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Question words

How many tigers are there?

There is / are …

How many tigers are there?

There is / are …

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In this lesson, you will learn to ask and answer questions about numbers.

How many …?

Zack is at the zoo. He wants to know the number of pandas there. What can he say?

How many pandas are there?

How many …?

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How many …?

Correct! We can use How many to ask about the number of things.

How many pandas are there?

We always use the plural in the question.

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How many …?

So how many pandas are there? Let’s count!

How many pandas are there?

are

there

three pandas.

There

are

3

1

2

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How many …?

Now Zack is looking at some other animals. Let’s help him count.

How many giraffes are there?

A:

There are eleven giraffes.

B:

6

3

4

2

8

1

10

7

5

9

11

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How many …?

Now Zack is looking at some other animals. Let’s help him count.

What about the number of monkeys?

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How many …?

Now Zack is looking at some other animals. Let’s help him count.

How many monkeys are there?

A:

There is one monkey.

B:

Just one!

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How many …?

Now Zack is looking at some other animals. Let’s help him count.

A:

How many monkeys are there?

B:

There is one monkey.

Or: There is a monkey.

Just one!

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How many …?

Now Zack is looking at some other animals. Let’s help him count.

A:

How many monkeys are there?

B:

There is one monkey.

We still use the plural in the question when there is only one animal!

Or: There is a monkey.

We use There is when there is only one .

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How many …?

Now Zack is looking at some other animals. Let’s help him count.

How many monkeys are there?

A:

There is one monkey.

B:

Or: There is a monkey.

Let’s look for more animals around!

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How many …?

How many zebras are there?

A:

There are fifteen zebras.

B:

How many elephants are there?

A:

There is an / one elephant.

B:

There have …

There has …

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Quick Check

1. Fill in the blank.

Miss Lam : How many books are there?

Student : ___________ five books.

There are

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Quick Check

2. Fill in the blanks.

Miss Lam : ___________ pencils are there?

How many

Student : ____________________ pencils.

There are fifteen

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Quick Check

3. Fill in the blanks.

How many cats

Miss Lam : __________________ are there?

Student : ____________________________

There are fourteen cats.

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Quick Check

4. Fill in the blanks.

How many dogs

Miss Lam : _________________ are there?

Student : ___________________

There is one dog.

Or: There is a dog.

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Well done!

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