A Few Apples and a Lot of Fun: Learn Quantifiers Through Grammar Stories
- Rose Sensei
- Jun 17
- 3 min read
Planning a picnic can be full of surprises—and so can English grammar!
In today’s fun grammar story, you'll follow Lena and her friends as they discover how using quantifiers like some, a few, a lot of, and not much can make a big difference in describing what you have (or don’t have!).
This short and funny picnic adventure is perfect for Pre-Intermediate ESL learners and above.
Let’s read to find out how to use quantity words in real-life situations!
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Learn Quantifiers Through A Fun Grammar Story
📖 Story: A Few Apples and a Lot of Fun
Lena and her friends planned a picnic by the lake.
“I’ve packed some sandwiches,” said Lena.
“I brought a few apples,” said Raj.
Maya looked worried. “I only brought one bottle of water... I think we need a lot more drinks!”
When they arrived at the lake, they noticed something odd.
“There are a lot of ducks here,” said Raj, tossing them a few crumbs.
“Oh no,” Lena groaned. “There aren’t many napkins in the bag!”
“And there’s not much juice left either,” Maya added.
Suddenly, the wind blew—and some plates flew into the lake!
They all laughed. “Well,” said Lena, “We may not have much food, but we’ve got a lot of fun!”
📘 Grammar Explanation: Quantifiers
We use quantifiers to talk about the amount or number of something.
✅ Countable nouns (e.g., apples, sandwiches, people):
a few apples
some napkins
not many ducks
lots of / a lot of sandwiches
✅ Uncountable nouns (e.g., juice, water, fun):
some juice
not much water
a lot of fun
not much noise
💡‘Some’ is used for positive sentences:
e.g. I brought some apples.
💡‘Not many’ / ‘Not much’ are used for negatives:
e.g.
There aren’t many plates.
There isn’t much juice.
💡‘A few’ / ‘a little’ = a small quantity (but enough!)
I have a few friends. (Countable)
We have a little time. (Uncountable)
💡‘A lot of’ / ‘lots of’ = a large quantity:
There are a lot of ducks.
We had lots of fun!
✍️ Practice Ideas:
Comprehension Questions:
What food did Lena bring?
Did they have much juice?
Were there many ducks?
Grammar Activity: Fill in the blanks
(some, a few, not much, not many, a lot of)
There were ________ people at the picnic.
I saw ________ plates flying in the wind!
They didn’t bring ________ water.
Maya had ________ apples in her bag.
We had ________ fun at the picnic.
Speaking/Role-play Prompt:
“You are planning a party. Tell your partner what you will bring using quantifiers.
E.g., I will bring some drinks, a few snacks, etc.
As you can see, even a picnic can teach us something about English grammar!
💬 Words like some, a few, and a lot of help us talk clearly about how much or how many things we have—whether it’s food, fun, or flying plates!
Try using these quantifiers in your everyday conversations or journal writing.
We hope you enjoyed learning quantifiers with this short and fun grammar story.
👉 Now it’s your turn!
📌 Download the free worksheet with grammar exercises and vocabulary from the story!
💬 Practice by writing your own “picnic plan” using some, a few, and a lot of.
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👇 Tell us in the comments: What would YOU bring to a picnic? Practise using quantifiers in your answer!
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