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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

Shes not pretty enough to

be a model
I havent got enough money
to buy that

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***

Very + adjective (adverb)

The film was very

disappointing! A waste of time!

too =to a higher

degree than is
desirable .
We use too when we want to say
that the quantity of something
is more than we need or want so
its not to our liking
We use too before an adverb or
adjective
We use too much/too many
before nouns

Too + adjective (adverb)

Too much/ too many + noun

Its too hot in here! Open a

window.
I very much agree with
You shouldnt wear that
your decision.
skirt to work. Its too short!
We use enough/too... to do something I havent got enough money to go on holidays this year.
We use enough/too ... for (somebody/something) I havent got enough money for
holidays this year

* 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.

2. Complete the sentences using enough and the

word in parentheses
1. I dont like this cake. It isnt ____________ (sweet)
2. There arent ____________ in our city. (policemen)
3. This book doesnt look ______________for me to
buy. (interesting)
4. This bag isnt ____________ for all my books. (big)
5. Im not __________ to be a basketball player.(tall)
3. Fill the blanks using too or enough and the
word in parentheses then match to the pictures.
1. John is very rich. Hes got _________ to do
whatever he wishes. (money)
2. Helen hasnt got a boyfriend. Shes ________(ugly)
3. That uniform is ________ for John. (big)
4. Sue isnt _________ to paint that wall. (tall)
5. Jenny is carrying _______ papers. Shell probably
drop them. (many)
6. Harry is _________ ! He should stop eating all that
junk food! (fat)
7. Bill hasnt got ___________ to live on. He begs
people on the street for some. (money)
8. That car isnt _________ for Ted. (large)

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

one is done for you as an example

8. This exercise is very difficult and I cant finish it. (easy)

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)

This soup is tasteless. There isnt enough salt in it!

5. Write the opposite of the following adjectives or adverbs

a) young old

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.

Jane isnt old enough to get married

2) Mark doesnt speak slowly enough for me to understand him.

3) The book wasnt interesting enough to read.
4) The restaurant wasnt near enough to go on foot.
5) Hes not honest enough to be a good politician
6) Its not warm enough to sit in the garden
7)

The music isnt quiet enough in here for me to concentrate.

8) That couch isnt clean enough for me to sit on.

9) This armchair isnt light enough for me to move
10) George isnt hard-working enough to get a promotion..

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.