There is one man.

How many dishes are there?

There are nine pencils.

How many pencils are there?

There are eight books.

How many matches are there?

There are six cars.

How many cars are there?

How many boats/canoes are there?

There are three shoes.

How many trees are there?

There are two chairs.

How many chairs are there?

There is one house.

How many houses are there?

There are ten girls.

How many bears are there?

How many snowshoes are there?

There are six cats.

There are ten eggs.