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So Such Too Enough Exercises
So Such Too Enough Exercises
These exercises are based on the Reading and Use of English paper where you may be tested on this grammar point.
Open close - write one word to complete the sentence.
Key word transformation - complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
Key word transformation
They spoke so quietly that I couldn’t hear them.
SUCH
They had ____________________ I couldn’t hear them.
such quiet voices (that)
such + adjective + noun + (that) emphasises a noun and its degree.
Key word transformation
I’m not strong enough to lift this heavy box.
TOO
This box is ____________________ lift.
too heavy (for me) to
too + adjective + for + object + to + infinitive expresses excess preventing ability.
Key word transformation
We had so much homework last week that we couldn’t go out.
TOO
We had ____________________ out last week.
too much homework to go
too much + uncountable noun + to + infinitive means an excessive amount prevents something.
Key word transformation
The music was very loud. We couldn’t hear each other speak.
SO
The music was ____________________ we couldn’t hear each other speak.
so loud (that)
so + adjective + that expresses a result caused by a high degree.
Key word transformation
The concert was wonderful! Everyone stood up and clapped at the end.
SUCH
It was ____________________ everyone stood up and clapped.
such a wonderful concert (that)
such + a + adjective + noun + (that) emphasises how extreme something is.
Key word transformation
The soup is very salty; I can’t eat it.
TOO
The soup is ____________________ eat.
too salty (for me) to
too + adjective + to + infinitive means so ... that it’s impossible.
Key word transformation
She isn’t tall enough to reach the top shelf.
TOO
She’s ____________________ the top shelf.
too short to reach
The opposite of not + adjective + enough is too + adjective + to + infinitive.
Key word transformation
I didn’t have enough money to buy that jacket.
EXPENSIVE
That jacket was ____________________ afford.
too expensive for me to
too + adjective + for + object + to + infinitive means something exceeds someone’s ability.
Key word transformation
There were a lot of people in the room. We could hardly move.
SO
There were ____________________ the room that we could hardly move.
so many people in
so many + plural noun + that means an excessive number leading to a result.
Key word transformation
He’s got a lot of work to do; he’ll never finish by Friday.
SUCH
He’s got ____________________ to do that he’ll never finish by Friday.
such a lot of work
such a lot of + uncountable/countable noun + that means a very large amount.
Key word transformation
The film was extremely boring; I fell asleep halfway through.
SO
The film was ____________________ I fell asleep halfway through.
so boring (that)
so + adjective + that links the cause and result.
Key word transformation
I don’t have the patience to wait three hours for a table.
ENOUGH
I’m not ____________________ three hours for a table.
patient enough to wait
adjective + enough + to + infinitive means sufficient ability or quality.
Key word transformation
We had very little time to prepare but we still did well.
ENOUGH
We didn’t have ____________________ but we still did well.
enough time to prepare
enough + noun + to + infinitive shows the amount was insufficient.
Key word transformation
He talks very fast so it’s difficult to understand him.
TOO
He talks ____________________ understood.
too fast to be
too + adverb + to + infinitive means the speed prevents the result.
Key word transformation
The cake was really delicious; everyone asked for a second piece.
SO
The cake was ____________________ everyone asked for a second piece.
so delicious (that)
so + adjective + that links the cause and result.