How many tablespoons are there in a cup? Many people get confused when they have to take a tablespoon as a standard but they have to take a bulk of it. That is why for convenience they want to know whether how many tablespoons will be required to fill a cup so that they could do the work with ease and in less time. For finding the answer to this question you have to know what type of cup you are using. For this purpose, cups can be divided into four categories Small Medium Large Extra large Extra-large cups have many varieties therefore we have neglected the extra-large cups here. It is also because very few people use extra-large cups in a normal routine. Small cup While trying to know that how many tablespoons it will take to fill a small cup, it was found that solids and liquids have different capacities. For example, it takes 13-14 tablespoons of sugar to fill a small cup whereas it takes 19-20 spoons of water to fill a small cup. A typical picture of ...