TOO OR ENOUGH? EXERCISE 1/EFL (B1/B2)

level: Intermediate (B1/B2)

Too means more than is needed or wanted. Enough means as much as is needed. Both can be used with adjectives, adverbs, and nouns, but their position in the sentence differs.

Concept review With an adjective: too goes before it, enough goes after it.
• too hot (before) hot enough (after)

With a noun: both too much/too many and enough go before the noun.
• too much money enough money

So enough actually switches sides depending on what it's describing: after an adjective, but before a noun. Too never moves; it always comes first.

Both words are also frequently followed by to + verb to explain the result: too tired to go out, old enough to drive.

READY TO PRACTICE? LET’S GO!

Complete each of the sentences below with one of the two choices.
EXAMPLE: It was too hot inside the restaurant.

1. She will have to wait until next year to learn how to drive. Right now she's .(too young/young enough)✓

2. He was (too/enough) tired to go out.✓

3. Did you study (too/enough) to pass the test?✓

4. There were (too/enough) many people at the party.✓

5. I had to wait because the soup was (too hot/hot enough) to eat.✓

6. Robert sent the soup back because it wasn't .(hot enough/too hot)✓

7. I didn't buy a plane ticket, because it was .(too expensive/expensive enough)✓

8. Do we have (enough time/too much time) to finish the test?✓

9. Alex was (too upset/upset enough) to talk to me.✓

10. I finally have (too much money/enough money) to travel.✓

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