Too and enough

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 476.

They haven't got enough money to eat in restaurants every day. It's too expensive.

ADJECTIVE/ADVERB + enough

She is old enough to get married. He doesn't work quickly enough.

enough + NOUN

We've got enough money to buy that car now.

Exercise 20. Put the adverbs of degree in the correct place in the sentences. Choose from the box.

1. His new book is __ good. I think it's one of his best.

2. She sings __ well.

3. He's got __ much money.

4. The traffic is __ slow today.

5. I'm __ sorry about this.

6.1 __ disagree with John Taylor.

7. Maria speaks English __ well, doesn't she?

Exercise 21. Complete these sentences with the words in brackets. Use quite with the positive word and rather with the negative one.

Example: Sue is quite clever but rather lazy, (clever/lazy).

1. The weather is __ but __. (warm/windy).

2. Julia's flat is __ but __. (comfortable/untidy).

3. The water in the pool is __ but __. (warm/dirty).

4. The song is __ but __. (good/long).

5. The film is __ but __. (exciting/frightening).

6. The car goes __ but it's __. (well/noisy).

Exercise 22. Complete the sentences using the correct word in brackets.

1. He's not at all like his sister; they are __ different. (quite/rather).

2. There is nothing in the envelope. It's __ empty. (quite/rather).

3. Today the weather is __ bad. It's much worse than yesterday. (quite/rather).

4. The book is __ boring. Don't read it! (quite/rather).

5. I'm afraid I can't do what you ask. It's __ impossible. (quite/rather).

6. Jane's health is __ poor. (quite/rather).

Exercise 23. Rewrite the following sentences with rather a (an) or quite a (an).

Example: The book is rather interesting. - It's rather an interesting book. The boy is quite smart. - He's quite a smart boy.

1. Our house is quite big. It's __.

2. The car is rather expensive. It's __.

3. Pam is rather naughty. She's __.

4. The problem is rather difficult. It's __.

5. His job is quite challenging. It's __.

6. The town is rather pleasant. It's __.

Exercise 24. Complete the sentences. Use too and enough. Use the words in brackets.

Example: (loud/soft) I can't hear the music. It isn't loud enough. It's too soft.

1. (big/small) The dictionary isn't __. It's __.

2. (wide/narrow) This is an old street. It's __. It isn't __.

3. (bad/good) Jim's test paper is __. It isn't __.

4. (safe/dangerous) Careful! The road isn't __. It's __.

5. (old/modern) Their furniture is __. It isn't __.

6. (quiet/noisy) Our neighbourhood isn't __. It's __.

Exercise 25. Complete each sentence using too and enough and an adjective or adverb in the box.

Example: We can't go to the beach today because the weather isn't warm enough. There's too much salt in this soup. I can't eat it.

1. This jacket is ___ for me. It's not my size.

2. The flat isn't really __ for all of us. We need a bigger one.

3. It's __ to have dinner. It's only four o'clock.

4. Ted isn't __ to drive a car. He's 14.

5. I can't buy this dress. It's __.

6. The bus is overcrowded. There are __ people on it.