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!
Use "strong enough" after the adjective to mean the chair has the necessary strength.
3She isn't ............... to be your mother.
Wrong!
Use "old enough" after the adjective to mean 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!
Use "big enough" after the adjective to mean 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!
Use "patient enough" after the adjective to mean 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!
Use "enough English" before the noun to mean the necessary amount of English.
12He is ............... to run a marathon.
Wrong!
Use "fit enough" after the adjective to mean he has the necessary fitness.
Done.
Score: 0/12
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.
