Enough, too, so, such

1. enough, too

Enough = a sufficient quantity/quality.

Too = an excessive quantity/ quality.

Enough

Enough is placed after an adjective or adverb, but

before a noun. Examples:
• Ali is intelligent enough.

} Adjective+enough.
• Karim works well enough.

• Ali has enough money to go to Europe.

} Enough +noun
• Karim has enough time to do the job.

Too

Too is placed after an adjective or adverb, but before a
noun and it is regularly used with much, many, little or
few. Examples:

• Ali is too naïve.

• Karim walks too quickly.
But
• Ali has too much money

• The infinitive with to is often used after too + adjective, or

not + adjective + enough.
It's too cold to swim today. (We can't swim today - it's too cold.)
It isn't warm enough to go to the beach. (We can't go to the
beach- it's not warm enough.)

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Practice

A. Complete these sentences using too or not ... enough.

1. I can't walk any further - I'm ………………….... (tired)

2. I'm sorry. You're …………………………….. to see this film. (old)
3. It's ……………………….to work here. Let's go to the library.[noisy)
5. Your handwriting is ……………………….to read, (small)
6. I'm afraid we can't buy that computer.
It's…………………………(expensive)
7. I don't think George should get the new job -
he's…………………………….(efficient)
8. Those jeans are ………………………to wear to the party.(dirty)
9. We couldn't talk to each other in the pub - the music
was……………………….(loud)
10. Can you help me with this bottle? I'm ……………………………….to
pen it. (strong).

B. Complete these sentences with words from the boxes:

enough big time seats young busy

too

1. We don’t have ………………… tonight: let’s finish the painting

tomorrow.
2. Johnny is ………………… to drive a car; he is only fifteen.
3. Come on! There are ……………………… for all of us in the third
row.
4. I’m sorry I can’t help you: I’m just ………………… this week.
5. That box isn’t …………………… : we‘ll never get everything in.

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 2. So, such

• So is used to modify adjectives or adverbs.

Examples:
This is so good.
I’m so happy.

• Such is used to modify noun phrases: examples:

There are such { a good book}
This is such {good butter}.

Practice:

A. Complete the following with words from the box:

(a)
so such tall skilful easy long beautiful
(an)

1. The weather is …………… that I think we should go out.

2. John was ………….. man that he hit his head on the
doorframe.
3. It was …………..exam that everyone passed.
4. The journey was …………. That exhausted when we arrived.
5. They were ………….. players that they won every game.
6. It is ………….. weather that I think we should go out
7. John was ……………… that he hit his head on the doorframe.
8. the players were ……………. That they won every game.
9. The exam was ……………. That everyone passed.
10. It was ……………. Journey that we were exhausted when
we arrived.

Englishaccess.tk Teacher : Younes El Maher