How many men are there?

There are five boats/canoes.

There are nine pencils.

How many pencils are there?

There are eight books.

How many books are there?

There are seven matches.

How many matches are there?

There are six cars.

How many boats/canoes are there?

There is one man.

There are two chairs.

How many chairs are there?

How many houses are there?

There are eight bears.

How many bears are there?

There are five trees.

How many trees are there?

There are three paddles.

There are ten eggs.