TOO - ENOUGH: EXERCISES

TOO vs NOT… ENOUGH

too + adjective / adverb	not + adjective / adverb + enough
* We didn’t play tennis yesterday. It was too cold. * We couldn’t swim. The water was too cold. * I’d like to buy this jacket, but it is too expensive.	* We couldn’t hear the music. It wasn’t loud enough. * We couldn’t swim. The water wasn’t hot enough. * We need another ladder. This one isn’t long enough

After too and not … enough we can use the to-infinitive or for + noun / pronoun                                * He’s too young to go to work.                                * He’s not old enough for the job.

Join these sentences using too or not … enough.

a.- The parcel was heavy. I didn’t carry it home.

b.- Liz isn’t very strong. She can’t lift the bags.

c.- The dress was formal. She couldn’t wear it to the party.

d.- My daughter doesn’t feel very well. She isn’t going to school.

e.- I was tired. I didn’t prepare my lessons.

f.- Your bicycle isn’t very safe. I don’t want to ride it.

g.- She didn’t run quickly. She lost the race.

h.- You are young. You can’t see this film.

i.- The students aren’t working hard. They won’t pass the exams.

j.- The orange juice wasn’t sweet. I didn’t drink it

k.- We can’t go on holiday. We haven’t got much money.

l.- It’s early. I don’t want to go home.

TOO - ENOUGH / SO - SUCH: EXERCISES

TOO / ENOUGH - SO / SUCH

TOO / ENOUGH - SO / SUCH

TOO - ENOUGH: EXERCISES

Practise TOO and ENOUGH. Click on the following links and do the activities.

EXERCISES 01

EXERCISE 02

EXERCISE 03

EXERCISE 04

EXERCISE 05

EXERCISE 06

EXERCISE 07

EXERCISE 08

EXERCISE 09

TOO - ENOUGH: EXERCISES

PARAPHRASING

TOO / ENOUGH

Rewrite each sentence keeping the meaning the same.

1. The shirt is so small that I can’t wear it.

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2. This flat is too small for my parents to live in.

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3. The road is so wet that I can’t control the car easily.

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4. The bird is so weak that it can’t fly.

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5. My sister is so busy that she can’t come to the cinema with us.

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6. The watch is so expensive that he couldn’t buy it.

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7. These sandals are so small that they don’t fit me.

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8. The film is so boring that he can’t watch it.

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9. I was so tired that I couldn’t keep my eyes open.

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10. The coffee was so strong that she couldn’t drink it.

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11. The boys are too young to watch that film.

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12. Alex was so shocked that he couldn’t say a word.

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13. Sinan is too short to be a basketball player.

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14. Carlos was so excited that he couldn’t sleep.

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15. That room is so hot that I can’t sit comfortably.

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KEY

1. The shirt is too small (for me) to wear.

2. This flat isn’t big enough (for my parents) to live in.
3. The road is too wet to control the car easily.
4. The bird is too weak / isn’t strong enough to fly.
5. My sister is too busy to come to the cinema with us.
6. The watch was too expensive for him to buy.
7. These sandals are not big enough to fit me.
8. This film is too boring to watch.
9. I was too tired to keep my eyes open.
10. The coffee was too strong (for her) to drink.
11. The boys are not old enough to watch that film.
12. Alex was too shocked to say a word.
13. Sinan is not tall enough to be a basketball player.
14. Carlso is too excited to sleep.
15. The room is too hot to sit comfortably.

TOO - ENOUGH: EXERCISES

Too and enough exercise

Complete the following sentences using the options given below each question.

1. She was ………………………. to walk.

       a) too tired b) enough tired c) tired enough

2. He isn’t …………………….. to lift that box.

     a) enough strong b) strong enough c) too strong

3. The boy was ……………………….. to solve the problem.

    a) enough clever b) clever enough c) too clever

4. We are not …………………….. to buy a car.

    a) enough rich b) rich enough c) too rich

5. His behavior was ……………………….. for me to tolerate.

    a) enough impudent b) impudent enough c) too impudent

6. She has become …………………….. to wear her old pair of jeans.

     a) too fat b) fat enough c) enough fat

7. Was he ………………….. to listen to her?

     a) too foolish b) foolish enough c) enough foolish

8. This is ……………………. to be true.

     a) too good b) good enough c) enough good

Answers

1. She was too tired to walk.

2. He isn’t strong enough to lift that box.

3. The boy was clever enough to solve the problem.

4. We are not rich enough to buy a car.

5. His behavior was too impudent for me to tolerate.

6. She has become too fat to wear her old pair of jeans.

7. Was he foolish enough to listen to her?

8. This is too good to be true.

TOO - ENOUGH

Too / Enough

Too equivale al español "demasiado".

Se utiliza siempre delante de los adjetivos o adverbios que modifica.

                This exercise is too easy (Este ejercicio es demasiado fácil)

                I arrived too late (Llegué demasiado tarde)

Luego del adjetivo, puede agregarse "to" más un verbo.

                He's too young to drive (Es demasiado joven para conducir)

                He's too weak to lift it (Es demasiado débil para levantarlo)

Si se usa con sustantivos, significa "demasiado/a/os/as" y va siempre seguido de many o much, dependiendo del tipo de sustantivo contable o incontable.

                There are too many people (Hay demasiada gente)

                There is too much shadow (Hay demasiada sombra)

Enough equivale al español "lo sufucientemente".

Se utiliza siempre después de los adjetivos o adverbios que modifica.

                 I arrived early enough (Llegué lo suficientemente temprano)

También puede ser seguido de "to" más un verbo.

               He isn't old enough to drive (No es lo suficientemente mayor para conducir)

               He isn't strong enough to lift it (No es lo suficientemente fuerte como para levantarlo)

Si se usa con sustantivos, significa "suficiente/s" y va siempre antes.

               There aren't enough chairs (No hay sillas suficientes)

               There isn't enough light (No hay suficiente luz)