Fill in the blanks with too or enough.
Too and enough are adverbs. Enough can also be an adjective. As an adjective, enough goes before the noun modified by it. Enough shows sufficiency and has a positive meaning. Too has a negative meaning.
1He is ............... to run long distances.
Wrong!
Use "fit enough" to show he has the necessary fitness to run long distances.
2He works ................ He never rests.
Wrong!
Use "too hard" to show he works more than is healthy or reasonable.
3You didn't run ................ That's why you missed the bus.
Wrong!
Use "fast enough" after the negative verb to show the speed was not sufficient to catch the bus.
4This bag is ............... for all my clothes.
Wrong!
Use "too small" to show the bag is not large enough for all the clothes.
5He turned 18 last month, so now he is ............... to drive a car.
Wrong!
Use "old enough" to show he has reached the necessary age to drive.
6This jacket is ............... for me. Do you have a smaller size?
Wrong!
Use "too big" because the speaker needs a smaller size.
7It is ............... to start a new chapter.
Wrong!
Use "too late" to show there is not enough time to start a new chapter.
8I didn't feel ............... to go to work.
Wrong!
Use "well enough" to show the speaker did not feel sufficiently well to go to work.
9The piano was ............... for us to move.
Wrong!
Use "too big" to show the piano was so large that we could not move it.
10She is ............... to be a public speaker.
Wrong!
Use "too shy" to show she is so shy that being a public speaker would be difficult.
11He speaks ............... to get by in Spain.
Wrong!
Use "enough Spanish" because "enough" comes before a noun.
12She was ............... to stand up to her bullies.
Wrong!
Use "bold enough" to show she had the necessary courage to stand up to her bullies.
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- He is fit enough to run long distances.
- He works too hard. He never rests.
- You didn’t run fast enough. That’s why you missed the bus.
- This bag is too small for all my clothes.
- He turned 18 last month, so now he is old enough to drive a car.
- This jacket is too big for me. Do you have a smaller size?
- It is too late to start a new chapter.
- I didn’t feel well enough to go to work.
- The piano was too big for us to move.
- She is too shy to be a public speaker.
- He speaks enough Spanish to get by in Spain.
- She was bold enough to stand up to her bullies.