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Language Concepts

Quantitative Concepts

All, some, none, more, less, few, many, empty and full.

Mastered by
More, all and none are early, often by 2 to 3
Practice items
20
Sections
3

What this skill is

Quantity words describe how much, and most of them are relative rather than fixed - "a lot" of raisins is a different number than "a lot" of elephants. Children usually get the extremes first, because all and none are absolute, and settle the middle terms later. "More" arrives very early because it is enormously useful.

What to expect

A very common pattern is treating "some" as though it means "all", and another is using "more" for any increase at all, including quality ("more good"). Both are ordinary. The comparative pairs (more/less, many/few) are genuinely harder, because they require comparing two amounts rather than judging one.

Try this at home

Snack time does this for free, and the child has real motivation to get it right. Offer choices: do you want all of them or some of them? Who has more? Then make it fair. Any activity where the answer matters to the child beats a worksheet.

When to refer

No use of more or all by about 3, or cannot judge which of two sets has more by 4;6.

Print it

Quantitative Concepts worksheet20 items across 3 sections, with answer key · PDF

All, Some, None

6 items

Answer each question with all, some or none.

  1. 1.There were six cookies and you ate every one. How many did you eat?all
  2. 2.There were six cookies and you ate two. How many did you eat?some
  3. 3.There were six cookies and you ate zero. How many did you eat?none
  4. 4.Every child in the class got a sticker. How many got one?all
  5. 5.A few of the balloons popped. How many popped?some
  6. 6.Nobody was absent today. How many were absent?none

More and Less

6 items

Answer each question with more or less.

  1. 1.I have five grapes. You have two. Who has ____?more (I do)
  2. 2.I have one crayon. You have eight. I have ____.less
  3. 3.This glass is full. That one is half full. This one has ____.more
  4. 4.A puppy eats ____ than a grown dog.less
  5. 5.There are ten kids on the red team and four on the blue team. The red team has ____.more
  6. 6.I only walked one block. You walked a mile. I walked ____.less

Empty, Full, Many, Few

8 items

Fill in the blank with empty, full, many or few.

  1. 1.The cup has no juice left. It is ____.empty
  2. 2.The bathtub is right up to the top. It is ____.full
  3. 3.There are hundreds of stars out tonight. There are ____.many
  4. 4.Only two people came to the park. There were ____.few
  5. 5.I drank all my milk, so my glass is ____.empty
  6. 6.I picked one flower, so I have only a ____.few
  7. 7.The jar is packed with cookies. It is ____.full
  8. 8.There are lots of ants on the sidewalk. There are ____.many