Fill in the blanks.
1She is ............... young to know better.
Wrong!
Use "too" before the adjective in "too young to know better".
2It is far ............... hot to go out now.
Wrong!
Use "too" before the adjective in "too hot to go out".
3We arrived ............... late to watch the show.
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Use "too" before the adverb in "too late to watch the show".
4It is ............... early for the shops to be open.
Wrong!
Use "too" before the adjective in "too early for the shops to be open".
5The tea is too hot ...............
Wrong!
Use "to drink" because the object is understood after "The tea is too hot".
6The tea is too hot for us ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "to drink" and "to drink it" are acceptable after "too hot for us".
7You are ............... young to live on your own.
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Use "far too" to make "too young" stronger.
8I could not lift the bag because it was ............... heavy.
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Use "too" before the adjective in "too heavy".
9He does not like women who are ...............
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Use "too tall" because "tall" is an adjective.
10You put ............... sugar in the tea.
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Use "too much" before the uncountable noun "sugar".
11I am getting ............... calls from marketers these days.
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Use "too many" before the plural countable noun "calls".
12You will look more beautiful if you stop wearing ............... make-up.
Wrong!
Use "too much" before the uncountable noun "make-up".
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Answers
- She is too young to know better.
- It is far too hot to go out now.
- We arrived too late to watch the show.
- It is too early for the shops to be open.
- The tea is too hot to drink
- The tea is too hot for us to drink / to drink it
- You are far too young to live on your own.
- I could not lift the bag because it was too heavy.
- He does not like women who are too tall
- You put too much sugar in the tea.
- I am getting too many calls from marketers these days.
- You will look more beautiful if you stop wearing too much make-up.