The words too, so and enough are all degree modifiers. While so and enough have a positive meaning, too has a negative meaning. Can you use these modifiers correctly? Test your understanding with this interactive grammar exercise.
1The work was ............... much for one person to handle.
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Use "too" in the pattern too much + for someone + to + verb to show that something is more than a person can manage.
2There was ............... much work that I got hardly any rest.
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Use "so" in the pattern so much + noun + that + clause.
3If the water is warm ..............., we may go for a swim.
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Use "enough" after an adjective to mean sufficiently warm.
4The room is ............... cold. Should I put the heating on?
Select 2 answers.
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Both "too" and "so" can naturally modify cold in this question.
5I didn't buy the coat because it was ...............
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Use "too expensive" to mean more expensive than was acceptable.
6We haven't got chairs that are ...............
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Use "big enough" after a noun to mean sufficiently large.
7The bag was ............... heavy that I couldn't lift it.
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Use "so" in the pattern so + adjective + that + clause.
8He isn't ............... to be a soldier.
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Use "tall enough" to mean sufficiently tall for the purpose.
9I haven't got ............... time to take a holiday.
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Use "enough" before the noun time to mean sufficient time.
10The room is ............... to accommodate ten people.
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Use "spacious enough" to mean sufficiently spacious for ten people.
11They are ............... to buy a car.
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Use "rich enough" to mean sufficiently rich to buy a car.
12If you drink ............... coffee, you won't sleep well.
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Use "too much" before the uncountable noun coffee to show an excessive amount.
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- The work was too much for one person to handle.
- There was so much work that I got hardly any rest.
- If the water is warm enough, we may go for a swim.
- The room is too / so cold. Should I put the heating on?
- I didn’t buy the coat because it was too expensive.
- We haven’t got chairs that are big enough.
- The bag was so heavy that I couldn’t lift it.
- He isn’t tall enough to be a soldier.
- I haven’t got enough time to take a holiday.
- The room is spacious enough to accommodate ten people.
- They are rich enough to buy a car.
- If you drink too much coffee, you won’t sleep well.