Complete the following sentences using too or enough.
1There were ............... many questions to answer, so I ran out of time.
Wrong!
Use "too" before "many" to show there were more questions than the speaker could answer.
2She is ............... to make her own bed now.
Wrong!
Use "old enough" to mean she has reached the necessary age or maturity.
3The tea was ............... hot for me to drink.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective to show the tea was hotter than the speaker could manage.
4The room was ............... for us to take our coats off, so I turned the heating off.
Wrong!
Use "hot enough" to show the room had reached a sufficient temperature for taking coats off; "too hot for us to take our coats off" makes no sense.
5I didn’t buy the laptop because it was ...............
Wrong!
Use "too expensive" to show the price was higher than the speaker could accept.
6The shirt was ..............., so I didn’t buy it.
Wrong!
Use "too small" to show the shirt was not the right size, so the speaker did not buy it.
7The tablet is ............... to fit inside your pocket.
Wrong!
Use "small enough" to show the tablet is sufficiently small to fit in your pocket.
8It is ............... to start a new lesson now.
Wrong!
Use "too late" to show that starting a new lesson now is not possible or suitable.
9I haven’t got ............... to buy the tickets.
Wrong!
Use "enough money" to talk about the necessary amount; here "haven't got enough money" means the speaker does not have the amount needed to buy the tickets.
10It was ............... to carry.
Wrong!
Use "light enough" to show it was not too heavy to carry.
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- There were too many questions to answer, so I ran out of time.
- She is old enough to make her own bed now.
- The tea was too hot for me to drink.
- The room was hot enough for us to take our coats off, so I turned the heating off.
- I didn’t buy the laptop because it was too expensive.
- The shirt was too small, so I didn’t buy it.
- The tablet is small enough to fit inside your pocket.
- It is too late to start a new lesson now.
- I haven’t got enough money to buy the tickets.
- It was light enough to carry.