How to Use Too and Enough TEFL Lesson

This fun, memorable, and simple lesson makes learning the rules for “too” and “enough” easy for ESL students.

Download and print the worksheet and discussion questions before class.

Step 1: Rules (5 minutes)

Let students read the examples and complete the rules on their own. Let students do this part of the worksheet independently as it will make memorizing the rules easier for them.

After students have completed the rules on their own, check their answers together as a class. You can project the following image onto the board for students to check their rules themselves.

Step 2: Fill in the blanks (10 minutes)

Let students practice using too and enough in the grammar exercise on the worksheet. Check their answers when they finish. The answers are below.

1. Is there __________ pizza for 25 people?
2. His voice is __________ loud. Someone ask him to stop shouting.
3. You have __________ cats. If you keep adopting them, then they’ll eat you out of house and home.
4. I hope the baby is sleepy __________ to go to bed on time tonight.
5. Am I wearing __________ makeup? I don’t want to look like a clown.
6. I was __________ tired last night, so I didn’t finish my homework. I went to sleep instead.
7. You put __________ salt in the cookies. That’s why they taste terrible.
8. Did she work hard __________ on that project to get a good grade?
9. He arrived __________ late. The contest is already over.
10. She has __________ money to buy the new cellphone.

Step 3: Describe the pictures (10 minutes)

Put students in pairs and ask them to describe the pictures on the second page of the worksheet. Tell them to say as many sentences using “too” and “enough” as possible. Give them about five minutes to do so.

Now call on students to say their sentences out loud. Make sure their sentences are grammatically correct. See which group has come up with the most sentences or the most interesting sentences.

Step 4: Partner Discussion (10 minutes)

Project the following questions onto the board or print out the PDF (above). In partners, let students ask answer the following questions.

1. What’s something that you have too many of in your house?
2. Do you believe that there can be “too much of a good thing?” Why or why not?
3. Do you spend too much time on social media? Why or why not?
4. Do you study English often enough? Why or why not?
5. Do you think you work too much or just the right amount? Why or why not?
6. Do you have too many clothes? Why or why not?
7. Do you drink enough water? Why or why not?
8. Do you think people today spend too much time indoors? Why or why not?
9. Do you read often enough? Why or why not?
10. Do you think people today spend enough time on self-care? Why or why not?
11. Are there enough parks in your city? Why or why not?
12. Are there enough shops in your city? Why or why not?

Step 5: Feedback (5 minutes)

Use the last five minutes of the lesson to drill any pronunciation mistakes, check and grammar problems or just to discuss their answer to the partner discussion.

Now that you have finished this fun and simple lesson with your students, why not try another intermediate lessons plan, such as Intermediate Speaking Lesson – Past Tense Questions – 1 hour.