Adjectives and adverbs - Too Flashcards
- 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
→ not big enough
…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
…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/something 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.