Too Enough 10:12
Too Enough 10:12
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Your house is too big Too comes before the adjective it modifies It is
! The girl was too tired last night. used to say that something or some is excessive.
Enough comes after the adjective it modifies.
! In the affirmative means that something or
The bedrooms aren’t big enough
The museums were interesting enough someone is sufficient and okey.
! In the negative means that something or someone
The politician was intelligent enough
isn’t sufficient and okey.
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! 1.- Sonia said that London was (noisy/too) for her father.
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6.- Why don’t you take a taxi? No, it is (close/too) from here.
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7.- It’s cold in here. It isn’t (enough/warm). Switch on the heating.
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8.- I don’t like this soup. It is (thick/too).
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9.- That football player isn’t (good/enough) to play for your team.
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10.-Let’s find some shade. This sun is (strong/too) for us.
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11.-It’s not (enough dark) yet to see the fireworks in the sky.
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12.-I think the secretary wasn’t (enough/polite) with your mother.
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13.- The instructions were (complicated/too) . I didn’t understand them.
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14.- This city is (deserted/too) in August. Many people are on holiday.
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15.- Helen didn’t enjoyed her holiday because she was (stressed/too)
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16.-Some people think the British aren’t (enough/outgoing)
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17.- The countryside is (stressful/too) for my friend.
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18.- English coffee isn’t (enough/good) for my taste. It is (weak/too)
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19.- It has been (difficult/too) to pass all the exams.
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A) Choose the correct one. “Too or Enough” TOO: It is too hot.
! car is too – enough old. We cannot go
1) This ENOUGH: She has enough money. She’s tall enough.
anywhere.
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This book is too – enough thick. I can’t read it.
TOO ---- TO: It is too hot to go out.
3) That dress is cheap too – enough. Let’s buy it!
4) This question is too – enough complicated. ---- ENOUGH TO: She has enough money to buy
5) !
Everybody is too – enough excited. that car. She’s tall enough to play basketball.
6) I can join that club. I’m young too – enough.
7) ! can’t come with us. She’s too – enough
She
C) Complete the sentences with “too – enough”
young.
by using the words given.
! – enough eggs.
8) We can make the cake. We have
too 1) I don’t want to eat that soup. It is ----------. ( cold )
9) Do we have too – enough 2) She can’t come to party with us. She isn’t -----------
! to catch the bus?
time ---. ( old )
10) This boy is too – enough noisy. 3) They need much money. That car is ---------------
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11) Her room is too – enough tidy. to buy. ( expensive )
12) Tom is tall too – enough. 4) We don’t need to worry about the dinner. We have
13) This bag is too – enough
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----------. ( meal )
heavy. I can’t carry it.
5) I missed the bus because I got up ----------. ( late )
6) I cannot buy that dress. It isn’t ------------- for me
! to buy. ( cheap )
B) Match.
a) too heavy 7) I cannot climb that mountain. It is ------------.
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1) Susan is ---- to go out. b) enough ( high )
She is over ninety. c) too cold 8) You should help your sister. She is ------------ to eat
2) She ---- to drive a car. d) talented
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herself. ( young )
3) We enough 9) It is --------------- to see the way. ( foggy )
buy it. e) too bored
10) He is -------------- to win the race. ( fast )
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4) You cannot carry it. It is ----. f) too
expensive 11) He is --------------- to be the headmaster.
5) These shoes are ----. I can’t
g) too old ( qualified )
! weather is ---- to swim.
afford them.
h) too 12) Don’t want any help from him. He is ---------------
6) The
crowded to help anyone. ( rude )
7) He is ---- to eat himself.
! is ---- to run.
i) honest 13) The movie was --------------. I couldn’t watch it.
8) She enough ( boring )
9) We are ----. There is nothing j) too young 14) Ben is --------------- to solve the
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to k) too late problems. He never studies. ( lazy )
10) It is ---- to go out. l) old enough 15) The questions were ---------------
m) too tired
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11) I have ---- to have breakfast. to solve. ( difficult )
n) enough
12) She isn’t ---- to tell the truth. 16) Jeremy is --------------- to talk
time
13) It is ---- to find the candle. people. ( shy )
! is ---- to play every
o) too dark
14) She p) warm 17) Ashley is --------------- to pass
musical instrument. enough the test. ( hardworking )
! city is ---- to live.
15) The 18) I can’t wear this t-shirt. It is
16) The weather is ----. I’m freezing cold. ---------------. ( small )
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D) Read the conversation below E) Rewrite the sentences.
! and fill in the blanks with 1) Dorothy is too young to get dressed herself. ( enough )
“too or enough” ----------------------------------------------.
! Karl: Hi Jane! How was your holiday? 2) Susan is too tired to type the letters. ( energetic )
Jane: It was exciting --------- but the ----------------------------------------------.
Fill in the blanks with too or enough + the adjective, adverb or noun in brackets.
1. They are ……………… 2. She is ………………… 3. It’s …………………… 4. Pam isn’t ……………
……………… to eat the ……………………… to …………… to open the …………………… to go
watermelon study (TIRED). umbrella (WINDY). to work (WELL).
(HUNGRY).
5. Jim is ……………… 6. He’s …………………… 7. Tom wasn’t ………… 8. They aren’t …………
……………… to have a ………………… to play ………………… to find …………………… to be
break (BUSY). basketball (TALL). gold (LUCKY). good citizens
(HONEST).
9. They were …………… 10. He’s ………………… 11. The piggybank is 12. Tony hasn’t got
……………………… to …………………… to fight ……………………………… ………………………………
win a medal (GOOD). a bull (BRAVE). for her (HEAVY). to buy some new jeans
(MONEY).
13. Dan is ………………… 14. Sam isn’t …………… 15. The air is …………… 16. Tim is …………………
………………… to eat …………………… to read …………………… today …………………… to try
himself (YOUNG). the map (CLEVER). (POLLUTED). parachuting
(ADVENTUROUS).
17. John is ……………… 18. There aren’t ……… 19. The exercise is …… 20. It’s ……………………
………………… to drive ………………… for them …………………… for me ……… to work today
well (CLUMSY). (COMPUTERS). (COMPLICATED). (HOT).
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TOO, TOO MUCH, TOO MANY, (NOT) ENOUGH
Exercises:
1.- CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION.
1. I’m too / enough tired to go out.
2. Jack is old too / enough to go to school.
3. You drink too much / too many cans of fizzy drink.
4. Holly isn’t fast enough / many to win the race.
5. There’s too much / too many pollution in our oceans.
6. We aren’t doing many / enough to protect our environment.
7. There’s much / enough food in your fridge for fifty people!
8. The situation is too / enough difficult.
9. There are too much / too many exams!
10. Sometimes people are enough selfish / selfish enough.
3.- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH TOO / ENOUGH. USE THE ADJECTIVES GIVEN.
1. This book is ______________________________ (difficult) for me. I can’t understand it.
2. I think this chocolate isn’t _________________________ (good). I prefer the ice cream.
3. This frozen road is __________________________________ (dangerous) to drive on.
4. Great! Today is _________________________________ (sunny) to go for a walk!
5. Diamonds are ___________________________________ (hard) to cut the glass.
TOO and (NOT) ENOUGH
____________________________ heavy.
He clearly doesn’t do (3)
_________________________ exercise.
And I don’t like his clothes. They’re too (4)
Example: We didn’t have enough money to go to the opera. It was too expensive.(expensive)
2. We had enough time to visit the castle, but it was __________________________ (crowded).
3. Six people wanted to go to the museum. Luckily, Carla’s car was _________________ (big).
4. I wanted to go to the opera, but I didn’t have ________________________ (money).
5. The reef is not safe for the children. It’s ___________________________ (dangerous).
Dad has money. His sister is very It’s quite sunny Mum is very tired.
He can buy busy. She won’t Uncle Jim can She can’t do any
everyone presents. go out tonight. sunbathe. housework.
Bill is really fit. She is very late. My friend is very The tourist is
He can run a She won’t catch rich. He will buy confused. He
marathon. the train. a yacht. can’t find his way.
1. This computer is (slow) ____________ to do this 1. This computer is (slow) ____________ to do this
calculation. calculation.
2. Elaine is (old) ______________ to enter here. 2. Elaine is (old) ______________ to enter here.
3. This suitcase is (heavy) ___________to carry. 3. This suitcase is (heavy) ___________to carry.
5. Are you (tall) ______________ to reach that shelf? 5. Are you (tall)______________ to reach that shelf?
8. That sweater is big, it's (big) _____________ for you. 8. That sweater is big, it's (big) _____________ for you.
9. The garden isn't (big) ___________to play football. 9. The garden isn't (big) ___________to play football.
10. This coffee is (strong) ______________for me. 10. This coffee is (strong) ______________for me.
11. The coffee was (hot) ___________ (hot) to drink; so I left it 11. The coffee was (hot) ___________ (hot) to drink; so I left it
for a minute to cool. for a minute to cool.
12. The test was far (difficult) ____________ for the students 12. The test was far (difficult) ____________ for the students
to do. to do.
13. We haven't got __________ time to take a holiday this 13. We haven't got __________ time to take a holiday this
year. year.
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BLANKS AND
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1.- It’s ……. cold.
! The man is shivering
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! 2.- The man
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well ………. yet.
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3.- The businessman is
……. busy at the moment
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and he can’t hear the
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bed. He is
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……. tired.
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! 7.- Winter has come.
My uncle brings …….
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! wood for the fire.
11.- Martin
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isn’t good …….
yet at! playing !
10.- He can’t
carry it. It’s a
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the drums. 8.- It’s ……. noisy
……… heavy bag. 9.- He wasn’t
for him. He’s got a
careful ……. and
headache.
12.- Linda is …….. happy with the rain. broke the glass.
8.- It’s TOO noisy
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man is shivering headache.
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2.- The man
doesn’t feel
well ENOUGH 9.- He wasn’t
yet. careful ENOUGH
and broke the glass.
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BEFORE ADJECTIVES AFTER ADJECTIVES
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH TOO MUCH TOO MANY AND ENOUGH
WRITE TWO SENTENCES. USE THE ADJECTIVES WITH TOO AND ENOUGH
E.g. Annie can’t go to school today. She has got a temperature and isn’t well enough
to get up.
3. They missed their plane because they didn’t leave home ____________________.
E.g. We’ve been so busy today we didn’t even have enough time for lunch.
4. We didn’t really enjoy the party; there were far _________________ people there.