Yes, you’re not tall enough
to play basketball.
Oh! It’s too heavy to lift!
I’m too short to play
basketball.
I’m not strong enough to
lift weights.
Too and Enough. Complete with too or enough.
Too and enough are used with adjectives, adverbs and 1- She is clever …………………… to pass
nouns. the test.
- Too means more than what is necessary. 2- The skirt is …………………… long for
- Enough means as much as necessary. you.
Examples: 3- Kate is ………………….. young to drive
1. Too + adjective: a car.
He is too short to play basketball. 4- There is ……………………. meat in
2. Too + adverb: the fridge for the whole week.
You are driving too fast. 5- I didn’t work hard …………………… to
3. Adjective + enough: pass the exam.
They aren’t rich enough to buy a big house. 6- We can’t buy the car because it
She’s old enough to get married. is ………………….. expensive.
4. Adverb + enough: 7- He can’t sleep because he drinks
Hurry up, we aren’t walking quickly enough. ………………….. much coffee.
5. Enough + noun: 8- Are you tall …………………. to reach
We have got enough eggs to make a cake. that shelf?
You’ve got enough time to revise your lessons. 9- They often take the bus to school
6. Too much + uncountable nouns: because it’s ………………. far to walk.
I can’t sleep at night because they make too much 10- She isn’t fast …………………. to
noise. win the race.
7. Too many + countable nouns: 11- There’s ………………….. food for
Too many people came to the party yesterday. We everyone to eat.
didn’t have enough plates. 12- She isn’t speaking clearly ……………. .
I can’t understand her.
You’ve got enough time
to revise your lessons.
Hurry up, we aren’t
walking quickly enough.
ENOUGH AND TOO
ENOUGH + NOUN
I have got enough problems to be depressed
ADJECTIVE/ADVERB + ENOUGH
He is clever enough to pass all his exams
TOO + ADJECTIVE/ADVERB
He is too stupid to understand
TOO + MANY/MUCH + NOUN
There is too much snow for us to drive today
You have made too many mistakes
EXERCISE 1
FILL THE GAPS USING TOO OR ENOUGH AS IN THE EXAMPLES ABOVE:
1.- This glass isn’t (big) ......................... Give me another one
2.- We haven’t got ................... chairs. Go and get another one
3.- The wine was (cold) ................................. . I couldn’t drink it
4.- That cheese is very expensive. I haven’t got .......................... money to buy it.
5.- I didn’t find an empty seat. There were .............................. people on the bus
6.- There’s a lot of food. It’s ................................. food for two people
7.- This coat isn’t (warm) ....................................... I need a thicker one
8.- We haven’t got .................................... tables for fifty people to have dinner
9.- This tea is (hot) ............................. . I can’t drink it
10.- This floor is (dirty) ............................................. . I can’t clean it
11.- It was (cold) .................................... . We couldn’t go out
12.- Our teacher asks us to do .................................. exercises
13.- We’ve got ............................... homework everyday. We’ve got no free time
14.- You are (old) ............................. to learn English.
15.- The books were (heavy) .................................. for me to carry
16.- His words are (clear) ................................ for everybody to understand
17.- The bedroom was (small) ............................... for five people
18.- He’s (clever) ................................ to do that exercise
19.- Our house is small. You mustn’t invite ............................... people
20.- You have to drive. You mustn’t drink .......................... whisky
