A. Complete using so or such.
1 The pan was ………………….. hot that I nearly dropped it!
2 Mr Jones was ………………….. a kind man that I was sad when he moved to another town.
3 We have ………………….. many pets that sometimes it’s really noisy!
4 Alicia is ………………….. good at basketball that I think she could be a professional.
5 There was ………………….. a lot of smoke that I couldn’t see.
6 Tyrone ran ………………….. fast that no one had a chance in the race.
7 Cherie is ………………….. popular that everyone wants to be friends with her.
8 Would you like to have ………………….. long hair that you can sit on it?
Answer
1 so 2 such 3 so 4 so
5 such 6 so 7 so 8 such
B. If the phrase in bold is correct, put a tick (✓). If it is wrong, write the correct phrase.
1 Paris Hilton is such famous that she gets recognised wherever she goes.
2 There were so many customers in the shop that I couldn’t move!
3 The man spoke such quickly that I couldn’t understand a word he said.
4 I had so good marks that my dad bought me a new computer!
5 Victoria is so old that she can remember seeing a car for the first time.
6 There was so a long queue that we decided to go home.
7 I’ve got so a lot of friends that I don’t have time to see them all.
8 Big Brother was such successful that they’re making another series.
Answer
1 so famous/such a famous person that
2 ✓
3 so quickly that
4 such good marks that
5 ✓
6 such a long queue that
7 such a lot of friends that/so many friends that
8 so successful that
C. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words.
1 I have a lot of money and I don’t know what to do with it. such
I have ……………………….. that I don’t know what to do with it.
2 Adrian fell asleep during the film because he was very tired. so
Adrian ……………………….. he fell asleep during the film.
3 Today was so hot that I didn’t want to do anything. such
Today was ……………………….. that I didn’t want to do anything.
4 I didn’t have time to open all my Christmas presents because I got so many! such
I got ……………………….. Christmas presents that I didn’t have time to open them all!
5 They closed the funfair because it was very dangerous. that
The funfair ……………………….. they closed it.
6 The food was so spicy that I couldn’t eat it. such
We had ……………………….. that I couldn’t eat it.
Answer
1 such a lot of money
2 was so tired that
3 such a hot day
4 such a lot of
5 was so dangerous that
6 such spicy food
D. Circle the correct word or phrase.
1 This soup is very salty / too salty to eat.
2 If you run too fast / fast enough, you might win the race.
3 Don’t drive too fast / fast enough or you might have an accident.
4 Have we got too much / enough time or do we need more?
5 Do you think you’re too strong / strong enough to lift this heavy chair?
6 There are too many / enough questions here! I can’t do all of them in five minutes!
7 Are you enough warm / warm enough? Shall I put the heating on?
8 This tea is too / enough hot to drink. I’ll wait for it to cool down.
Answer
1 too salty 2 fast enough 3 too fast
4 enough 5 strong enough 6 too many
7 warm enough? 8 too
E. Complete using a word from box A and a word or phrase from box B. You have to use the words in box A more than once.
A enough • so • such • too
B a long time • a lot of fun • beautiful • early • hard • hot • many things • sweets
1 We were having …………………….. at the party that I didn’t want to come home.
2 I put …………………….. in the plastic bag and it broke.
3 We didn’t have …………………….. for everyone to have one.
4 Nancy is …………………….. that I think I’m falling in love with her.
5 It’s raining …………………….. to go out. Let’s stay in and watch TV.
6 When the milk is …………………….., pour it into the cup and stir with a spoon.
7 We waited for …………………….. that I thought the bus was never going to come!
8 Stacy got to the theatre …………………….. that there was no one there.
Answer
1 such a lot of fun 2 too many things
3 enough sweets 4 so beautiful
5 too hard 6 hot enough
7 such a long time 8 so early
F. Write so, such, too or enough in each gap.
My first – and last! – day at work
I’ll never forget my first day at work. It was (1) ………………….. a disaster that I lost my job! The boss explained what I had to do, but she did it (2) ………………….. quickly that I didn’t understand. I wasn’t brave (3) ………………….. to ask her to repeat it, so I pretended I knew what to do. It wasn’t difficult at first – just putting numbers into a computer. Soon, though, I was (4) ………………….. busy that I started making more and more mistakes. I made (5) ………………….. a lot of mistakes that the other workers noticed. They tried to help me, but it was (6) ………………….. late. In the end, I just had (7) ………………….. much to do that I gave up. I sat there and stared at my computer for two hours! The boss came back and she was (8) ………………….. shocked that she fired me immediately! My first day was also my last!
Answer
1 such 2 so 3 enough 4 so
5 such 6 too 7 so 8 so
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