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Unit 92 · Adjectives and adverbs

too

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A
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His shoes are too big for him.

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There is too much sugar in it.

B

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

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Can you turn the radio down? It's too loud. (= louder than I want)

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I can't work. I'm too tired.

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I think you work too hard.

C

too much / too many = more than you want, more than is good:

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I don't like the weather here. There is too much rain. (= more rain than is good)

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Let's go to another restaurant. There are too many people here.

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Emily studies all the time. I think she studies too much.

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Traffic is a problem in this town. There are too many cars.

D

Compare too and not enough:

The hat is **too big** for him.
The music is **too loud**. Can you turn it down, please?
There's **too much sugar** in my coffee.
too big (= more sugar than I want)
I don't feel very well. I ate **too much**.
The hat **isn't big enough** for him. (= it's **too small**).
The music **isn't loud enough**. Can you turn it up, please?
There's **not enough sugar** in my coffee.
not big enough (= I need more sugar)
You're very thin. You don't eat **enough**.
E

We say:

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too ... for somebody/something

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These shoes are too big for me.

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It's a small house – too small for a large family.

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too ... to do something

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I'm too tired to go out. (not for go out)

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It's too cold to sit outside.

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too ... for somebody to do something

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She speaks too fast for me to understand.

Exercises (4)

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92.1

Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. Use too + these words:

bigcrowdedfastheavyloudlow
  1. 1Person covering ears because music is too loud
    The music is .example
  2. 2Man struggling to lift a box that is too heavy
    The box is .
  3. 3A net hanging too low on a court
    The net is .
  4. 4Woman driving a car too fast
    She's driving .
  5. 5Man in a jacket that is too big
    His jacket is .
  6. 6A museum that is too crowded with people
    The museum is .
92.2

Write too / too much / too many or enough.

  1. 1
    You're always at home. You don't go out .example
  2. 2
    I don't like the weather here. There's rain.example
  3. 3
    I can't wait for them. I don't have time.
  4. 4
    There was nowhere to sit on the beach. There were people.
  5. 5
    You're always tired. I think you work hard.
  6. 6
    'Did you have to eat?' 'Yes, thank you.'
  7. 7
    You drink coffee. It's not good for you.
  8. 8
    You don't eat vegetables. You should eat more.
  9. 9
    I don't like the weather here. It's cold.
  10. 10
    Our team didn't play well. We made mistakes.
  11. 11
    'Would you like some milk in your tea?' 'Yes, but not .'
92.3

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

  1. 1
    (tired)
    I couldn't work. I .example
  2. 2
    (loud)
    Can you turn the radio up, please? It .example
  3. 3
    (far)
    I don't want to walk home. It's .
  4. 4
    (expensive)
    Don't buy anything in that shop. It .
  5. 5
    (big)
    You can't put all your things in this bag. It .
  6. 6
    (difficult)
    I couldn't do the exercise. It .
  7. 7
    (good)
    Your work needs to be better. It .
  8. 8
    (busy)
    I can't talk to you now. I .
  9. 9
    (long)
    I thought the film was boring. It .
92.4

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

  1. 1
    1 (I'm not going out / cold)
    It's .example
  2. 2
    2 (I'm not going to bed / early)
    It's .
  3. 3
    3 (they're not getting married / young)
    They're .
  4. 4
    4 (nobody goes out at night / dangerous)
    It's .
  5. 5
    5 (don't phone Sue now / late)
    It's .
  6. 6
    6 (I didn't say anything / surprised)
    I was .