Exercises Materi 6 LM Ing-X- Too and Enough.
Too and enough are used with adjectives, adverbs and nouns. –
Too means more than what is necessary. –
Enough means as much as necessary.
Examples:
1. Too + adjective :He is too short to play basketball.
2. Too + adverb: You are driving too fast.
3. Adjective + enough: They aren’t rich enough to buy a big house.
She’s old enough to get married.
4. Adverb + enough : Hurry up, we aren’t walking quickly enough.
5. Enough + noun: We have got enough eggs to make a cake.
You’ve got enough time to revise your lessons.
6. Too much + uncountable nouns : I can’t sleep at night because they make too much noise.
7. Too many + countable nouns: Too many people came to the party yesterday.
We didn’t have enough plates.
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
A. Complete with too or enough.
Exercise 1:
1. We spent too much money
2. The cat wasn't fast __enough_ to catch the mouse.
3. We will never be rich _enough__.
4. This exam isn't _too__ difficult for me.
5. People are speaking _too__ loudly.
6. Have you bought _enough__ rice.
7. You are walking __too_ quickly.
8. It is _too__ far away to walk from here.
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9. You aren't tall _enough__ to play basketball.
10. I have _too__ many books to read.
11. That happened _too__ long ago.
12. He didn't feel well _enough__ to play.
13. This house is __too_ expensive for us
14. We didn't have _enough__ information.
15. Did I make _too__ many mistakes?
Exercise 2:
1. There are _too__ many hotels on this island.
2. It was _too__cold to go out.
3. I am _too__ tired to walk any longer.
4. Andy isn't old _enough__ to vote
5. We don't have __enough_ time to see a movie
6. I have talked _too__ much.
7. That's _too__ good to be true.
8. I don't speak English well _enough__ for this job.
9. The coat isn't big __enough_ for you.
10. You aren't running fast _enough__.
11. We arrived __too_ late and missed the bus.
12. I didn't sleep __enough_ last night.
13. They didn't play well _enough__ to win
14. We arrived there __too_ early.
15. She isn’t speaking clearly _enough__ I can’t understand her.
Exercise 3:
1. She is clever ___ to pass the test.
2. The skirt is ___ long for you.
3. Kate is ___ young to drive a car.
4. There is ___ meat in the fridge for the whole week.
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5. I didn’t work hard ___ to pass the exam.
6. We can’t buy the car because it is ___ expensive.
7. He can’t sleep because he drinks ___ much coffee.
8. Are you tall ___ to reach that shelf?
9. They often take the bus to school because it’s ___ far to walk.
10. There’s ___. food for everyone to eat.
Exercise 4 :
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 go to bed ___ late
B. Complete with too, enough, or very.
Exercise 5
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1. The coffee is _too__ hot to drink
2. He is _too__ fat to fit into those clothes
3. You are not old _enough__ to go to the party
4. I think it is now _too__ late to go to the movies
5. Don’t take _enough__ time to complete these activities
6. Everybody says he is a _very__ intelligent man
7. I have more than _enough__ to eat. Thank you
8. The exam was _too__ difficult. But I did ok
9. There wasn’t __enough_ snow to go skiing on weekend
10. Take your time, and try not to make _too many__ mistakes
11. That was a __very_ foolist comment that you just made
12. There is _too__ much noise for us to study
Exercise 6 : Make new sentences including the words in brackets:
1.-Tom can’t buy a car because he has got little money.
(enough) . Tom hasn’t got enough money to buy a car.
2.- We can’t got out today because it is very cold.
(too) It is too cold for us to go out today.
3.- I can’t go to school because I feel ill.
(too)_____i feel too ill to go to
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4.- I can’t carry this suit because it is very heavy.
(too) _this suit is too heavy for me to
carry___________________________________________________________
5.- You can stay in our house because there are a lot of rooms.
(enough) _there are enough rooms in our house for you to
stay________________________________________________________
6.- You can understand perfectly because it is clear.
(enough) __it is clear enough for u to understand
perfectly_______________________________________________________
7.- The children can have a swim in the river because it is warm.
(enough) _________________________________________________________
8.- You can’t get your driving license because you drive very badly.
(too) ____________________________________________________________
9.- I can’t eat this soup because it is disgusting.
(too) ____________________________________________________________
10.- Children can’t drink coffee because it is very strong.
(too) ____________________________________________________________
11.- Kevin can’t wear these shoes because they aren’t very big.
(enough) _________________________________________________________
12.- We can see the play because there are a lot of tickets left.
(enough) _________________________________________________________
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13.- I can’t drink my tea because it has got a lot of sugar.
(too) ____________________________________________________________
14.- I can’t have a bath because there isn’t much hot water left.
(enough) _________________________________________________________
15.- .- I can’t make a cake because I haven’t got many eggs.
(enough) _________________________________________________________
Exercise 7 : Finish the sentences using the correct structure
1.- This handwriting is very bad and I can’t understand it
This handwriting is .is too bad for me to understand
2.- I’ve only got a little money. I won’t be able to buy him the present I’d like
I haven’t got enough money to buy him the present
3.- I’m very fat and I can’t wear this dress any longer
I’m ................................................................................................................
4.- There’re only a few beds there. Some people won’t be able to sleep here.
There aren’t .....................................................................................................
5.- These students are very clever and always get the highest marks at school.
They are ...........................................................................................................
6.- There were a lot of trees and I couldn’t ride my bike easily
There were ....................................................................................................
7.- Peter’s got a lot of records and you can spend a whole day listening to them.
Peter’s got .....................................................................................................
8.- My father’s got a lot of work during the week and he can’t pay any attention to me.
My father’s got .............................................................................................
9.- I’ve got very little money. I can’t go out
I haven’t got .........................................................................................................
10.- She’s very clever. She can’t have done such a stupid thing
She’s ............................................................................................................
11.- You’ve got quite a lot of toys. You can enjoy yourself
You’ve got enough ............................................................................................
12.- This exercise is quite easy. I think I can do it
This exercise is ..........................................................................................
13.- My suitcase is quite light. I think the child can carry it
My suitcase is .............................................................................................
14.- I’m very excited and I can’t think
I’m ...............................................................................................................
15.- Those cups are very little. You can’t put coffee in them
Those cups are ....................................
Exercise 8 : Make one sentence using too or enough.
1.-I’ve got very few photographs. I can’t fill up this album
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2.- There’s a little flour in the tin. We can make one cake at least.
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3.- He talks quite a lot. He can’t be accepted as an spy.
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4.- There’s very little interest in the TV program. It won’t last long.
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5.- Our neighbours are very noisy. We can’t sleep at night.
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6.- The sweater I bought was rather narrow. I couldn’t wear it.
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7.- That shelf is very high. I can’t get at the books on it.
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8.- I’m very tired. I can’t go for a walk with you
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9.- We can drive all of you home. We’ve got a lot of room in our car.
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10.- I can’t understand this exercise. It’s rather confusing.
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11.- We can go on a picnic because the weather is quite warm and sunny.
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12.- My father never allows me to go out until late. He’s so obstinate.
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13.- His holidays were quite long. He could recover from stress completely
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14.- He can’t have done his exam so well. I’m afraid he’s rather stupid.
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15.- He never asks anybody for help. He’s rather proud.
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