Too Hot, Not Old Enough: Using Too and Enough

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A free Grade 7 ESL grammar worksheet on too and enough. Students learn the word order (too + adjective, adjective + enough, enough + noun), use too much and too many with nouns, add a to-infinitive (too heavy to lift), match problems with sentences and rewrite sentences with the opposite structure. Includes a timed lesson plan, a six-activity worksheet, an editable Word version and answer key.

Overview

Too means more than we want or need, and it usually describes a problem: The soup is too hot to eat. Enough means the right amount: She is old enough to drive. The word order is important: too comes before an adjective (too small), enough comes after an adjective (big enough) but before a noun (enough chairs). With nouns we also use too much (uncountable) and too many (countable). Students choose the right structure, fix word order, match situations with sentences and rewrite sentences, for example changing The water isn't warm enough into The water is too cold.

Resource Details

Subject: ESL
Topic: Too and Enough
Category: Grammar
File Type: PDF
File Size: 234.4 KB
Published: 12 Nov 2026
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Grade 7 ESL (ages 12–13), A2–B1 45 minutes Grammar word order sentence writing speaking

Student Task

Show a heavy bag and ask a student to lift it with one finger. Say: "It's too heavy. You aren't strong enough!"
Do activities 1 and 2 together, writing the patterns on the board.
Students complete activities 3 to 6. Answers are in the answer key.

Classroom Use

Excuses game: students give polite excuses with too and enough: I can't play basketball today, I'm too tired.
Picture problems: show photos (a tiny bike, a full bus) and students describe them with too and enough.
Rewrite race: teams rewrite sentences from too to not … enough as fast as they can.

Differentiation

Support: give the three patterns on a card and focus on adjectives first. Challenge: students add for + person (The jacket is too big for me) and write their own problem situations.

Answer Key & Assessment

Activities 1 to 5 check form and meaning (answer key included). Activity 6 shows whether students can move between too and not … enough.

Learning Objectives

Use too + adjective and adjective + enough in the correct order.
Use too much, too many and enough with nouns.
Rewrite sentences with too and not … enough.

Teacher Tips

A common error is enough in the wrong place (enough old) or very instead of too. Explain that very just makes an adjective stronger, but too shows that something is a problem: It's very hot (fine for the beach), It's too hot (we can't go out).

What's Included

6-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (6 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (6 activities)
Editable Word version of the worksheet
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)

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