Vocabulary 單字
Theme Words點 🔊 聽發音。注意複數拼字與 How many / How much 的用法。
| 🥚 | egg plural: eggs |
蛋 |
| 🍊 | orange plural: oranges |
橘子 |
| 🍓 | strawberry plural: strawberries |
草莓 |
| 🥪 | sandwich plural: sandwiches |
三明治 |
| 🌭 | hot dog plural: hot dogs |
熱狗 |
| 🍔 | hamburger plural: hamburgers |
漢堡 |
| 🍪 | cookie plural: cookies |
餅乾 |
| 💵 | dollar plural: dollars |
元 |
Sentence Patterns 句型
Key PatternsPattern 1 · 問數量 How Many
How many ___s do you need? → I need ___ ___s.
A:How many eggs do you need?
B:I need nine eggs.
A:How many oranges do you need?
B:I need six oranges.
A:How many strawberries do you need?
B:I need thirteen strawberries.
Pattern 2 · 問價格 How Much
How much is / are the ___? → It's / They're ___ dollars.
A:How much is the egg?
B:It's ten dollars.
A:How much are the cookies?
B:They're thirty dollars.
Grammar Focus 文法重點
How Many vs. How Much| Question 問句 | Used for 用法 | Noun form 名詞形式 | Example 例句 |
|---|---|---|---|
| How many | Count nouns 可數名詞 | PLURAL + s | How many oranges? |
| How much | Price / quantity 價格 / 份量 | singular or plural | How much is it? |
Plural Spelling Rules 複數拼字規則
| Rule 規則 | Example 例子 |
|---|---|
| Most nouns: + s | egg → eggs, hot dog → hot dogs, hamburger → hamburgers |
| Ends in ch, sh, x, s, z: + es | sandwich → sandwiches |
| Ends in consonant + y: drop y + ies | strawberry → strawberries |
How much is (singular) / How much are (plural)
How much IS the hot dog? (1 item) → It's ___ dollars.
How much ARE the hot dogs? (more than 1) → They're ___ dollars.
Mini Quiz · 小考
Select the best answer for each question. 選出每題最適合的答案。
Question 1 / 10
What is the correct plural form of "sandwich"?
Correct. "sandwich" ends in -ch → add -es: sandwiches.
Words ending in ch, sh, x, s, z → add -es: sandwich → sandwiches.
Question 2 / 10
What is the correct plural form of "strawberry"?
Correct. "strawberry" ends in consonant + y → drop -y, add -ies: strawberries.
Consonant + y → drop -y + add -ies: strawberry → strawberries. (D) is correct.
Question 3 / 10
A: eggs do you need? B: I need five eggs.
Correct. Eggs are countable (可數) → use How many.
For countable nouns (you can count them: 1 egg, 2 eggs…), use How many.
Question 4 / 10
A: How much the hot dog? B: It's twenty dollars.
Correct. "the hot dog" is singular → How much is the hot dog?
Singular item → is. Plural items → "are." One hot dog = singular → is.
Question 5 / 10
A: How much are the hamburgers? B: fifty dollars.
Correct. "the hamburgers" is plural → They're fifty dollars.
Plural items → They're. Singular → "It's." The hamburgers = plural → They're.
Question 6 / 10
Which question is correct for asking the price of one cookie?
Correct. For price → How much. One cookie (singular) → is. So: How much is the cookie?
(D) is correct: price → "How much"; one cookie → singular → "is." How much is the cookie?
Question 7 / 10
A: How many oranges do you need? B: ___
Correct. "How many" asks about quantity → answer with I need six oranges.
"How many" asks for a count → answer: I need ___ oranges. (A) is correct.
Question 8 / 10
Which sentence uses "How much" correctly?
Correct. (C) asks about price using How much is the sandwich? — singular item, correct verb.
(C) is correct. Use "How much" for price. For counting items (oranges, eggs, strawberries), use "How many."
Question 9 / 10
A: How much are the cookies? B: thirty dollars.
Correct. "the cookies" is plural → They're thirty dollars.
Plural items use They're. "the cookies" = plural → They're thirty dollars.
Question 10 / 10
What is the correct plural form of "cookie"?
Correct. "cookie" ends in a vowel + y → just add -s: cookies. (Compare: strawberry ends in consonant + y → strawberries.)
cookie ends in a vowel (e) + y → add -s: cookies. Only drop -y when there's a consonant before it (strawberry → strawberries).