ACTIVE ENGLISH: BOOK 3 / PAGE 126 SO..THAT/SUCH /A-AN)…THAT /TOO/ENOUGH
TOO (negative meaning)
1.too+adjective/adverb+to-infinitive
e.g. He is too young to be left alone at home
2.Sth is too+adjective/adverb+for sb+to-infinitive
e.g.The box is too heavy for him to lift.
ENOUGH (positive meaning)
1-adjective/adverb+enough+to-infinitive
e.g.He is tall enough to reach the shelf
2.Sth is adjective/adverb+enough+for sb+to-infinitive
e.g.The armchair is light enough for me to carry
3.enough+noun
e.g.There is enough ice cream for all the kids
Too or Enough
1.Turn on the light.It’s ………….dark.
2.Don’t go to that new restaurant.The service is not good…………….
3.There are not…………..chairs for us all.
4.The book was …………..difficult for her to understand.
5.He tried hard…………….to get that job.
6.The kids are not well-behaved………….to attend the play alone.
7.We haven’t got……………time to finish the project.
8.This house is…………expensive for them to buy.
9.She has been …………..busy to call us.
10.You can’t wear this jacket.It’s………. scruffy.
11.It isn’t hot………………to go swimming today.
12.Your bookcase is………….small to put all these books on.
13.They are…………..anxious about the journey to go to sleep.
14.They were…………… tired to continue working.
15.He wasn’t interested …………….to keep trying.
16.There wasn’t…………..room for everyone to feel comfortable.
17.It’s…………..late to warn him.
18.His case was small…………….to fit in the locker.
19.The box is ……….. heavy for him to lift.
20.Jane is responsible…………. for you to trust.
Rewrite the sentences using too/enough and the appropriate adjective
1.This road is too dangerous at night.
This road is not………………………………………..
2.The lesson was not interesting enough.
The lesson was……………………………………….
3.Our car is not big enough for all of us to travel.
Our car is…………………………………………….
4.Peter is too lazy to get promoted.
Peter is not…………………………………………..
5.She is not old enough to live on her own.
She is…………………………………………………
6.He is too short to play basketball.
He is not………………………………………………
7.They are not rich enough to afford a holiday.
They are……………………………………………….
8.The wall was too high for them to climb.
The wall was not……………………………………….
Join the two sentences using too/enough
1.The children are very excited.They can’t wait to open their presents.
The………………………………………………………
2.They are experienced.They can apply for the job.
They……………………………………………………..
3.Jennifer is very careless.She can’t take care of her baby sister.
Jennifer………………………………………………….
4.The presentation of the book was very boring.We couldn’t attend it.
The………………………………………………………
5.The supermarket is near.We can go on foot.
The………………………………………………………
6.She was very angry.She couldn’t speak.
She………………………………………………………
7.These shoes are comfortable.
You can wear them all day long.
These…………………………………………………….
A) Fill in: so or such.
- I am ……………hungry that I could eat a horse.
- The rain is ……………heavy that we can’t get out of the house.
- It was …………….hot weather that we decided to go to the beach.
- It is …………….a good film that I have seen it four times so far.
- Their garden is …………..colourful that I enjoy staying there.
- Her voice is …………….nice that she will definitely become a singer.
- Why are you talking in ……………..a loud voice?
- The book was ……………boring that I stopped reading it.
- It was ……………dark that they couldn’t see anything.
- This suitcase is …………..heavy that I can’t lift it.
- Greek is …………a difficult language that people find it hard to learn it.
- Tina was ………….sleepy that she couldn’t keep her eyes open.
- Maria and Nina are ……………..hard-working students that they always get good marks.
- Their house is …………..big that you can get lost.
- He drove …………..fast that he got a speeding ticket.
- They have got ……………..beautiful eyes that I feel jealous.
- This restaurant serves ……………. unhealthy food that nobody can eat.
- You have ……………nice friends!
B) Rewrite the sentences as in the example.
e.g. It was such awful weather that we stayed in.
The weather was so awful that we stayed in.
- It was such a fast car that the police couldn’t catch it.
The……………………………………………………………
- It was such a boring lecture that I left before the end.
The……………………………………………………………
- Peter is such a cheerful person that everybody likes him.
Peter…………………………………………………………
- It was such a comfortable bed that I fell asleep immediately.
The …………………………………………………………..
- History is so difficult that I don’t do well in it.
History……………………………………………………..
- The bedroom is so messy that I can’t find my blue scarf.
It……………………………………………………………….
- This coat is so large that it doesn’t fit me.
It ………………………………………………………………
- This building is so high that you feel like you are among the clouds.
It………………………………………………………………. - The traffic was so heavy that we were late.
- It……………………………………………………………….
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2.1.safe enough at night
2.too boring
3.too small for all of us to travel
4.hard working enough to get promoted
5.too young to live on her own
6.tall enough to play basketball
7.too poor to afford a holiday
8.low enough for them to climb
3.1.The children are too excited to wait to open their presents
2.They are experienced enough to apply for the job
3.Jennifer is too careless to take care of her baby sister
4.The presentation of the book was too boring to attend.
5.The supermarket is near enough to go on foot
6.She was too angry to speak
7.These shoes are comfortable enough to wear all day long
A) Fill in: so or such.
1. I am ..so…..hungry that I could
eat a horse.
2. The rain is …so……heavy that we can’t get out of the house.
3. It was …..such…….hot weather that we decided to go to the beach.
4. It is ……such…..a good film that I have seen it four times so far.
5. Their garden is ……so……colourful that I enjoy staying there.
6. Her voice is …so…….nice that she will definitely become a singer.
7. Why are you talking in …such……..a loud voice?
8. The book was ……so…boring that I stopped reading it.
9. It was ……so……dark that they
couldn’t see anything.
10. This suitcase is …so…..heavy that I can’t lift it.
11. Greek is …such……a difficult language that people find it hard to learn it.
12. Tina was …so….sleepy that she couldn’t keep her eyes open.
13. Maria and Nina are ……such…..hard-working students that they always get good marks.
14. Their house is …so…..big that you can get lost.
15. He drove …so…..fast that he got a speeding ticket.
16. They have got ……such…..beautiful eyes that I feel jealous.
17. This restaurant serves ……such……. unhealthy food that nobody can eat.
18. You have ……such………nice friends!
B) Rewrite the sentences as in the example.
e.g. It was such awful weather that we stayed in.
The weather was so awful that we stayed in.
1. It was such a fast car that the police couldn’t catch it.
The car was so fast that the police couldn’t catch it.
2. It was such a boring lecture that I left before the end.
The lecture was so boring that I left before the end.
3. Peter is such a cheerful person that everybody likes him.
Peter is so cheerful that everybody likes him.
4. It was such a comfortable bed that I fell asleep immediately.
The bed was so comfortable that I fell asleep immediately.
5. History is so difficult that I don’t do well in it.
History is such a difficult subject that I don’t do well in it.
6. The bedroom is so messy that I can’t find my blue scarf.
It is such a messy bedroom that I can’t find my blue scarf.
7. This coat is so large that it doesn’t fit me.
It is such a large coat that it doesn’t fit me.
8. This building is so high that you feel like you are among the clouds.
It is such a high building that you feel like you are among the clouds.
9. The traffic was so heavy that we were late.
It was such heavy traffic that we were late.