INTENSIFIERS: SO, SUCH, TOO & ENOUGH

I. Fill in each blank with the correct combination of the following words and “enough”:
1. You haven’t bought ____________________________ (blueberries).
2. This soil is not ____________________________ (rich) to plant vegetables.
3. We don’t have ____________________________ (blood donors).
4. This garage is not ____________________________ (large).
5. I’m not ____________________________ (well) to go on working.
II. Fill in each blank with the correct combination of the following words and “too, too much, too many”:
1. ____________________________ (cooks) spoil the broth.
2. You’re ___________________________(cruel) to people. You should be kinder, more polite and not so sarcastic.
3. There is ____________________________ (violence) on the streets nowadays.
4. He’s ____________________________ (stingy) to give you that!
5. I don’t want to pay him a visit today; he lives ____________________________ (far) away from here!
III. Complete the following sentences using the structure “too adj + for sb/sth + to do sth” or “adj enough + for
sb/sth + to do sth”:
   This dress is pretty enough for her to wear at the wedding.
   It’s too wonderful to be true.
1. This zip is (big) ___________________________those trousers. You need a smaller one.
2. She’s only 15. Don’t you think she’s (young) ___________________________marry?
3. This car’s (good-him) _______________________drive in the race. In fact, it’s one of the best cars on the market.
4. He’s (liberal) ___________________________us. We need a more conservative person.
5. This poison is (strong) ___________________________kill a bull.

IV. Fill the gaps with the suitable form: so / such / too / enough.
1. He’s _______________ excellent worker! he deserves to get promoted
2. mmm… This pizza is _______________ tasty. I think I’ll have another piece.
3. That wall is _______________ high for me to climb. I need a ladder.
4. They had _______________ terrible weather in England that they came back in two days.
5. I was _______________ hot coffee that I couldn’t drink it.
6. You don’t need to hurry up, we have _______________ time to finish this exercise
7. It was _______________ small a car for all of us, so we had to go in two cars.
8. Alonso didn’t drive fast _______________ to overtake Schumacher in the last race.
9. Don’t worry about her. She is clever _______________ to realise what she has to do
10. She didn’t speak loudly _______________ for the audience to hear her.
V. Complete the sentences using “enough”, “too” or the combinations of “enough/too” and other words.
1. I think I have drunk __________ for tonight. If I drank more, I wouldn’t be able to drive later on.
2. She’s eighteen, so she’s (old) ___________________________order a beer.
3. The generation gap between us is (strong) _______________________to be broken. We’re like chalk and cheese.
4. You smoke ___________________________You should smoke less.
5. We can’t eat all this butter in a week! There’s ___________________________.
6. These earrings are (ugly) ________________________! I will never wear them!
7. We can’t fight back. There are ___________________________them. We must wait for the reinforcements.
They’re due to arrive soon.
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8. There’s an outbreak of cholera, and we don’t have (means) ___________________________stop it.
9. They have cut off the power: I don’t have (light) ___________________________finish reading this book.
10. I’ve eaten ___________________________these canapés. My stomach aches terribly as a result.
11. It’s not surprising that you have failed your exams. You’ve been going out (often) ________________________.
12. This barrow is not (big) ________________________carry all this rubble. We need a bigger one.
13. He’s (short) _______________________be a basketball player. He’s only 1.60 meters tall.
13. He’s (tall) ________________________be a policeman. He’s 1.80 meters tall.
14. The music’s (loud) __________________________. If you turn up the volume control, it will be (loud)
___________________________us; so, please don’t!
15. ‘How many flowers do we need to go around?’
    ‘We have _______________________. Don’t worry about it. We have the right amount.’
16. This field (large) ___________________________cultivate crops. You don’t need another field!
17. ‘Are there (wafers) ___________________________?’ ‘Yes, there are. We won’t be able to eat them all.’
18. You’re being __________ (nasty)! Can’t you behave yourself once and for all?
19. Don’t go out! It’s (windy) ___________________________. Can’t you wait until it dies down?
20. There aren’t (needles and thread-us) _______________________________sew these garments. We’d better go
and buy some more.
VI. Complete the following sentences using the correct structure of “so” or “such”:
1. I love talking to him. He’s _______________________________ (nice)!
2. She has _______________________________ (curly hair) she can’t wear it long.
3. He eats _______________________________ (fast) he doesn’t chew his food well.
4. We had _______________________________ (clear sky that) we could see millions and millions of stars.
5. She’s _______________________________ (skittish girl) she has no sense of responsibility.
6. I’m not _______________________________ (stupid) to trust a liar like him.
7. He’s got _______________________________ (enemies) he needs an armed escort.
8. He has murdered _______________________________ (people) his heart is as hard as nails.
9. They’ve seen this movie _______________________________ (times) they’ve learnt it word for word.
10. I ate _______________________________ (that cheese) I got diarrhea.
VII. Complete the following sentences using the correct structure of “so” or “such”:
1. She’s _______________________________ (severe a mother)! I think she ought to be gentler.
2. He told me _______________________________ (fascinating story) it was difficult to believe
3. He told her _______________________________ (corny a joke) she begged him not to tell her any more jokes.
4. He told her _______________________________ (corny joke) she begged him not to tell her any more jokes.
5. Two million pounds! I’m not going to buy _______________________________ (expensive a house).
6. He was _______________________________ (big a man) he could not sit in that chair.
VIII. Complete the following sentences using the structure “too + adj + to infinitive”
1. The coffee is extremely hot. I can’t drink it. ____________________________________________________
2. The coat is very short. He can’t wear it. ________________________________________________________
3. The food was extremely hot. We couldn’t eat the food. _____________________________________________
4. This exercise is very difficult. She can’t do this exercise. ___________________________________________
5. The suitcase is very heavy. The children can’t carry it upstairs. ______________________________________
IX. Complete the following sentences using the structure “adj + enough + to infinitive”
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1. My brother is very strong. He can lift this box. ___________________________________________________
2. The man is very rich. He can buy this expensive car. _______________________________________________
3. That play is very interesting. You should see that play. _____________________________________________
4. The weather was wonderful. We could walk round the lake. _________________________________________
5. The food is extremely good. The children can eat it. _______________________________________________
X. Complete the following sentences using the structure “so + adj + that”
1. The coffee is extremely hot. The children can’t drink it. ____________________________________________
2. My brother is very strong. He can lift this heavy table. _____________________________________________
3. That play is very interesting. You should see it. __________________________________________________
4. The suitcase is very heavy. Nobody can carry it upstairs. ___________________________________________
5. My brother is very intelligent. He can do this difficult exercise. ______________________________________
6. The man is extremely poor. He can’t buy a new bike for his wife. ____________________________________
XI. Complete the following sentences using the structure “such…that”
1. This coat is very short. He can’t wear it. ________________________________________________________
2. The tea is very hot. The children can’t drink it. ___________________________________________________
3. The tests were quite difficult. We couldn’t do them. _______________________________________________
4. The boy is very lazy. Every body hates him. _____________________________________________________
5. The girl is very intelligent. She can do this difficult exercise. ________________________________________
6. The shoes are very expensive. I can’t buy them. __________________________________________________
XII. Write meaningful sentences using the following cues.
1. The boy /clever /enough/ do / this test. _________________________________________________________
2. The question/ too / difficult / us /answer. _______________________________________________________
3. The test / so / easy / that /all of us / do / easily. ___________________________________________________
4. It / such / a good film / that /we / want / see / twice. _______________________________________________
5. My brother / have to / go/ the dentist. __________________________________________________________
XIII. Rewrite the following sentences.
1. This jacket is very short. I can’t wear it. (too/ enough/ so…that/ such….that/ because)
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2. You can’t get married. You are too young. (too / enough)
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3. We can’t live in this room. It is very small. (too/ enough/so…that/such…that/because)
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4. The exercises were very difficult. You couldn’t do them. ( too/ enough / so…that / such …that / because )
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5. It was raining but she still went out. (although )
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6. The children were tired but they couldn’t sleep. (although )
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7. The man is very poor. He can’t buy a new bike for himself. (too, enough ,so...that, such .......... that, because ).
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XIV. Rewrite the following sentences.
1. He is too poor to buy this shirt. (enough) _____________________________________________________
2. He isn’t young enough to wear this shirt. (too) _________________________________________________
3. The ladder is too short to reach the windows. (enough)
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4. This table is so heavy that nobody can lift it. (too/enough)
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5. I am too weak to carry this bag. (so …that) ___________________________________________________
6. These oranges were too sour for us to eat. (so…that/ such…that)
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7. Riding too fast is dangerous. (to ride) ___________________________________________________
8. This story is so interesting that I have read it twice. (such …that)
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9. The test is too difficult for us to do. (enough/ so…that/ such…that )
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10. We arrived too late to see that film. (not) ___________________________________________________
XV. Complete the following sentences using the correct structure of “too”, “enough”, “so” or “such”:
1. The water was _______________________________ (clear) we decided to drink some.
2. He’s got _______________________________ (a lot of floppy disks) he can lend you as many as you wish.

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3. He was _______________________________ (delighted at the news of the ceasefire) he went out to celebrate it.
4. If you go on singing, you’ll get a sore throat. Don’t you think you have sung ____________________________?
5. The air in the country is _____________ (clean)! You will feel _____________ (good) when you breathe deeply.
6. Would you be _______________________________ (kind) as not to disturb me?
7. Would you be _______________________________ (kind) to lend me a walking stick?
8. It took him _______________________________ (long to carve out a human body out of stone) the night fell.
9. He hasn’t been to his home town for _______________________________ (long time) he can hardly recognize it.
10. Our hotel is _______________________________ (far from here) we should take a taxi.
11. This crate is ___________________________ (heavy) a woman of your age__________ carry. I’ll do it for you.
13. You’re _______________________________ (long way from the truth) you’ll never be able to find it out.
14. She’s ______________________________ (pretty a girl) every boy in her class is mad about her.
15. She’s ______________________________ (pretty girl) every boy in her class has fallen madly in love with her.
16. He brought _______________________________ (long rope) they had to cut it in two.
17. There were _______________________________ (people at that party) we decided to leave.
18. It’s _______________________________ (good a day) we should go out for a walk.
19. He was _______________________________ (forgetful) as to leave his keys at home almost every day.
20. This stretch of road isn’t __________________________ (long) a plane ______________________take off or
land. We need a longer stretch of road.
21. She tells _______________________________ (lies) no one believes a word she says.
22. They were _______________________________ (helpful) as to do everything for us.
23. She’s __________________________ (old) you! You’re only a boy of fourteen, and she’s a fully grown woman.
XVI. Rewrite the following sentences.
1. Your brother is such a good singer. (so)
Your brother _______________________________________________________ .
2. I'd drink less whisky if I were you. (so)
Take my advice and don't_______________________________________________.
3. I got so bored during the play that I fell asleep. (such)
It _________________________________________________ play that I fell asleep.
4. You're too young to come into this pub. (old)
You're ___________________________________________________ into this pub.
5. I'd love a Ferrari but it costs far too much money for me. (rich)
I'm _________________________________________________________ a Ferrari.
6. Those friends of yours are so boring. (people)
Those friends of yours ________________________________________________ .
7. We've had such lovely weather recently. (so)
The weather ___________________________________________________ recently.
8. I don't think I have the strength to lift it. (strong)
 I don't think I _______________________________________________________ it.
9. My sister is too young to drive a car legally. (not)
My sister _____________________________________________ drive a car legally.

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10. I didn't feel well enough to go to work. (too)
I felt ___________________________________________________________ work.

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