Too and Enough: This Chair Is Too Soft

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59 Too and enough

This chair is too soft.

O T h e lines b e l o w are f r o m a f a m o u s children's story. W h a t is t h e s t o r y ?

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This chair is too soft.
This chair is too hard.
This chair is just right!

This bed doesn't have enough pillows.


There's too much sugar in this porridge!
This bed has too many pillows.
There's not enough sugar in this porridge!
This bed is just right ...
This porridge is just right!
... She's still there!

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Too and enough


1 U s e too b e f o r e a n a d j e c t i v e o r a n a d v e r b . 2 U s e too much before a singular (uncountable) noun.
U s e too many before a plural (countable) noun.
There's too much sugar.
It's too big.
This bed has too many pillows.
N O T It's too
much big.
3 W e c a n a l s o u s e too much as a n a d v e r b .
She eats too much.

^ He's driving too fast! 4 U s e enough before a noun.


N O T He's driving too There isn't enough salt.
much fast!
5 U s e enough a f t e r an adjective or adverb.
It is good enough.
She doesn't study hard enough.
N o t e t h e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n very a n d too:
f It's very I 6 W e c a n s o m e t i m e s o m i t t h e n o u n a f t e r enough, too
much o r too many.
There isn't enough.
A: How many pillows are there?
B: Too many.

It's too loud!)

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Practice
A Make s e n t e n c e s by p u t t i n g t h e w o r d s in t h e c o r r e c t D C o m p l e t e t h e s e n t e n c e s u s i n g too, too much, too many
order. W h i c h s t o r i e s a r e t h e s e n t e n c e s f r o m ? o r enough a n d t h e w o r d s in t h e b o x .

1 too/lies/He / many/told
butter hard money people rain
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sweet sweete traffic
2 The / s m a l l / shoe / t o o / w a s
1 I don't f e e l v e r y w e l l .
3 were / m a t t r e s s e s / e n o u g h / I've e a t e n t06 rrvaKX) Sweets
There / not 2 Y o u need 1 0 0 g t o m a k e t h e cake. I o n l y have 5 0 g.
I d o n ' t have
4 city / in / m a n y / r a t s / w e r e / 3 T h e y o u n g boy pushed his b r o t h e r and he f e l l over.
There / t o o / t h e H e pushed h i m
4 It hasn't rained m u c h t h i s s u m m e r . T h e river is dry.
5 t o o / w a s / ugly / H e T h e r e hasn't been
5 There's sugar in my coffee. I don't like sugar in my coffee.
6 He/too/much/slept T h e coffee
6 T h e t i c k e t s are 1 0 e u r o s . I have 1 1 euros.
I have
B Complete t h e s e n t e n c e s u s i n g too, too much o r too many. 7 I like d r i v i n g on e m p t y roads. I don't like driving in t h e
1 I don't like t h i s w e a t h e r - it's tCC hot. city.
2 W h y don't y o u sit d o w n ? Y o u w o r k hard! In t h e city, there's

3 A: Did you buy the shirt? B: N o , it w a s expensive. 8 T h i s class is v e r y f u l l .

4 There are people h e r e . T h e r e are

5 A: C a n y o u c o m e o u t t o n i g h t ? B: N o , I'm busy.
6 It costs
7 It's late now.
8 Don't ask questions!
9 I can't w a t c h t e l e v i s i o n - I have homework.
C o m p l e t e t h e q u e s t i o n s w i t h How much o r How many.
C Add enough in t h e c o r r e c t p l a c e s in t h e s e s e n t e n c e s . T h e n a n s w e r u s i n g too much, too many, not enough or

1 There's not'Salt. C a n y o u buy s o m e m o r e ? enough.

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2 There are not w o m e n police officers.
2 m o n e y have y o u s a v e d ?
3 He doesn't w o r k f a s t . 3 f o o t b a l l is there on T V ?
4 e x a m s do y o u have every m o n t h ?
4 I can't reach it - I'm not t a l l .
5 t e x t messages do y o u receive?
5 Do you have m o n e y ? 6 sleep do y o u get?
7 w e e k e n d s are there in a y e a r ?
6 There's never t i m e f o r e v e r y t h i n g .
8 m u s i c do y o u listen t o ?
7 This c a m e r a is small t o fit in y o u r pocket.

Circle t h e c o r r e c t o p t i o n .
1 My dad prefers his porridge t o be hot. a too b very c enough
2 He sat on his son's chair, but it w a s n ' t and it b r o k e . a strong enough b too much strong c enough strong
3 She ate her porridge , and n o w she f e e l s sick. a t o o quick b quick enough c too quickly
4 Ididn'thave f o r b r e a k f a s t , so I j u s t h a d t e a . atoomanytime btoomuchtime cenoughtime
5 A: H o w much porridge do y o u eat? B: . W e have it every day and I hate it! a Much b Too much c Not enough

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