Both words express degree or quantity, but their positions and forms differ.
The idea
Use muy with adjectives such as grande; use mucho after verbs or before a masculine singular noun, and match muchos or muchas to plural nouns.
Examples
- La habitación es muy grande.The room is very large.
- Leo mucho por la noche.I read a lot at night.
- Tenemos mucho tiempo.We have a lot of time.
- Ella tiene muchas preguntas.She has many questions.
- Ellos trabajan mucho los lunes.They work a lot on Mondays.
- Hoy el tiempo está mucho mejor.Today the weather is much better.
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Some comparatives such as mejor take mucho rather than muy: mucho mejor.
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Choose the word before the adjective grande. La habitación es ___ grande. (muy / mucho)
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muy
Muy modifies the adjective grande.
Choose the word after the verb leo. Leo ___ por la noche. (mucho / muy)
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mucho
Mucho expresses how much the person reads.
Choose the form matching the noun preguntas. Ella tiene ___ preguntas. (muchas / mucho)
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muchas
Muchas agrees with the feminine plural noun preguntas.
Practice round
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Choose the word before the adjective grande. La habitación es ___ grande. (muy / mucho)
Choose the word after the verb leo. Leo ___ por la noche. (mucho / muy)
Choose the form matching the noun preguntas. Ella tiene ___ preguntas. (muchas / mucho)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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