Yes, this is common in everyday speech, especially if the sugar is served in little paper packages.
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Anonymous Is it still okay if you're putting the sugar in with a spoon?Yes.
AnonymousIs it still okay if you're putting the sugar in with a spoon?I'd say, "How much sugar do you want?" in that case, but as you have it, asking for the number of spoons of sugar they wanted, it's also OK.