Too - Enough

Too and enough indicate degree. They are used with adjectives.

Too = more than what is needed.
Enough = sufficient.

Examples:

• He is too old to play football with the kids.
• He is old enough to join the adult squad.

Use of too

• "Too" comes before adjectives and adverbs:
• It's too hot to wear that coat. (adjective)
• He was writing too slow. (adverb)

• Too may also come before nouns when it is used with the expressions too much and too many.
• Too much is used before uncountable nouns.
• There is too much salt in this food.
• Too many is used before countable nouns.
• There are too many students in this classroom.

Use of enough

• "Enough" precedes adjectives and adverbs:
• He isn't old enough to watch this program. 
• We're not walking quickly enough.
• "Enough" may also come before nouns:
• We have enough money.
• I have not got enough money to buy this computer.

Exercise 1: Complete with TOO or ENOUGH and the adjective in brackets:

a) Peter is ________ to become a police officer. He's only 1.65 cm tall. (short)

b) I'd like to buy a new car and a good house, but I'm just not ________ to do it. (rich)

c) My school is ________ from my house to go on foot. So, I cycle to school every morning. (far)

d) Kelly is ________ to drive a car. She's only 14. (young)

e) That skirt you are wearing is ________ for you. You need a bigger size. (tight)

f) David is quite a fast runner, but he isn't ________ to beat the Italian runner, who is considered to be the best. (fast)

g) I'm a good swimmer, but I'm not ________ to enter a championship. (good)

h) The beach was ________ yesterday, so we decided to go somewhere else. (crowded)

i) We wanted to go to Paris last weekend, but the plane tickets were ________, so we stayed at home. (expensive)

j) This T-shirt isn't ________ for me. I need a bigger one. (big)

k) We didn't buy the sofa because it wasn't ________. (comfortable)

l) The students are ________ to study the irregular verbs list by heart. (lazy)

m) The soup isn't ________. I'd like it to be hotter. (hot)

n) Don't eat that chicken! It's ________. (salty)

o) The music is ________ and I can't hear anything you say. (loud)



Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with ENOUGH and the given noun. Pay attention to its position in the sentence!

a) Robert doesn't have ________ (money) to pay for his new car. He's in trouble!

b) There is ________ (room) for both of us in that sofa. It's quite big.

c) He doesn't make ________ (profit) in his company to buy those expensive presents.

d) There's ________ (fruit) in the fridge for the whole week. We don't need to buy any more.

e) I don't have ________ (time) to finish my homework.



Exercise 3: Choose the correct option:

a) David has got enough money / too much money / money enough to buy a new motorbike. He has been saving a lot.

b) We are busy enough / enough busy / too busy to help you at the moment. Come back later please!

c) My sister isn't tall enough / is enough tall / too tall to be a model. Perhaps when she grows up...

d) Don't be silly! You are too old / enough old / not old enough for bungee jumping. For God's sake, grandad! You're 89!

e) Mary wants to travel around the world on her own, but she's still young enough / too young / enough young.

f) The exam was enough easy / too easy / easy enough for the students to pass it.

g) There wasn't room enough / enough room / too room in the car for all of us, so we had to take the bus.

h) The restaurant was too much noisy / enough noisy / too noisy and the food wasn't very good. We won't come back there.

i) This activity is too long / long enough / enough long and I'm tired!

j) We've had too practice / enough practice / practice enough now. I think I understand it very well.