TOO AND ENOUGH
1.TOO + ADJECTIVE/ADVERB + TO-INFINITIVE
He is too young to be left alone at home
It’s too late to wait
They are too young to get married!!
It’s too early to get up
2.SOMETHING IS TOO + ADJECTIVE/ADVERB + FOR SOMEBODY + TO-INFINITIVE
The box is too heavy for him to lift
The shelf is too high for the child to reach his toys
It’s too cold for me to go out
It’s too late for the children to go to bed
3.ADJECTIVE/ADVERB + ENOUGH +TO-INFINITIVE
He is tall enough to reach the shelf
Alexia is strong enough to lift the box
The room is tidy enough to stay there
4.SOMETHING IS ADJECTIVE/ADVERB +ENOUGH +FOR SOMEBODY+ TO-INFINITIVE
The armchair is light enough for me to carry
This exercise isn’t easy enough for the child to solve
The car isn’t cheap enough for Charles to buy
5.ENOUGH + NOUN
There is enough ice cream for all the kids
He’s got enough money
Claire has got enough markers
6.TOO MUCH/MANY + NOUN
There’s too much pollution in big cities
She has made too many mistakes
He is going to eat too many sandwiches
1. Fill in the blanks with TOO or ENOUGH
1. Turn on the light. It’s ………..........................….dark.
2. Don’t go to that new restaurant. The service is not good……………....................
3. There are not…..............……….. chairs for us all.
4. The book was …….............…….. difficult for her to understand.
5. He tried hard…………….to get that job.
6. The kids are not well-behaved ……................................…….to attend the play alone.
7. We haven’t got ……………............................time to finish the project.
8. This house is………................. …expensive for them to buy.
9. She has been ………......................…..busy to call us.
10. You can’t wear this jacket. It’s………............................. scruffy.
11. It isn’t hot………………to go swimming today.
12. Your bookcase is………….small to put all these books on.
13. They are…………..................................anxious about the journey to go to sleep.
14. They were………….........................… tired to continue working.
15. He wasn’t interested ………........................…….to keep trying.
2. Rewrite the sentences using too/enough and the appropriate adjective
1. This road is too dangerous at night.
This road is not……………………………………….......................................................................
2. The lesson was not interesting enough.
The lesson was……………………………………….........................................................................
3. Our car is not big enough for all of us to travel.
Our car is…………………………………………….............................................................................
4. Peter is too lazy to get promoted.
Peter is not…………………………………………............................................................................
5. She is not old enough to live on her own.
She is…………………………………………………..............................................................................
6. He is too short to play basketball.
He is not………………………………………………...........................................................................
7. They are not rich enough to afford a holiday.
They are………………………………………………...........................................................................
8. The wall was too high for them to climb.
The wall was not………………………………………......................................................................
3. Join the two sentences using TOO/ENOUGH
1. The children are very excited. They can’t wait to open their presents.
The……………………………………………………….........................................................................................................................................
2. They are experienced. They can apply for the job.
They…………………………………………………….........................................................................................................................................
3. Jennifer is very careless. She can’t take care of her baby sister.
Jennifer………………………………………………….....................................................................................................................................
4. The presentation of the book was very boring. We couldn’t attend it.
The………………………………………………………........................................................................................................................................
5. The supermarket is near. We can go on foot.
The………………………………………………………........................................................................................................................................
6. She was very angry. She couldn’t speak.
She……………………………………………………….......................................................................................................................................
7. These shoes are comfortable. You can wear them all day long.
These……………………………………………………......................................................................................................................................
