'Enough' et 'too'
Too = in a higher degree ( negative) too + adjective.
For example : The porter cannot lift the box. It is very heavy.
---> The box is too heavy for the porter to lift.
: The soup is very hot. I can't eat it.
---> The soup is too hot to eat.
Enough = (quantity) as much as needed ( positive) Adjective + enough.
For example : Marc is quite clever. He understands perfectly.
---> Marc is clever enough to understand perfectly.
: You are quite old. You can rely on yourself.
---> You are old enough to rely on yourself.
Exercise = Fill in the blanks with too or enough Good luck
Questions:
1. The student can't buy the book. It is _____________________________ expensive.
2. The students could not finish the test. It was _____________________________ long.
3. I could not answer the question. It wasn't easy _____________________________
4. We can't all get into this small car. It isn't big _____________________________
5. The woman can't hear the television. It isn't loud _____________________________
6. The man can't see the sun. The sky isn't clear _____________________________
7. It's _____________________________ cold to go outside.
8. The weather isn't nice _____________________________ to go outside.
9. This maths exercise isn't easy _____________________________ to do it by students.
10. The boy is _____________________________ short to reach the shelf.
REPONSES:
1. too
2. too 3. enough 4. enough 5. enough 6. enough 7. too 8. enough 9. enough 10. too
Enough / Too / Very
I : ENOUGH
enough : assez, suffisamment
1. Lorsque ce mot est un adverbe il se place après l'adjectif , l'adverbe ou le verbe qu'il modifie.
This man can't lift the weights, he isn't ' strong enough ' (strong: adjectif) ( il n'est pas assez fort )
Bob is a fast runner, he ran ' fast enough ' to win the race. ( fast: adverbe) ( il a couru suffisamment vite pour gagner la course)
I think Tom didn't ' sleep enough ' last night (sleep: verbe) (je pense que Tom n'a pas suffisamment dormi la nuit dernière) 2. Ce mot peut être placé devant un nom, c'est alors un déterminant.
Don't go to to the baker's, we have 'enough bread ' for dinner.
In my opinion there aren't 'enough books ' in the new library.
le nom qui suit enough doit être un indénombrable (bread) ou un pluriel (books) on ne peut pas dire: there isn't 'enough book'
II: TOO
too : trop c'est un adverbe, il se place devant l'adjectif ou l'adverbe qu'il modifie.
This music is 'too loud' (loud: adjectif) (cette musique est trop forte)
Your daughter looks pale, don't you think she works 'too hard' (hard:
adverbe)
remarque:
enough et too + adjectif peuvent être suivis de 'for' (pour quelqu'un, quelque chose) this coffee is too sweet for me
you are not experienced enough for this kind of job.
III : VERY
very : très adverbe, il se place devant l'adjectif ou l'adverbe qu'il renforce.
It is 'very cold' today
This smiley speaks 'very quickly' noter la différence:
The smiley speaks very quickly : c'est une constatation
The smiley speaks too quickly : sous-entendu 'pour que je puisse le comprendre' Mark walks too fast (je ne peux pas le suivre; il marche trop vite pour moi) Mark walks very fast : c'est un fait
Questions:
1)
The house was __________________ for us, so we didn't buy it.
expensive enough too expensive enough expensive 2)
It's not easy for the bellboy to carry these suitcases, They are __________________
for him.
heavy enough enough heavy too heavy 3)
The bellboy is carrying these suitcases with difficulty, They are not __________________
enough light too light light enough 4)
The coffee is __________________ hot, but I can drink it.
very enough too 5)
When I came back home the house wasn't __________________ so I turned the heating on.
enough warm warm enough too warm 6)
What's the matter Doctor! Didn't you get __________________ last night?
enough sleep too sleep sleep enough 7)
Look at Betty! She is __________________ hungry today.
very too enough 8)
Mark didn't feel __________________ to go to school this morning.
well enough enough well
too well 9)
This book is __________________ difficult to read, I don't understand it at all.
enough too very 10)
The weather is __________________ to go to the beach.
nice enough enough nice too nice 11)
Sonia!!! Do you have __________________ to help me?
time enough too time enough time
REPONSES:
1. too expensive 2. too heavy 3. light enough 4. very
5. warm enough 6. enough sleep 7. very
8. well enough 9. too
10. nice enough 11. enough time
'too' and 'enough'
Complete the sentences with 'too' or 'enough'
good luck
Questions:
1. There were _____________________________ many questions to answer; so I only did three.
2. I didn't understand the lesson well _____________________________ but I managed to answer the teacher's questions.
3. The room wasn't warm _____________________________ so the worker turned the air-conditioner on.
4. The tourist bought the jacket because it wasn't _____________________________ expensive for him.
5. My brother is old _____________________________ to drive the car by himself.
6. The test was far _____________________________ difficult for the students to do.
7. The suitcase was _____________________________ heavy for the kid to pick up.
8. We haven't got _____________________________ time to take a holiday this year.
9. The coffee was _____________________________ hot to drink; so I left it for a minute to cool.
10. The teacher must give students _____________________________ practice exercises to understand this lesson.
REPONSES:
1. too 2. enough 3. enough 4. too 5. enough 6. too 7. too 8. enough 9. too 10. enough
Enough+nom ou +adjectif
Complétez les phrases .
Questions:
1. She can't get married yet, she's not _____________________________.
2. Paul would like to buy a car but he hasn't got _____________________________.
3. I couldn't make coffee for everybody, there weren't _____________________________.
4. Are you _____________________________ ? Or shall I switch on the heating?
5. It's only a small car.There isn't _____________________________ for all of you.
6. Medhi didn't feel _____________________________ to go to work this morning.
7. I didn't finish the examination. I didn't have _____________________________.
8. Do you think I have got _____________________________ to apply for the job?
9. Try this jacket on and see if it's _____________________________ for you.
10. Some of us had to sit on the floor because there weren't _____________________________.
REPONSES:
1. old enough 2. enough money 3. enough cups 4. warm enough 5. enough room 6. well enough 7. enough time
8. enough qualifications 9. big enough
10. enough chairs
