Too Or Very: Can You Identify The Error?
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Do you know when to use 'too' and when to use 'very'? If you're not sure, remember 'too' suggests there is a problem. 'Very' is just a fact. So 'too' isn't usually used with positive adjectives, unless there's a special meaning. Take this quiz to find out the correct usage of 'too' and ' very'. Read the questions carefully and answer. So, let's try out the quiz. All the best!
- 1.Pamela is intelligent but this will cause problems for her, perhaps because somebody is jealous of her.Is it better to say:
- A.
She's very clever
- B.
She's too clever.
- 2.Jo is having a great time on holiday because it is 34 degrees celsius and she loves hot weather. What does she write on her postcard:
- A.
It's very hot here.
- B.
It's too hot here.
- 3.Ben does too much exercise.Does it mean:
- A.
He is very fit because he goes to the gym and plays a lot of sport.
- B.
Every evening he is tired and he is getting a lot of pain in his legs because he goes to the gym every day for two hours. And he has no time to do his work.
- 4.It's too expensive ...Which is the best way to complete this sentence:
- A.
.. so I can't buy it.
- B.
... but it's very good quality and I have enough money so I'm going to buy it.
- 5.Your football team won the game 6 - 1.Which would you say:
- A.
They played very well.
- B.
They played too well.
- 6.You buy a new sofa for your house. But you can't get it through the door into your living room. Oh no! ...
- A.
It's too big!
- B.
It's very big!
- 7.The tea is________ hot for me to drink.
- A.
Too
- B.
So
- C.
Very
- 8.The evening was__________ cold.
- A.
Very
- B.
Too
- C.
Either could be used here
- 9.There are far ___________many mistakes in the essay.
- A.
Very
- B.
Too
- C.
Either could be used here
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