Enough / Too / So / Such (Notes)
Enough / Too (Worksheet + keys)
So / Such (Worksheet + Keys)
Enough / Too / So / Such (Worksheet + Keys) 1
Too and enough indicate a degree (or amount) in English sentences. too = more than necessary. enough = the necessary amount. not enough = less than necessary.
Too + Adjective:
“I don’t want to go out. I'm too tired.”
Too many + Plural Noun:
“… there were too many people.”
Too much + Uncountable Noun:
“Our teacher gives us too much work.”
Adjective/Adverb + Enough:
“Is your room warm enough?” / “Is your car fast enough?”
Enough + Plural Noun:
“I’ve got enough potatoes, thanks.”
Enough + Uncountable Noun:
“I haven’t got enough time.”
We use so and such to intensify adjectives.
We use SO:
Before adjectives that do not have a noun after them, and before adverbs.
“This tea is so sweet!” (adjective)
“They get up so late.” (adverb)
We can use SO with MANY and MUCH:
“There were so many people in the shop.” (plural noun)
“We had so much work to do.” (uncountable noun)
We use SUCH A/AN:
Before an adjective + singular noun:
“It was such an amazing person.”
Before a plural noun:
“He has such big feet!”
Uncountable noun:
“That was such excellent food.”
And with a lot of:
“There were such a lot of people in the shop.” (plural noun)
“We had such a lot of work to do.” (uncountable noun)