How to use too

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

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

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

- I think you work too hard.



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

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

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

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

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


Compare too and not enough:

Too big:

- 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. (= more sugar than I want).

- I don't feel very well. I ate too much.


Not big enough:

- 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. (= I need more sugar).

- You're very thin. You don't eat enough.

We say:

 too ... for somebody/something. 
 too ... to do something. 
 too ... for somebody to do something. 

- These shoes are too big for me.

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

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

- It's too cold to sit outside.

- She speaks too fast for me to understand.


Make sentences use too + these words:

1. The music is too loud.

2. The box is too heavy.

3. The net is too low.

4. She’s driving too fast.

5. His jacket is too big.

6. The museum is too crowded.


Make sentences use too / too much / too many or enough:

1. You're always at home. You don't go out enough.

2. I don't like the weather here. There's too much rain.

3. I can't wait for them. I don't have enough time.

4. There was nowhere to sit on the beach. There were too much people.


5. You're always tired. I think you work too hard. 

6. Did you have enough to eat? Yes, thank you.

7. You drink too much coffee. It's not good for you.

8. You don't eat enough vegetables. You should eat more.

9. I don't like the weather here. It's too cold.

10. Our team didn't play well. We made too many mistakes.

11. Would you like some milk in your tea? Yes, but not too much.


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

1. I couldn't work. I was too tired. (tired)

2. Can you turn the radio up, please? It isn't loud enough.(loud).

3. I don’t want to walk home. It's too far. (far).

4. Don’t buy anything in that shop. It It's too expensive. (expensive).

5. You can’t put all your things in this bag. It isn't/It's not big enough. (big).

6. I couldn’t do the exercise. It was too difficult. (difficult)

7. Your work needs to be better. It isn't good enough. (good).

8. I can’t talk to you now. I'm too busy. (busy).

9. I thought the film was boring. It was too long. (long).


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

1. I’m not going out/ cold - It's too cold to go out.

2. I'm not going to bed/ early - It's too early to go to bed.

3. they're not getting married/ young - They're too young to get married.

4. nobody goes out at night/ dangerous - too dangerous to go out at night.

5. don't phone Sue now/ late - It's too late to phone Sue now.

6. I didn't say anything/ surprised - too surprised to say anything.



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