Enough means adequate or to the required degree. It has a positive meaning.
Too means ‘more than is necessary or wanted’. It has a negative meaning.
1The coat was ............... so I didn’t buy it.
Wrong!
Use "too expensive" to mean the coat cost more than the speaker was willing to pay.
2If the water is ..............., we can go for a swim.
Wrong!
Use "warm enough" to mean the water is sufficiently warm for swimming.
3His theories are ............... to understand.
Wrong!
Use "too difficult" to mean the theories are more difficult than people can understand.
4We didn’t manage to sell ...............
Wrong!
Use "enough tickets" because "enough" comes before a noun.
5There were ............... people at the party.
Wrong!
Use "too many" before a plural countable noun such as "people".
6She is ............... to handle this job.
Wrong!
Use "experienced enough" to mean she has sufficient experience for the job.
7She is ............... to handle the situation.
Wrong!
Use "too immature" to mean she is not mature enough to handle the situation.
8It is never ............... to start.
Wrong!
Use "too late" in the common expression "never too late".
9She is ............... to have a baby.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "too old" and "old enough" are grammatical, but they express different meanings.
10I quit because I had had ............... their quarreling.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "enough of" and "too much of" can mean the quarreling became more than the speaker could tolerate.
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- The coat was too expensive so I didn’t buy it.
- If the water is warm enough, we can go for a swim.
- His theories are too difficult to understand.
- We didn’t manage to sell enough tickets.
- There were too many people at the party.
- She is experienced enough to handle this job.
- She is too immature to handle the situation.
- It is never too late to start.
- She is too old / old enough to have a baby.
- I quit because I had had enough of / too much of their quarreling.