Christian religion gave the world this festival which in ancient times was called Eostre.
Eostre, the goddess of springtime, got the name from the word East — where the sun rises.
It marks the beginning of spring when nature prepares for new life.

In England people dye eggs.
Children roll them down the hill.
People sell chocolate eggs or rabbits — hollow or filled, wrapped in colourful paper.

A very old custom takes place on Easter Monday.
All villagers go to one house.
Two twin sisters began this custom 800 years ago.
Their wish was to give food and money to old people.

VOCABULARY

English Pronunciation Lithuanian
hope /həʊp/ viltis
to dye /daɪ/ dažyti
chocolate /ˈtʃɒklət/ šokoladas
rabbit /ˈræbɪt/ triušis
hollow /ˈhɒləʊ/ tuščiaviduris
filling – įdaras
to wrap /ræp/ įvynioti
colourful /ˈkʌləfl/ spalvotas
to take place /pleɪs/ įvykti
a wish /wɪʃ/ noras
food /fuːd/ maistas

Exercises

Exercise 1Quantifiers – Fill in the Blanks

Fill in with much, many, a lot of, or a little.

  1. There are ___ flowers in the meadow.
  2. She doesn’t drink ___ coffee.
  3. We have ___ friends in London.
  4. Ted has ___ hope this year.
  5. Please, give me ___ sugar for my tea.

Exercise 2Few or Little

Write few or little.

  1. There were ___ people at the party.
  2. We have ___ time left.
  3. There was ___ rain yesterday.
  4. She has ___ money in her pocket.
  5. They have ___ vegetables in the fridge.

Exercise 3A Few or A Little

Fill in with a few or a little.

  1. I have ___ books to read.
  2. She drank ___ milk for breakfast.
  3. Ted has ___ friends in London.
  4. There is ___ water in the glass.
  5. We bought ___ eggs for Easter.

Exercise 3A Few or A Little

Fill in with a few or a little.

  1. I have ___ books to read.
  2. She drank ___ milk for breakfast.
  3. Ted has ___ friends in London.
  4. There is ___ water in the glass.
  5. We bought ___ eggs for Easter.

Exercise 5Easter Vocabulary

Translate into English.

  1. triušis
  2. šokoladas
  3. įdaras
  4. įvynioti
  5. spalvotas

Exercise 6Fill in the Blanks – Easter

Complete the sentences.

  1. People ___ eggs for Easter.
  2. Children ___ them down the hill.
  3. Chocolate Easter eggs are sometimes ___.
  4. They are wrapped in ___ paper.
  5. The old custom takes place on Easter ___.

Exercise 7Choose the Correct Answer – Quantifiers

  1. There were ___ people at the exhibition.
    a) little b) few

  2. She has ___ money left.
    a) few b) little

  3. I have ___ time today.
    a) a few b) a little

  4. ___ of my friends came to the party.
    a) A few b) A little

  5. There isn’t ___ sugar in the bowl.
    a) much b) many

Exercise 8Write Sentences

Write five sentences using these words: many, much, few, little, a lot of.

Exercise 9Reading Comprehension – Easter

Answer the questions.

  1. What is the emblem of Easter?
  2. What do children do with the eggs?
  3. What are Easter eggs made of?
  4. When does the old custom take place?
  5. Who started this old custom?

Exercise 10Vocabulary – Review

Translate these English words into Lithuanian.

  1. meadow
  2. kindness
  3. saint
  4. vegetable
  5. present
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