TOO AND ENOUGH

TOO

1. We use 'too' to mean more than sufficient or more than necessary.

      It's too late to stop him.

      Jerry was too young to watch the movie.

     There are too many people on this train, there's nowhere to sit.

• TOO + ADJECTIVE or ADVERB

          I like that picture, but I think it's too expensive
          You can't walk from here to the beach! It's too far

• TOO + MANY or FEW + PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUN

         There were too many people. We couldn't sit down
         The hotel is closed in winter because we have too few visitors
   
           Be careful: you don't say too + adjective+noun
           These are too expensive shoes.

• TOO + MUCH or LITTLE + UNCOUNTABLE NOUNT

          We dind't see the museum because we had too little time
          This tea is terrible. You put too much sugar in it!

 ENOUGH

We use 'enough' to mean sufficient and in a negative sentence to mean less than sufficient or less than necessary.

     You're not working fast enough, you won't finish on time.   
     Your clothes are big enough to fit me.
     Have you got enough money to buy me a drink?
     Sorry, I haven't got enough food for everyone.

1. We can use enough before plural count nouns.

   We have got enough sandwiches for everyone
   The library doesn't have enough books on this subject.

2. We can use enough before uncount nouns.

    Have you had enough food?
    Fortunately we had enough time to visite both cathedrals.

3. You also use enough after adjectives and adverbs.

   You are old enough to know what is right.
   Can you hear? Am I speaking loud enough?

4. You can use adjective or adverb + enough (+noun)
(for someone) + to do something
    
     I've cooked enough cakes for everyone to have some
     My French is good for me to understand people
     You are not old enough to see that film

5. We can use 'enough' without a noun if the meaning is clear.
   
    There's a lot of food but not enough for everyone.

6. We use 'enough of' or 'too much/many of' before pronouns and determiners.

   Not enough of my friends are coming to the party.
   You've eaten too many of those cakes.

7. We can replace 'enough' with 'the' before a noun.

    I don't have the money to go on holiday.
    His company doesn't have the resources to do the job.

8. We can use 'time' or 'room' alone to mean 'enough time' or 'enough room'.

    Is there room in your car for one more person?
    Do we have time for a coffee?

EXERCISE 1


    1. I can't work today. It's --------------------  hot.
   2. I'd like to buy those shoes, but they are --------------       expensive.
   3. We need another ladder. This one isn't long --------------  .
   4. I can't do this exercise because it's----------------------     difficult.
   5. Nobody bought my bike because it's------------------old.
   6. We had to change rooms because our room wasn't big------ .
   7. John didn't win the race because his car wasn't fast----------.
   8. Don't play near the railway line. It's---------------------------       dangerous.
   9. Pam couldn't reach the top shelf because she wasn't tall----.
   10. I'm sorry, but your work isn't good-----------------------.

EXERCISE 2

1. I left the coffee for a minute to cool because it was too enough hot to drink.
2. He wasn't strong too enough to lift that heavy box.
3. There aren't too enough policemen in our town.
4. Do you have too enough information to help me with this problem?
5. It is too enough difficult to do for a little child.
6. I do not have too enough much time to prepare dinner.
7. I didn't buy the car because it was too enough expensive.
8. He didin't work hard too enough to pass the exam.
9. My mum can't sleep because she drinks too enough much coffee.
10. She isn't old too enough to start driving.

answers:

1.too, too, enough, too, too, enough, enough, too, enough, enough

2. too, enough, enough, enough, too, too, too, enough, too, enough

EXERCISE 3    EXERCISE 4. GAME     EXERCISE 5      EXERCISE 6      EXECISE 7