QUANTIFIERS
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TOO + ADJECTIVE | (NOT) ENOUGH + ADJECTIVE | (NOT) ENOUGH + NOUN |
We use TOO beforeADJECTIVES to express that the amount or degree of something is more than desirable, necessary, acceptable or sensible: | ENOUGH is used afterADJECTIVES to express that a quantity is as much as you need to achieve a particular purpose | ENOUGH is used in front ofa NOUN to express that a quantity is as much as you need in order to achieve a particular purpose. |
EXAMPLES:
That skirt is too long for you!
You work too much.
There were too many people outside.
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EXAMPLES:
He isn't tall enough to be a police officer.
He's intelligent enough to pass the test.
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EXAMPLES:
I don't have enough time to finish the test.
He doesn't have enough petrolto arrive home.
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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)
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.
3. Choose the correct option:
a) David has got to buy a new motorbike. He has been saving a lot.
b) We are to help you at the moment. Come back later please!
c) My sister to be a model. Perhaps when she grows up...
d) Don't be silly! You are 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 .
f) The exam was for the students to pass it.
g) There wasn't in the car for all of us, so we had to take the bus.
h) The restaurant was and the food wasn't very good. We won't come back there.
i) This activity is and I'm tired!
j) We've had now. I think I understand it very well.
4. Choose the correct sentence for each picture:
a) Robbie's parents every week.
b) Luck, that ice-cream is far . You won't be able to finish it.
c) This chair . I'd rather sit on the armchair.
d) There are !
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE ACTIVITY!