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too, too much/mcmy and not enough

We use too with adjectives and adverbs. We use too much/many with nouns.
These give the opposite meaning to 'not enough'.

This coffee's too cold. (N O T... too much cold. • ) He drives too fast.
I've got too much work and not enough time. You ask too many questions.
not hot enough too hot
* Put in too, too much or too many.

1 ........................... old 6 ............. ............. work
2 ............. 7 ............. ............. hot
3 ........................... problems 8 ............. ............. students
4 ........................... money 9 ............. ..............cars
5 ........................... ill 10 ............. ............. difficult

Q GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: common adjectives
Make sure you know the words in the box. Use a dictionary if necessary. Then change
the expressions.

cheap dry expensive fast / hard heavy high light low

narrow short slow / soft tall thick thin wet wide

► not fast enough = ............................. 4 not hard enough = .....................................
► too slow = .......................... 5 too narrow = ..............................................

1 not high enough = ............................................. 6 too expensive = ..........................................
2 not tall enough = ................................................ 7 too dry = ....................................................
3 not heavy enough = ........................................... 8 too thick = ..................................................

0 A man is going walking in the mountains for three days. Look at the things that he is taking
and give your opinion, using (not) enough or too much/many. Use a dictionary if necessary.

HE ISTAKING YOUR OPINION
1packet of soup wot tWOOLOjh SOI/CJi

1 camera cam-eras

8 maps too wiawij
5 pairs of socks 1 ...................................

1pair of boots 2 .......................................
3 pocket torches 3 .................................
1tube of sun-cream 4 .................................

2 waterproof jackets 5 .................................
2 pairs of sunglasses 6 .......................................

10 kg of bread 7 .................................
2 kg of cheese 8 .......................................
100 cl of water 9 .................................

1orange 10 ...................................
1bar of chocolate 11 ...................................

1 small bar of soap 12 ...................................
3 toothbrushes 13 ...................................

In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full DETERMINERS 1 77
forms (for example lam, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.