Too, enough

Autor: Mgr. Kateřina Kozlová

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Inovace výuky na Gymnáziu Otrokovice formou DUMůCZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0488

TOO = příliš

The soup is too hot.too + adjecitive

There are too many people.too many + plural

countable nouns

There is too much noise.too much + uncountable

nouns

(NOT) ENOUGH = (ne) dost

The soup isn´t salty enough.adjective + enough

There are enough chairs in the classroom.

I don´t have enough time.enough + plural countable

and uncountable noun

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TOO / NOT ENOUGH + to infinitivepříliš / ne dost… na to, aby…

I´m too lazy to go for a walk.

It´s too cold to have a swim.

There are too few people to start the meeting.

She isn´t slim enough to become a model.

He doesn´t run fast enough to win the race.

I don´t have enough money to buy the ticket.

Compare:

It´s too cold to wear shorts. = It´s not warm enough to wear shorts.

She is too young to get married. = She isn´t old enough to get married.

There´s too little snow to go skiing = There´s not enough snow to go skiing.7. května 2013 3

TOO / NOT ENOUGH + for sb. + to infinitive

The coffee is too hot for me to drink.

This exercise is easy enough for everybody to do.

The experiment isn´t secure enough for anybody to try.

There are not enough chairs for all students to sit.

Is it clear enough for you to understand?

I hope the exercises won´t be too difficult for you to do.

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Exercise IComplete too or enough

A successful date

It was a disaster. We couldn´t park outside the restaurant because there wasn´t ……… space. The restaurant was ……… crowded and there wasn´t ……… fresh air. The waiter was ……… slow and we didn´t have ……… forks for everyone. The soup was ……… spicy to eat, the steak wasn´t cooked ……… and there weren´t ……… potatoes.

The wine was ……… sour and even the glasses weren´t clean ……… . But Henry was ……… shy to complain. And then, when he asked for a bill, guess what happened!

He didn´t have ……… money to pay! What a shame!

Now you must understand that I´m ……… angry to go out with him again.

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enoughenough

enough

too

tootoo

enough enough

too enough

too

enough

too

Exercise IIJoin the sentences in two ways: 1) using too 2) using not enough + the opposite adjective

1) The cottage is very far. We can´t go on foot.

2) The water is very shallow. You can´t dive in it.

3) He is very week. He can´t pick the weight.

4) Ann is very young. She can´t drive a car.

5) Some families in Sudan are very poor. They can´t send their children to schools.

6) The journey was very dangerous. They didn´t risk.

7) The film was rather boring. Nobody enjoyed it.

8) The poem is very long. Neither of us can learn it by heart.

9) I think the price is really high. I cannot pay it.

10) I think that he is very arrogant. Nobody likes him.

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Exercise II - keyJoin the sentences in two ways: 1) using too 2) using not enough + the opposite adjective

1) The cottage is too far to go on foot / isn´t near enough to…

2) The water is too shallow to dive / isn´t deep enough to…

3) He is too week to pick the weight / isn´t strong enough to…

4) Ann is too young to drive a car / not old enough to…

5) Some families in Sudan are too poor to send their children to schools / not rich enough to…

6) The journey was too dangerous (for them) to risk / not safe enough

7) The film was too boring for anybody to enjoy / not interesting enough for anybody to…

8) The poem is too long for either of us to learn by heart / not short enough for either of us to…

9) I think the price is too high for me to pay / not reasonable enough…

10) I think that he is too arrogant to be liked / not warmhearted enough…

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Exercise IIIJoin the sentences using either too or enough

1) My car isn´t very big. All of you can´t come with me.

2) Sorry, I don´t have much wine. You can´t all have a glass.

3) Our dog is very small. You needn´t be afraid of him.

4) The book Ullysses is very difficult. We can´t read it yet.

5) This jacket is very thin. You shouldn´t wear it when it´s freezing cold.

6) The house is really ruined. Nobody can live in it.

7) Paul´s essay wasn´t good. The teacher wasn´t satisfied.

8) You don´t eat a lot of vegetables and fruit. You won´t be slim.

9) The hotel is very expensive. We can´t afford to stay more than two nights.

10) The street is narrow. The lorry can´t overtake us.

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Exercise III - keyJoin the sentences using either too or enough

1) My car isn´t big enough for all of you to come with me.

2) Sorry, I don´t have wine enough for all of you to have a glass.

3) Our dog is too small to be afraid of.

4) The book Ullysses is too difficult for us to read.

5) This jacket is too thin to wear when it´s freezing cold.

6) The house is too ruined for anybody to live.

7) Paul´s essay wasn´t good enough for the teacher to be satisfied.

8) You don´t eat enough vegetables and fruit to be slim.

9) The hotel is too expensive for us to afford to stay more than two nights.

10) The street is too narrow for the lorry to overtake us.

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Exercise IVTranslate using too / enough + to infinitive

1) Nemá dost zkušeností na to, aby mu nabídli tu práci.

2) Mám příliš práce na to, abych tady s tebou lelkoval.

3) Ten kufr je příliš těžký na to, abych ho unesl.

4) Neběháš dost rychle na to, abys mě chytil.

5) Je příliš pozdě na to, abys litoval.

6) Ona mluví příliš potichu na to, aby jí každý rozuměl.

7) Ta fotka je příliš rozmazaná na to, abych rozpoznal, kdo to je.

8) Jsi dost starý na to, abys věděl, jak se máš chovat.

9) Kdo z vás je dost odvážný na to, aby se zúčastnil té soutěže?

10) Už jsem se toho naučil dost, abych zvládl závěrečný test.

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Exercise IV - keyTranslate using too / enough + to infinitive

1) He isn´t experienced enough to be offered the job.

2) I´m too busy to hang around with you.

3) The suitcase is too heavy for me to carry.

4) You don´t run fast enough to catch me.

5) It´s too late to regret.

6) She speaks too quietly for anybody to understand.

7) The photo is too blured to recognize who it is.

8) You´re old enough to know how to behave yourself.

9) Which of you is brave/courageous enough to take part in the competition?

10) I´ve learnt enough to pass the final test.

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Použité zdroje

• TRYML, Sergej. Moderní učebnice anglické gramatiky pro středně pokročilé a pokročilé. Praha: EKOPRESS, 1999. ISBN ISBN 80-86119-18-1.

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