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enough =the
required degree
We use enough when we want
to say that the quantity of
something is sufficient for our
needs or wants
We use enough after an adverb
or adjective and before a noun* *
adjective + enough
or
noun + enough
very = to a high
degree
We use very when we want to
say that the quantity of
something is higher than our
needs or wants but this is to
our liking.
We use very before an adverb
or adjective***
* In informal spoken English especially in negative statements, too sometimes has the same
meaning as very Its not too/very hot today., Im not too/very worried about the exam.
** plural countable nouns or uncountable nouns
** *we sometimes use very much before some verbs to emphasise how we feel about things
1. Fill in the blanks with too or very
1. This soup is __________ hot! I cant eat it!
2. This new car was ________much needed by the
whole family.
3. Helen was ________ involved in the film to
answer me
4. Its _____ hot to stay inside. Lets take a walk.
5. I was _____ pleased with my students results.
4. Complete these sentences using enough with one of the following adjectives or
nouns:
Adjectives: busy well
far
short hot
Nouns: glasses
time qualifications salt
energy
7. Read the following. Write sentences using the word in bold an too or enough. Stay as close as
possible to the meaning of the original sentence.
1) Do you think its _______________________ in here? Shall I turn on the air conditioner?
This think
knife is
veryisdull
so I cant
cut my
steak with
it! (sharp)
2) 1.
I dont
Paul
suitable
for the
position.
He hasnt
got ___________________________.
3) I dont
Im ________________________
to go to work today. Im very nauseous.
This think
knife isnt
_____________________________________________________
4) There arent ________________________ for everyone to have champagne at the same time.
2. We lost because our game wasnt good. (well)
5) Dont buy that skirt! Its ________________________ for you.
6) I didnt
manage
towe
finish
the exam because I didnt have ________________________.
We lost
because
__________________________________________________________
7) Im sorry but I cant help you at the moment. Im ________________________.
3. I didnt buy anything because everything in the shop was too expensive. (cheap)
8) Do you want to go dancing with me tonight? No, thanks. I havent got
Nothing in the shop was _________________________________________________________
_______________________
9) 4.
Its I________________________
walk
Lets
taxi!
cant buy the tickets. Theytoare
15home!
but I only
havetake
10.a(money)
10) This soup is tasteless. There isnt ________________________ in it!
I havent got ___________________________________________________________________
5. The water in the lake is not warm enough to swim in.(cold)
5. Write the opposite of the following adjectives or adverbs
The water in the lake is ___________________________________________________________
a) young ___________________
e) cool ___________________
too weak to take part in the competition.
b)6.farShes
___________________
f) loud (strong)
___________________
c) quickly
___________________
g) boring ___________________
She isnt
________________________________________________________________________
d) lazy ___________________
h) dishonest ___________________
7.
The
table
is
too
dirty
for
me
to
eat
on.
(clean)
e) dirty ___________________
i) heavy ___________________
Thejoin
table
isntfollowing
____________________________________________________________________
6 Now
the
sentences using the adjectives you found, Number
1) Janet
wants to______________________________________________________________________
get married. She is too young. Jane isnt old enough to get married
This exercise
2) Mark speaks too quickly. I cant understand him.
9. There are many people here and we havent got much food. (food)
_____________________________________________________________________________________
There
isnt
3) The
book
was_______________________________________________________________________
too boring. I couldnt read it.
10._____________________________________________________________________________________
Your advice was bad good so I wont take it. (good)
4) The restaurant was too far. We couldnt go on foot.
Your advice isnt __________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
That too
problem
isnt important.
It doesnt
me.politician
(minor)
5)11.Hes
dishonest.
Hell never
be worry
a good
_____________________________________________________________________________________
That problem is _________________________________________________________________
6) Its too cool. We cant sit in the garden
12._____________________________________________________________________________________
This road is too narrow for two large vehicles. (wide)
7) I This
cantroad
concentrate.
The music is too loud in here.
isnt ____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
13. He never drives carefully so I dont want to ride in his car. (dangerously)
8) I cant sit on that couch. Its too dirty
He drives _________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
9)14.I Its
cant
armchair.
Itssee
tooanything.
heavy. (light)
toomove
dark this
in here.
I cant
_____________________________________________________________________________________
There isnt ________________________________________________________________________
10) George will never get a promotion. Hes too lazy.
15._____________________________________________________________________________________
I havent rested enough to play tennis with you. (tired)
Im ______________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 1
1. To
2. Very
3. Too
4. Too
5. Very
Exercise 2
1. sweet enough
2. enough
policemen
3. interesting
enough
4. big enough
EXERCISE 3
1.enough money
2.too ugly
3.too big
4.tall enough
5.too many
6.too fat
7.enough money
8.large enough
4. Complete these sentences using enough with one of the following adjectives or
nouns:
Adjectives: busy well
far
short hot
Nouns: glasses
time qualifications salt
energy
1) Do you think its too hot in here? Shall I turn on the air conditioner?
2) I dont think Paul is suitable for the position. He hasnt got enough qualifications.
3) I dont think Im well enough to go to work today. Im very nauseous.
4) There arent enough glasses for everyone to have champagne at the same time.
5) Dont buy that skirt! Its too short for you.
6) I didnt manage to finish the exam because I didnt have enough time.
7) Im sorry but I cant help you at the moment. Im too busy
8) Do you want to go dancing with me tonight? No, thanks. I havent got enough energy.
9) Its too far to walk home! Lets take a taxi!
10)
e) cool warm
b) far near
f) loud quiet
c) quickly slowly
g) boring interesting
lazy join
hard-working
h) sentences
dishonest honest
6d) Now
the following
using the adjectives you found, Number
one
is done
example
e) dirty
clean for you asi)an
heavy
light
1) Janet wants to get married. She is too young.
7. Read the following. Write sentences using the word in bold an too or enough. Stay as close as
possible to the meaning of the original sentence.
1. This knife isnt sharp enough to cut my steak with.
2. We lost because we didnt play well
3. Nothing in the shop was cheap enough for me to buy
4. I havent got enough money to buy the tickets
5. The water in the lake is too cold to swim in
6. She isnt strong enough to take part in the competition
7. The table isnt clean enough for me to eat on.
8. This exercise isnt easy enough for me to finish.
9. There isnt enough food for the many people that are here
10. Your advice isnt good enough for me to take it
11. That problem is too minor for me to worry
12. This road isnt wide enough for two large vehicles
13. He drives too dangerously for me to ride in his car.
14. There isnt enough light in here for me to see (something/anything)
15. Im too tired to play tennis with you.