too, too much, too many, enough
do you know the difference?
START
This cake is too sweet You are too strict.
TOO
+ adjective
Something is more than we want or we need
You have too much free time. You work too much.
+ uncount, noun or after verb
TOO MUCH
You eat too many eggs. There were too many people.
TOO MANY
+ plural noun
They don't have enough workers. I didn't have enough time.
not enough+ noun
Something is less than we want or we need
She isn't old enough to vote. I'm not fast enough for the team
not +adjective+enough
NOT ENOUGH
not + verb+enough
I don't sleep enough. You didn't study enough.
I earn enough money. We have enough chair.
enough+ noun
Something is the correct number or amount
This place is big enough. You're clever enough to see it.
adjective+enough
ENOUGH
verb+enough
I think I sleep enough. He eats enough for his age.
TOO
Before an adjective/adverb
We use too before an adjective or an adverb to mean ‘more than we need’ or ‘more than is necessary’.
You are too young to enter this club. We arrived too late.
TOO MUCH
Before an uncountable noun
We use too before an adjective or an adverb to mean ‘more than we need’ or ‘more than is necessary’.
The doctor said that I drink too much coffee. I hate this city. There’s too much traffic.
AFTER A VERB
We can also use too much after a verb.
You can’t take the car. You’ve drunk too much. He talks too much.
TOO MANY
Before an adjective/adverb
We use too many before plural nouns to mean ‘more than we need’ or ‘more than is necessary’.
I didn’t enjoy the concert. There were too many people.They lost because they made too many mistakes.
ENOUGH
Before a noun
We can use enough + noun to say that something is the correct number or amount.
I have saved enough money to go to Rome on holiday. Do you have enough butter to cook?
In negative sentences we use (not) enough + noun to say that something is less than we want or we need.
We don’t have enough money to travel. I don’t have enough time to finish my homework before Monday.
After an adjective/adverb
We can use adjective/adverb + enough to mean ‘sufficiently’.
This bed is big enough for the four of us. I think she spoke clearly enough. Everybody understood what she meant.
In negative sentences we can use (not) adjective/adverb + enough to mean ‘less than we want’ or ‘less than necessary’.
You aren’t old enough to enter this club.You aren’t going fast enough. We are going to be late.
After a verb
We can also use verb + enough.
I didn’t study enough and I failed the exam. I think you don’t sleep enough. You should sleep seven or eight hours a day.
too, too much, too many, enough + to + infinitive
In English we often use to-infinitive with the expressions too, too much, too many, enough.
I was too tired to go clubbing.She makes enough money to sustain all her family.
Be careful with these common mistakes!
Don’t use an adjective after too much
I’m too tired to study now. (NOT: I’m too much tired.)
Don’t confuse the word too (=more than enough) with the word very.
I think she is very beautiful. (NOT: I think she is too beautiful.)
Exercises
1 - There's _______ smoke in here; I can't breathe.2- I don't earn ________ to buy that car. 3- My manager says that I play _________ to win the competition. 4- I know I talk____________. I should talk less. 5- I don't think the door is ___________ to get the sofa into the room 6- ______________ money can be bad for football players who are still in their 20s. 7- I ate ___________ cakes and felt sick later. 8- I can't drink this milk. It's ___________ hot. 9- I think I've eaten ____________ . I don't feel very well. 10- There weren't _____________ to play a match, so everybody went home.
11- There aren't ___________ chairs for everyone. 12-There is ________ cake for everyone. 13- I've got _______ many books. 14- I did ________ much shopping yesterday - I haven't got any money now. 15- We haven't got _______ money. 16- There are ______ many shops here - we can't go to them all. 17- Ken is always at home. He doesn't go out __________. 18- There was nowhere to sit on the beach. There were ______ many people. 19- I don't like the weather here . There is _______ much rain 20- Dear friends, did you have __________ to eat? Yes, thank you
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Transcript
too, too much, too many, enough
do you know the difference?
START
This cake is too sweet You are too strict.
TOO
+ adjective
Something is more than we want or we need
You have too much free time. You work too much.
+ uncount, noun or after verb
TOO MUCH
You eat too many eggs. There were too many people.
TOO MANY
+ plural noun
They don't have enough workers. I didn't have enough time.
not enough+ noun
Something is less than we want or we need
She isn't old enough to vote. I'm not fast enough for the team
not +adjective+enough
NOT ENOUGH
not + verb+enough
I don't sleep enough. You didn't study enough.
I earn enough money. We have enough chair.
enough+ noun
Something is the correct number or amount
This place is big enough. You're clever enough to see it.
adjective+enough
ENOUGH
verb+enough
I think I sleep enough. He eats enough for his age.
TOO
Before an adjective/adverb
We use too before an adjective or an adverb to mean ‘more than we need’ or ‘more than is necessary’.
You are too young to enter this club. We arrived too late.
TOO MUCH
Before an uncountable noun
We use too before an adjective or an adverb to mean ‘more than we need’ or ‘more than is necessary’.
The doctor said that I drink too much coffee. I hate this city. There’s too much traffic.
AFTER A VERB
We can also use too much after a verb.
You can’t take the car. You’ve drunk too much. He talks too much.
TOO MANY
Before an adjective/adverb
We use too many before plural nouns to mean ‘more than we need’ or ‘more than is necessary’.
I didn’t enjoy the concert. There were too many people.They lost because they made too many mistakes.
ENOUGH
Before a noun
We can use enough + noun to say that something is the correct number or amount.
I have saved enough money to go to Rome on holiday. Do you have enough butter to cook?
In negative sentences we use (not) enough + noun to say that something is less than we want or we need.
We don’t have enough money to travel. I don’t have enough time to finish my homework before Monday.
After an adjective/adverb
We can use adjective/adverb + enough to mean ‘sufficiently’.
This bed is big enough for the four of us. I think she spoke clearly enough. Everybody understood what she meant.
In negative sentences we can use (not) adjective/adverb + enough to mean ‘less than we want’ or ‘less than necessary’.
You aren’t old enough to enter this club.You aren’t going fast enough. We are going to be late.
After a verb
We can also use verb + enough.
I didn’t study enough and I failed the exam. I think you don’t sleep enough. You should sleep seven or eight hours a day.
too, too much, too many, enough + to + infinitive
In English we often use to-infinitive with the expressions too, too much, too many, enough.
I was too tired to go clubbing.She makes enough money to sustain all her family.
Be careful with these common mistakes!
Don’t use an adjective after too much
I’m too tired to study now. (NOT: I’m too much tired.)
Don’t confuse the word too (=more than enough) with the word very.
I think she is very beautiful. (NOT: I think she is too beautiful.)
Exercises
1 - There's _______ smoke in here; I can't breathe.2- I don't earn ________ to buy that car. 3- My manager says that I play _________ to win the competition. 4- I know I talk____________. I should talk less. 5- I don't think the door is ___________ to get the sofa into the room 6- ______________ money can be bad for football players who are still in their 20s. 7- I ate ___________ cakes and felt sick later. 8- I can't drink this milk. It's ___________ hot. 9- I think I've eaten ____________ . I don't feel very well. 10- There weren't _____________ to play a match, so everybody went home.
11- There aren't ___________ chairs for everyone. 12-There is ________ cake for everyone. 13- I've got _______ many books. 14- I did ________ much shopping yesterday - I haven't got any money now. 15- We haven't got _______ money. 16- There are ______ many shops here - we can't go to them all. 17- Ken is always at home. He doesn't go out __________. 18- There was nowhere to sit on the beach. There were ______ many people. 19- I don't like the weather here . There is _______ much rain 20- Dear friends, did you have __________ to eat? Yes, thank you