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She isn't going to take a taxi. He cari't reach the shelf.


She hasn't got enough money. He isn't tall enough.

enough +
noun (enough money / enough people etc.)
enough milk in your coffee?'
O 'Is there 'Yes, thank you.'
O We wanted to play football, but we didn't have enough players.
O Why don't you buy a car? You've got enough money. (not money enough)

enough without a noun


O I've got sorne money, but not enough to buy a car.
(= I need more money to buy a car)
O 'Would you like sorne more to eat?' 'No, thanks. I've had enough.'
O You're always at home. You don't go out enough.

adjective + enough (good enough / tall enough etc.)


O 'Shall we sit outside?' 'No, it isn't warm enough.' (not enough warrn)
O Can you hear the radio? Is it loud enough for you?
o Don't buy that coat. It's nice, but it isn't long enough. (= it's too short)
Remember:
enough + noun but adjective + enough
enough money tall enough
enough time good enough
enough people old enough

We say:

enough for somebody/something D This pullover isn't big enough for me.
O I haveri't got enough money for a new car.
enough to do something O I haven't got enough money to huy a new
car. inot for buy)
O Is your English good enough to have a
conversation? (not for have)
enough for somebody/something o There areri't enough chairs for everybody
to do something to sit clown.

192 to ... and for ... ---,,. Unit 54 too--->- Unit 92


Exercises Unit 91
91.1 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. Use enough + these words:
chairs money paint wind

1 She hasn't got .~nOlA.9h 1110\'.I~. . 3 She hasri't got . enough paint
2 There aren't .. enough chairs . 4 There isn't . enough wind

91.2 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. Use these adjectives + enough:
big long strong

1 He J?\'.I\. Wl, . ~nqµgti. . ....... . 3 His legs aren't . long enough


2 The car ... isn´t big enough . 4 He .. isn´t strong enough

91.3 Complete the sentences. Use enough with these words:


big eat -leud- milk old practise space time tired
l 'Is there eA'IQlA.9.l'.! .. f'lUk: . . . in your coffee?' 'Yes, thank you.'
2 Can you hear the radio? Is it 0.04. .E!.1'.1?<A9tl far you?
3 He can leave school if he wants - hes old enough
4 When I visited New York last year, I didn't have .. enough time . to see all
the things I wanted to see.
5 This house isn't ... . big enough . for a large family.
6 Tina is very thin. She doesn't ... eat enough
7 My office is very small, There isn't enough space
8 It's late, but I don't want to go to bed now. l'm not .. tired enough
9 Lisa isn't a vcry good tcnnis playcr because she docsri't .. practice enough

91.4 Complete the sentences. Use enough with these words:

l We haven't got ~n9""9YI !'110\'."l~ J.p -~t,tU .. a new car. (money/buy)


2 This knife isn't .. . sharp enough . .to cut. . . . tomatoes. (sharp/ cut)
3 The water wasn't . warm enough to go . sw1mmmg. (warm/go)
4 Have we got .. enough breads to. make sandwiches? (bread/ make)
5 We played well, but not .. well enough to win . the game. (well/win)
6 I dori't have . enough time to read .. newspapers. (time/read)

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too

His shoes are too big for him. There is too much sugar in it,

too + adjective / adverb (too big / too hard etc.)


O Can you turn the radio clown? lt's
It's too loud. (= louder than I want)
O I can't work, I'm too tired.
o I think you work too hard.

too much / too many = more than you want, more than is good:
O I dori't like the weather here. There is too much rain. (= more rain than is good)
D Let's go to another restaurant. There are too many people here.
D Emily studies ali the time. I think she studies too much.
D Traffic is a problem in this town. There are too many cars.

Compare too and not enough:


D The hat is too big for him.
o The radio is too loud. Can you turn it clown, please?
o There's too much sugar in my coffee. (= more sugar
than l want)
D I don't feel very well. I ate too much.
too big

o The hat isn't big enough for him. (= it's too small)
D The radio isn't Joud enough. Can you turn it up, please?
o There's not enough sugar in my cotfee. (= I need
more sugar)
o You're very thin. You don't eat enough.
not big enough

We say:
too ... for somebody/something O These shoes are too big for me.
o It's a small house - too small for a large
family.
too ... to do something D I'm too tired to go out. (not for go out)
O It's too cold to sit outside.
too ... for somebody to do something o She speaks too fast for me to understand.

194 to ... and for ........ Unit 54 much/many..... Unit 83 enough ---+ Unit 91
Exercises Unit 92
92.1 Look at the píctures and complete the sentences, Use too + these words:
big crowded fast heavy -loud- low
2 3

1 The music is . . t:Q(). .Jo.µ.c.l . 4 She's driving too fast


2 The box is . ... too heavy 5 The ball is . . too big
3 The net is . too low 6 The museum is too crowded

92.2 Write too / too much / too many or enough.


1 You're always at home. You dori't go out . e,~9.µ,gb
2 I dont like the weather here. There's . _ too rnu.ci1 rain.
3 I can't wait for them. I haveri't got ·····. enough . time.
4 There was nowhere to sit on the beach. There were . too many . people.
5 You're always ti red. I think you work _ too hard.
6 'Did you have . enough . to eat?' 'Yes, thank you.'
7 You drink.. too much ----------·--- coffee. It's not good for you.
8 You don't eat . enough
_. . --------·---·- vegetables. You should eat more.
9 I don't like the weather here. It's . . too . . cold.
10 Our tearn didn't play well. We rnade too much rnistakes.
11 'Would you like sorne milk in your tea?' 'Yes, but not too much

92.3 Complete the sentences. Use too or enough with these words:

1 I couldri't work. T WGlS_ tbp .. o/~ . (ti red)


2 Can you turn the radio up, please? It ~s~)t l1>µ4, e.~ou.911 (loud)
3 I don't want to walk home. It's too far (far)
4 Don't buy anything in that shop. It is too expensive ( expensive)
5 You can't put ali your things in this bag. It big enough (big)
6 I couldn't do the exercise. It . ´s too difficult (difficult)
7 Your work needs to be better. It isn´t good enough (good)
8 I cari't talk to you now. I _ ´m too busy (busy)
9 I thought the film was boring. It was too long (long)
92.4 Complete the sentences. Use too (+ adjective) + to ....
1 (I'rn not going out/ cold) It's .tt?o .0~.JO . gq pµj:;
2 (I'm not going to bed / early) It's .. _ too early to go to bed
3 (they're not getting mar ried / young) They're . __ too young to marry
4 (nobody goes out at night / dangerous)
lt's . too dangerous to go out
5 (don't phone Sue now / late)
It's _ . too late to phone Sue
6 (I didn't say anything / surprised)
r was . too surprised to say anything

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