There is one man.

There is one house.

There are eight books.

How many books are there?

How many matches are there?

There are six cars.

There are five boats/canoes.

There are four dishes.

How many chairs are there?

There are ten girls.

How many women are there?

How many girls are there?

How many bears are there?

There are seven snowshoes.

There are five trees.

There are four pipes.

How many pipes are there?

There are three paddles.

How many paddles are there?

There are nine pencils.