Fill in the blanks.
1Let's go home. We have waited ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "long enough" and "too long" are natural here because the speaker means the wait should end now.
2This chair isn't ............... to stand on.
Wrong!
Put "enough" after the adjective: "isn't strong enough" means the chair does not have the necessary strength.
3She isn't ............... to be your mother.
Wrong!
Put "enough" after the adjective: "isn't old enough" means she does not have the necessary age.
4This wallet is ............... to put in my pocket.
Wrong!
Use "too big" to show that the wallet is bigger than the pocket allows.
5This sofa isn't ............... for five people to sit on.
Wrong!
Put "enough" after the adjective: "isn't big enough" means the sofa does not have the necessary size.
6I am ............... to talk to you now.
Wrong!
Use "too busy" before an infinitive to mean the speaker cannot talk now.
7It is ............... cold to sit outside.
Wrong!
Use "too" before the adjective and an infinitive to show that sitting outside is not possible.
8I am ............... shy to be a politician.
Wrong!
Use "too" before the adjective and an infinitive to show that being a politician is not possible for the speaker.
9I am not ............... to become a teacher.
Wrong!
Put "enough" after the adjective: "not patient enough" means the speaker does not have the necessary patience.
10Did you hear what he was saying? No, I was ............... far away to hear him.
Wrong!
Use "too" before the adjective phrase to mean the distance made hearing impossible.
11Can you read a newspaper in English? No, I don't know ............... to read a newspaper.
Wrong!
Put "enough" before the noun: "enough English" means the necessary amount of English.
12He is ............... to run a marathon.
Wrong!
Put "enough" after the adjective: "fit enough" means he has the necessary fitness.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Let’s go home. We have waited long enough / too long
- This chair isn’t strong enough to stand on.
- She isn’t old enough to be your mother.
- This wallet is too big to put in my pocket.
- This sofa isn’t big enough for five people to sit on.
- I am too busy to talk to you now.
- It is too cold to sit outside.
- I am too shy to be a politician.
- I am not patient enough to become a teacher.
- Did you hear what he was saying? No, I was too far away to hear him.
- Can you read a newspaper in English? No, I don’t know enough English to read a newspaper.
- He is fit enough to run a marathon.