Yes, you’re not tall enough
to play basketball.
Oh! It’s too heavy to lift!
I’m too short to play
basketball.
I’m not strong enough to
lift weights.
Too and Enough.
Complete with too or 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.
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.
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- She isn’t fast …………………. to
win the race.
11- There’s ………………….. food for
everyone to eat.
12- She isn’t speaking clearly ……………. .
I can’t understand her.
You’ve got enough time
to revise your lessons.
Hurry up, we aren’t
walking quickly enough.