Fill in the blanks.
1If you drink ............... coffee, you will have difficulty falling asleep.
Wrong!
Use "too much" before an uncountable noun when the amount is more than is good or useful.
2I have had ............... of your impertinence.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "enough of" when you mean you will not tolerate any more.
3She is ............... to make her own bed.
Wrong!
Use "old enough" because enough comes after an adjective.
4The beach is ............... for us to walk there.
Wrong!
Use "near enough" because enough comes after an adjective or adverb.
5I don't like ............... milk in my tea.
Wrong!
Use "too much" before the uncountable noun milk to mean more than you like.
6I have cooked ............... .
Wrong!
Use "enough food" because enough comes before a noun.
7Repairing the roof cost ............... .
Wrong!
Use "too much" to say the cost was higher than was acceptable.
8We don't have ............... to buy another car.
Wrong!
Use "enough money" to mean the amount of money is sufficient.
9I didn't get ............... to finish the job.
Wrong!
Use "enough time" to mean the amount of time was sufficient.
10He didn't answer ............... to pass the test.
Wrong!
Use "enough questions" to mean the number of questions was sufficient.
11Sometimes I feel that there aren't ............... in the day.
Wrong!
Use "enough hours" after aren't to mean the number of hours is not sufficient.
12His work wasn't ............... to impress his manager.
Wrong!
Use "good enough" because enough comes after an adjective.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- If you drink too much coffee, you will have difficulty falling asleep.
- I have had enough of your impertinence.
- She is old enough to make her own bed.
- The beach is near enough for us to walk there.
- I don’t like too much milk in my tea.
- I have cooked enough food .
- Repairing the roof cost too much .
- We don’t have enough money to buy another car.
- I didn’t get enough time to finish the job.
- He didn’t answer enough questions to pass the test.
- Sometimes I feel that there aren’t enough hours in the day.
- His work wasn’t good enough to impress his manager.
