Too and Enough Exercises
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Too and enough
Use too when there is more than you want, and enough when there is as much as you need: This bag is too heavy. We have enough chairs.
- Too + adjective:
- Too means more than you want or need, so it is a problem. Too goes before an adjective: The coffee is too hot. I can't drink it.
- Adjective + enough:
- Enough means as much as you need. With an adjective, enough goes after it: The room is big enough. Not big enough means it is too small.
- Enough + noun:
- With a noun, enough goes before it: We have enough chairs. I haven't got enough money.
- Too much and too many:
- Use too much with a noun you cannot count and too many with a plural noun: too much noise, too many people.
- With to + verb:
- You can add to + verb to say what is possible or not possible: She is too young to drive. He is tall enough to touch the roof.
- Too and very:
- Very means a lot, and it is not a problem: It is very hot. Too means more than you want: It is too hot to play.
Examples
This coffee is too hot.
Too goes before the adjective hot. The coffee is hotter than we want.
She is too young to drive.
Too + adjective + to + verb. She can't drive because she is too young.
He is tall enough to touch the roof.
Enough goes after the adjective tall. He is as tall as he needs to be.
We haven't got enough chairs.
Enough goes before the noun chairs. We need more chairs.
There are too many people here.
People is plural, so we use too many.
There is too much sugar in my tea.
Sugar is a noun we cannot count, so we use too much.
Practice exercises
Choose the Correct Word
Choose the correct word or phrase.
1.I can't drink this coffee. It is ___ hot.
2.Lisa is ten. She is ___ young to drive a car.
3.There is ___ noise in this room. I can't study.
4.There are ___ people on the bus. It is full.
5.These shoes are not big ___. My feet hurt.
6.We have ___ chairs for everyone. Please sit down.
Fill in the Blank
Type the correct word.
Put the Words in Order
Click the words in the correct order to build the sentence.
13. Build the sentence:
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16. Build the sentence:
True or False
Decide if each statement is true or false.
17.'Too' and 'very' always mean the same.
18.'She is enough tall' is correct English.
19.'There are too much cars' is correct English.
20.'This room is not warm enough' means the room is too cold for us.
21.'I have enough money' means I have as much money as I need.
Too and Enough: More Than You Want, As Much As You Need
Too and enough are small words with a big job. Too means more than you want, and it is a problem: The coffee is too hot. I can't drink it. Enough means as much as you need: We have enough chairs. Everybody can sit down.
The word order is different. Too goes before an adjective: too hot, too young, too heavy. Enough goes after an adjective: big enough, tall enough, strong enough. With a noun, enough goes before it: enough money, enough time.
For things you can count, use too many: too many people, too many cars. For things you cannot count, use too much: too much noise, too much sugar. Too and very are not the same. Very says that something is a lot, and too says that it is more than you want.
You can also add to + verb: She is too young to drive. He is tall enough to touch the roof. The exercises above practise all of these forms, with too, enough, too much and too many.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between too and very?
Very means a lot, and it is not a problem: This soup is very hot. Too means more than you want, so there is a problem: This soup is too hot to eat.
Where does enough go?
After an adjective: The room is big enough. Before a noun: We have enough chairs. Do not say 'enough big'.
When do I use too much and when do I use too many?
Use too much with a noun you cannot count: too much noise, too much sugar. Use too many with a plural noun: too many people, too many cars.
Does too also mean also?
Yes. At the end of a sentence, too can mean also: I like pizza too. This is a different use. With an adjective, too means more than you want: The pizza is too hot.
How do I use too and enough with to + verb?
Put to + verb at the end. Too + adjective + to + verb says that something is not possible: He is too tired to walk. Adjective + enough + to + verb says that it is possible: He is strong enough to carry the box.
Answer key
1. I can't drink this coffee. It is ___ hot.
Answer: too
Too goes before the adjective hot. It is more than I want. Enough goes after an adjective, not before it.
2. Lisa is ten. She is ___ young to drive a car.
Answer: too
Too goes before the adjective young. She can't drive because she is too young.
3. There is ___ noise in this room. I can't study.
Answer: too much
Noise is a noun we cannot count, so we use too much.
4. There are ___ people on the bus. It is full.
Answer: too many
People is plural, so we use too many.
5. These shoes are not big ___. My feet hurt.
Answer: enough
Enough goes after the adjective big. The shoes are too small, so they are not big enough.
6. We have ___ chairs for everyone. Please sit down.
Answer: enough
Enough goes before the noun chairs. There is one chair for each person.
7. This bag is ___ heavy. I can't carry it.
Answer: too
Too goes before the adjective heavy. It is more than I can carry.
8. Is the room big ___ for ten people?
Answer: enough
Enough goes after the adjective big.
9. I haven't got ___ money for a taxi. I need more.
Answer: enough
Enough goes before the noun money. I need more, so I do not have enough.
10. She eats ___ much chocolate. It is bad for her.
Answer: too
Too much means more than is good, so it is a problem.
11. The box is heavy, but he is strong ___ to carry it.
Answer: enough
Enough goes after the adjective strong. He is as strong as he needs to be.
12. There are ___ cars on the road. We can't move.
Answer: too many
Cars is plural, and there are more cars than the road can take, so we use too many.
13. small / too / shoes / are / The / .
Answer: The shoes are too small.
Too goes before the adjective small.
14. enough / big / The / isn't / room / .
Answer: The room isn't big enough.
Enough goes after the adjective big.
15. time / we / Do / enough / ? / have
Answer: Do we have enough time?
Enough goes before the noun time.
16. tired / to / walk / too / is / He / .
Answer: He is too tired to walk.
The order is too + adjective + to + verb.
17. 'Too' and 'very' always mean the same.
Answer: False
Very means a lot, and it is not a problem. Too means more than we want: It is very hot, but It is too hot to drink.
18. 'She is enough tall' is correct English.
Answer: False
Enough goes after an adjective: she is tall enough.
19. 'There are too much cars' is correct English.
Answer: False
Cars is plural, so we use too many: there are too many cars.
20. 'This room is not warm enough' means the room is too cold for us.
Answer: True
Not warm enough means the room needs to be warmer, so it is too cold for us.
21. 'I have enough money' means I have as much money as I need.
Answer: True
Enough means as much as you need, so there is no problem.