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Too and enough


             We use too + adjective or adverb to say something is more ... than we want.

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           The basket is too high.          The bosket isn't high            The basket is high enough       We can use too and
           (=The basket is higher           enough. (= It is less high      now. (= This is the right        enough with the
           than we want.)                   than we want.)                  height.)                         infinitive form.
                                                                                                             He was too tired to play
           We use not + adjective           We use an adjective or          Too and not... enough
                                                                                                             football.
           or adverb + enough to            adverb + enough to say          are often opposites.
                                                                                                             I wasn't old enough to see
           say that something is            that something is as we         This bag is too big. I can't
                                                                                                             that film.
           less ... than we want.           want it.                        carry it.
           We use enough after the                                           This bag isn't big enough. I
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           adjective or adverb.                                             can t fit all my books in it.


          £14 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences
                with too and an adjective from the box.

                   difficult expensive high hot loud tired














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                ÿ That,s too high

















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