Ampersand Lab

Foundation grammar · Lesson 92 · A2

too

too + adjective or adverb means more than you want (too loud, too fast). too much goes with uncountable nouns and too many with plurals. too big is the opposite of not big enough. Say too ... for somebody and too ... to do something.

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15Steps · about 23 minutes

In this lesson

too + adjective or adverbA2 screens of questions
too much, too manyB3 screens of questions
too and not enoughC2 screens of questions
too ... for, too ... toD2 screens of questions

Point A of 4

too + adjective or adverb

too = more than you want, or more than is good: too big, too hard, too late.

  • Could you turn the music down? It's too loud. (= louder than I'd like)
  • I can't concentrate. I'm too tired.
  • I think you drive too fast.

Point A · Exercise 92.1 · part 1 of 2

Read each scene and complete the sentence. Use too + one of these words: big, crowded, fast, heavy, loud, low.

Use these

bigcrowdedfastheavyloudlow

  1. Example

    A man covering his ears next to a booming radio.

    The radio is too loud.

    AnswerThe radio is too loud.

  2. A man red in the face, unable to lift a box off the floor.

    The box is .

  3. A tennis court where the net is only a few centimetres off the ground.

    The net is .

  4. A woman driving at 90 in a 50 zone.

    She's driving .

  5. Two small children next to a football almost as tall as they are.

    The ball is .

Point A · Exercise 92.1 · part 2 of 2

Read each scene and complete the sentence. Use too + one of these words: big, crowded, fast, heavy, loud, low.

Use these

bigcrowdedfastheavyloudlow

  1. A restaurant packed with people. A queue stretches out of the door.

    The restaurant is .

Point B of 4

too much, too many

too much + uncountable, too many + plural. Both mean more than you want, or more than is good.

too much can also stand alone.

  • I don't like living here. There's too much noise.
  • Let's find another café. There are too many people in this one.
  • Ryan works every weekend. I think he works too much.
  • Parking is a nightmare in this city. There are too many cars.

Point B · Exercise 92.2 · part 1 of 3

Put in too / too much / too many / enough.

Use these

tootoo muchtoo manyenough

  1. Example

    You're always indoors. You don't get out enough.

    AnswerYou're always indoors. You don't get out enough.

  2. Example

    I don't like living here. There's too much noise.

    AnswerI don't like living here. There's too much noise.

  3. I can't wait for the others. I haven't got time.

  4. We couldn't get near the stage. There were people.

  5. You always look exhausted. I think you work hard.

  6. "Did you have to eat?" "Yes, plenty, thanks."

Point B · Exercise 92.2 · part 2 of 3

Put in too / too much / too many / enough.

Use these

tootoo muchtoo manyenough

  1. You eat chocolate. It's bad for your teeth.

  2. You don't drink water. You should drink more.

  3. I don't fancy a walk. It's windy.

  4. We lost the quiz. We got answers wrong.

Point B · Exercise 92.2 · part 3 of 3

Put in too / too much / too many / enough.

Use these

tootoo muchtoo manyenough

  1. "Would you like some cream on your pudding?" "Yes, but not ."

Point C of 4

too and not enough

too big says the same as not small enough. not big enough says the same as too small.

too not enough
The shoes are too big for him. The shoes aren't big enough for him. (= too small)
The TV is too loud. Can you turn it down? The TV isn't loud enough. Can you turn it up?
There's too much salt in this soup. There isn't enough salt in this soup.
I feel sick. I ate too much. You're very thin. You don't eat enough.
  • This coat is too big for me.
  • This coat isn't big enough for me.

Point C · Exercise 92.3 · part 1 of 2

Complete the sentences. Use too or enough with the words in brackets.

  1. Example

    I couldn't concentrate. I was too tired. (tired)

    AnswerI couldn't concentrate. I was too tired.

  2. Example

    Could you turn the music up, please? It isn't loud enough. (loud)

    AnswerCould you turn the music up, please? It isn't loud enough.

  3. I'm not walking to the station. It's . (far)

  4. Don't eat at that restaurant. It . (expensive)

  5. You won't get all your clothes in this case. It . (big)

  6. I couldn't solve the puzzle. It . (difficult)

Point C · Exercise 92.3 · part 2 of 2

Complete the sentences. Use too or enough with the words in brackets.

  1. You'll need to rewrite this essay. It . (good)

  2. I can't stop and chat now. I . (busy)

  3. I got bored halfway through the play. It . (long)

Point D of 4

too ... for, too ... to

too ... for + person or thing.

too ... to + verb (not for + verb).

too ... for + person + to + verb.

  • These trainers are too small for me.
  • It's a tiny flat, too tiny for two people.
  • I'm too tired to cook tonight. (not for cook)
  • It's too wet to play outside.
  • The guide spoke too quickly for us to follow.

Point D · Exercise 92.4 · part 1 of 2

Complete the sentences. Use too (+ adjective) + to (do something).

  1. Example

    (I'm not going for a run / cold) It's ...

    It's too cold to go for a run.

    AnswerIt's too cold to go for a run.

  2. (I'm not having lunch yet / early) It's ...

  3. (they can't buy a house / young) They're ...

  4. (nobody swims in the river / dangerous) It's ...

  5. (don't ring your gran now / late) It's ...

Point D · Exercise 92.4 · part 2 of 2

Complete the sentences. Use too (+ adjective) + to (do something).

  1. (I couldn't speak / shocked) I was ...

Lesson 92 · Result

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