Quantity

Lesson 21

Much

Title: Much

Pronunciation: /mʌtʃ/

Part of speech: determiner, pronoun, adverb

Formal or informal: both

Countable or uncountable: countable

Transitive or intransitive: intransitive

Synonym: a lot

Opposite: little

a large amount or extent

There isn’t much time left

a large amount or extent

Many

Title: Many

Pronunciation: /ˈmeni/

Part of speech: determiner, pronoun, adverb

Formal or informal: both

Countable or uncountable: countable

Transitive or intransitive: intransitive

Synonym: numerous

Opposite: few

 

a large number or amount

Many people attended the event

a large number or amount

Most

Title: Most

Pronunciation: /məʊst/

Part of speech: determiner, pronoun, adverb

Formal or informal: both

Synonym: majority

Opposite: least

 

greatest in amount or extent

Most of the students passed the exam

greatest in amount or extent

Least

Title: Least

Pronunciation: /liːst/

Part of speech: determiner, pronoun, adverb

Formal or informal: both

Synonym: minimal

Opposite: most

 

smallest in amount or extent

He has the least experience among the candidates

smallest in amount or extent

All

Title: All

Pronunciation: /ɔːl/

Part of speech: determiner, pronoun, adverb

Formal or informal: both

Countable or uncountable: countable

Transitive or intransitive: intransitive

Synonym: every

Opposite: none

 

the whole quantity or extent of a particular group or thing; without exception

All the students passed the test

the whole quantity or extent of a particular group or thing; without exception

Few

Title: Few

Pronunciation: /fjuː/

Part of speech: determiner, pronoun, adverb

Formal or informal: both

Countable or uncountable: countable

Transitive or intransitive: intransitive

Synonym: not many

Opposite: many

 

not many; a small number of

Few people showed up for the meeting

not many; a small number of

More

Title: More

Pronunciation:/mɔːr/

Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb 

Formal or informal: both 

Countable or uncountable: countable

Transitive or intransitive: intransitive

Synonym:a greater amount 

Opposite:a lesser amount 

 

a greater or additional amount or degree

I need more time to finish the project

a greater or additional amount or degree

Less

Title: Less

Pronunciation:/les/

Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb 

Formal or informal: both 

Countable or uncountable: countable

Transitive or intransitive: intransitive

Synonym:not as much 

Opposite:a greater amount 

 

a smaller amount of; not as much

I have less money than I thought

a smaller amount of; not as much

Little

Title: Little

Pronunciation:/ˈlɪtl/

Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb 

Formal or informal: both 

Countable or uncountable: countable

Transitive or intransitive: intransitive

Stress marks:/lit-tle/ 

Synonym:not much 

Opposite:a lot 

 

not much; only to a small extent; not very much; hardly at all

I have little time to spare

not much; only to a small extent; not very much; hardly at all

Very

Title: Very

Pronunciation:/ˈveri/

Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb 

Formal or informal: both 

Countable or uncountable: countable

Transitive or intransitive: intransitive

Stress marks:/ve-ry/ 

Synonym:(used for emphasis) extremely 

               Opposite:(used for emphasis) slightly 

(used for emphasis) to a high degree; extremely; actually; truly; indeed

The food was very tasty

(used for emphasis) to a high degree; extremely; actually; truly; indeed

Quite

Title: Quite

Pronunciation:/kwaɪt/

Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb 

Countable or uncountable: countable

Transitive or intransitive: intransitive

Synonym:(used for emphasis) completely  

Opposite:(used for emphasis) slightly  

(used to emphasize a quality or another adverb) to the utmost or most absolute extent or degree

The weather is quite cold today

(used to emphasize a quality or another adverb) to the utmost or most absolute extent or degree

Too

Title: Too

Pronunciation:/tuː/

Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb  

Formal or informal: both

Countable or uncountable: countable

Transitive or intransitive: intransitive

Stress marks:/too/  

Synonym: excessively  

Opposite: mildly  

 

(used before an adjective to emphasize how excessive something is) a higher degree than is desirable

The soup is too hot to eat

(used before an adjective to emphasize how excessive something is) a higher degree than is desirable

Pretty

Title: Pretty

Pronunciation:/ˈprɪti/

Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb  

Formal or informal: both

Countable or uncountable: countable

Transitive or intransitive: intransitive

Stress marks:/pret-ty/  

Synonym:(informal) fairly  

Opposite:(informal) not particularly  

 

(informal) to a moderately high degree; fairly

The dress is pretty expensive

(informal) to a moderately high degree; fairly

Really

Title: Really

Pronunciation:/ˈriːəli/

Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb  

Formal or informal: both

Countable or uncountable: countable

Transitive or intransitive: intransitive

Stress marks:/rea-lly/  

Synonym:(informal) very  

Opposite:(informal) not particularly  

 

(informal) used to emphasize an adjective or adverb, suggesting an extreme condition or state

The movie was really good

(informal) used to emphasize an adjective or adverb, suggesting an extreme condition or state

Fairly

Title: Fairly

Pronunciation:/ˈfeəli/

Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb  

Formal or informal: both

Countable or uncountable: countable

Transitive or intransitive: intransitive

Stress marks:/fair-ly/  

Synonym:(informal) moderately  

Opposite:(informal) not particularly  

 

(informal) to a moderate degree; moderately

The test was fairly difficult

(informal) to a moderate degree; moderately

Completely

Title: Completely

Pronunciation:/kəmˈpliːtli/

Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb  

Formal or informal: both

Countable or uncountable: countable

Transitive or intransitive: intransitive

Stress marks:/com-plete-ly/  

Synonym: entirely  

Opposite: partially  

(used for emphasis before an adjective to indicate that something is as fully as it could be

The project was completely finished

(used for emphasis before an adjective to indicate that something is as fully as it could be

Extremely

Title: Extremely

Pronunciation:/ɪkˈstriːmli/

Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb  

Formal or informal: both

Countable or uncountable: countable

Transitive or intransitive: intransitive

Stress marks:/ex-treme-ly/   

Synonym: entirely   

Opposite: mildly   

 

:(used for emphasis before an adjective to indicate that something is as fully as it could be

The weather was extremely hot

:(used for emphasis before an adjective to indicate that something is as fully as it could be

Rather

Title: Rather

Pronunciation:/ˈrɑːðə/

Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb   

Formal or informal: both

Countable or uncountable: countable

Transitive or intransitive: intransitive

Stress marks:/ra-ther/   

Synonym:(informal) somewhat   

              Opposite:(informal) not particularly    

(informal) to a certain degree; somewhat

The movie was rather boring

(informal) to a certain degree; somewhat

Totally

Title: Totally

Pronunciation:/ˈtəʊt(ə)li/

Part of speech:determiner, pronoun, adverb   

Irregular spelling and irregular forms:n/an(a(regular form)   

Formal or informal: both

Countable or uncountable: countable

Transitive or intransitive: intransitive

Stress marks:/to-tal-ly/   

 

(used for emphasis before an adjective to indicate that something is as fully as it

I’m totally exhausted

(used for emphasis before an adjective to indicate that something is as fully as it

Partly

Title: Partly

Pronunciation: /ˈpɑrtli/

Part of speech: Adverb

Formal or informal: Both

Countable or uncountable: Uncountable

(since it’s an adverb)

Stress marks: The stress is on the single syllable: PARTly.

Synonym: Partially

Opposite: Wholly

To some extent; not completely

She was partly responsible for the project’s success

To some extent; not completely