Too, Enough and Very

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Common mistakes

1. The soup is too much hot. → The soup is too hot.
   too + adjective, no much
2. It's enough big for us. → It's big enough for us.
   enough after the adjective
3. There isn't time enough. → There isn't enough time.
   enough before the noun
4. She is old enough for drive. → She is old enough to drive.
   enough + to + base verb

Too, Enough and Very — Exercises

too, enough or very?

Circle the correct answer.

1. This coffee is _____ hot to drink. I'll wait. (too / very / enough)
2. Is she old _____ to drive? (enough / too / very)
3. The film was _____ long, but I loved every minute. (very / too / enough)
4. We haven't got _____ time to visit the museum. (enough / too / very)
5. There were _____ many people, so we couldn't get in. (too / very / enough)
6. This bag isn't big _____ for my laptop. (enough / too / very)
7. I'm _____ tired to go out tonight. (too / enough / very)
8. He speaks English _____ well — he lived in London. (very / too / enough)

Complete with too, enough or very

Write the missing word or words.

1. The shelf is too high. I'm not tall   to reach it.
2. Don't buy it. It's   expensive.
3. There's   much sugar in this cake.
4. Have we got   chairs for everyone?
5. The test was   easy. I finished in ten minutes and got 100%.
6. He ran   slowly to catch the bus.

Too, Enough and Very — Answer Key

too, enough or very?

1. too — Hot, so I can't drink it — a problem → too.
2. enough — adjective + enough.
3. very — Long, but no problem → very.
4. enough — enough + noun.
5. too — too many + plural → a problem.
6. enough — not + adjective + enough = too small.
7. too — too + adjective + to + verb → too tired to go out.
8. very — A lot, and it is good → very.

Complete with too, enough or very

1. enough
2. too
3. too
4. enough
5. very
6. too