Too and enough are used to describe how much or how little of something there is. Too is used to describe having more than necessary and having a negative effect, such as "it's too cold to work" or "I had too little money". Enough describes having the right amount, such as "I don't drink enough water" or "is this one big enough". Both too and enough can be used before adjectives and adverbs, and with more/many/fewer/less to talk about quantities of countable and uncountable nouns. They can also be used in sentences followed by for or to with an infinitive.

1. too and enough

2. too and enough
Both too and enough are used to talk
about how much or how little of
something there is.

3. too
We use too to describe the negative
effect of having more than necessary.
“It’s too cold to work in the
garden.”
“It’s too late to see the film now. It
started twenty minutes ago.

4. too + adjective / adverb
We didn’t play tennis yesterday. It
was too cold.
We couldn’t swim. The water was too
cold.
I’d like to buy this jacket, but it is too
expensive.
The man’s voice was too soft. He
spoke too softly.

5. too + much / little +
uncountable nouns
He can buy everything he wants. He
has got too much money.
We couldn’t go to the cinema. We had
too little money.

6. too + many / few+
countable plural nouns
She needs another wardrobe. She
buys too many clothes.
I don’t chat a lot. I know too few
people.

7. Sentence + too much
I don’t chat a lot, but my friends chat
too much.

8. enough
We use enough to describe the
effects of having / not having the right
amount of something.
“John isn’t patient enough to work as a
teacher.”
“The dress isn’t big enough.”

9. enough
Enough can be used before a noun
to mean “all that is necessary”.
“I don’t drink enough water. ”
“Do you eat enough vegetables?”
“My brother doesn’t do enough
exercise.”

10. (not) + adjective / adverb +
enough
We couldn’t hear the music. It wasn’t
loud enough.
We could swim. The water was hot
enough.
We need another ladder. This one
isn’t long enough.
We don’t need two pizzas. This one is
big enough for four people.

11. sentence + enough
We work enough.

12. too and enough
After too and (not …) enough we
can use the to-infinitive or for +
noun / pronoun
* He’s too young to go to work.
* He’s old enough for the job.
* These jeans are not clean enough to
wear to the party.