openMind Level 2

Unit 7 Grammar 1

TOO, ENOUGH,
NOT … ENOUGH
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NOT … ENOUGH

Is the new Mexican

restaurant good?
The food is too salty,
and it’s too expensive.
It’s very busy at
lunchtime, but the
service is quick enough.
1. Which part of speech do we use with too? adjective
2. Which part of speech do we use with enough? adjective
3. We use too before / after and enough
before / after the word it refers to.
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Match the sentence pairs.

1. The food was a. I didn’t eat it.
very spicy.
2. The food was b. I loved it.
too spicy.

3. This restaurant c. We only go there

is very expensive. for special occasions.
4. This restaurant d. We don’t have
is too expensive. enough money to eat
there.
too = m
_ _o _r e
_ than
necessary
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What does this sentence mean?

This cake is big enough for eight people.

a. You need a bigger cake if you want to invite

eight people.

b. The cake is too big for eight people. You will

have lots of cake for tomorrow.

c. Everyone can have a piece of cake if you invite

eight people.
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Read and complete the conversation.

This cake is for eight people.

I think it is big enough.

But ten people are coming to the

party.

This cake _i _
sn t big enough
_’_
for ten. We need to buy a bigger
one.
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Complete the tables with the correct form of strong

and too or enough.
too + adjective
This coffee is __________.
too strong Can I have some milk?

adjective + enough
strong enough
I can carry that bag. I’m _______________.

not + adjective + enough

I can’t open this jar. I’m not strong enough
________________.
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We use too + adjective to say more than necessary:

This course is too short. You won’t learn to cook.
= It should be longer.

We use adjective + enough to say sufficient:

I think this dessert is sweet enough.
= It has the right amount of sugar.

We use not + adjective + enough to say less than

necessary:
My food isn’t hot enough.
= It’s too cold.
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Correct three mistakes in these sentences.

1. We don’t grow oranges in my country. The climate

is not enough warm.
warm enough
2. This chicken salad is sweet enough for my mom.
too sweet
She prefers spicy dishes.
3. I’m too tired to go out tonight. Let’s order a pizza
and watch TV.
4. The hamburger wasn’t big enough for me. I’m still
hungry.
too
5. This box of cereal is tosmall
small. Get a bigger one.
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NOT … ENOUGH

1. Think about these experiences. What did you like?

What did you not like?

You went to a new

restaurant.
You watched
a movie.

You were on vacation in

an exotic country.

2. Work in pairs. Talk to your partner.

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Grammar wrap-up

If an exercise is too difficult,

you can’t do it because it is True
very difficult. True or false?

Which form is correct?

not big
not big enough
enough
not enough big