It's Lori in Loriland!

Lori’s apartment is comfortable, but she thinks it’s not big enough. She said she lives comfortably enough, but she just doesn’t have enough space for all of her stuff. I think her problem is she likes shopping too much. I think she has enough furniture, but she doesn’t think she owns enough.

We use enough when we want to show that some situation or thing is sufficient. Do you know how to use this word? Have a look at the paragraph above and then check out today’s lesson.

Enough when we want to show that some situation or thing is sufficient and we are satisfied about that. There are four patterns you’ll need to memorize, so let’s look at these patterns and some examples:

Pattern #1 – Enough + Noun. Use enough before a noun:

  • I think she has enough furniture. Not, furniture enough.
  • I don’t have enough time to go to the gym today. Not, time enough.

Pattern #2 – Verb + Enough. Use enough after a verb:

  • She shops a lot. I think she bought enough today. Not, enough bought.
  • More coffee? No, thanks. I’ve had enough. Not, enough had.

Pattern #3 – Adjective + Enough. Use enough after an adjective:

  • Lori thinks her apartment is not big enough. Not, enough big.
  • The apartment is certainly warm enough. Not, enough warm.

Pattern #4 – Adverb + Enough. Use enough after an adverb:

  • She said she lives comfortably enough. Not, enough comfortably.
  • Mayumi said she speaks well enough, but she is still studying hard.. Not, enough well.

Can you remember the four patterns? Check yourself with this quiz:

Using Enough

Congratulations - you have completed Using Enough. You scored %%SCORE%% out of %%TOTAL%%. What's the result? Well, %%RATING%%
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Question 1

Jenny: Would you like another beer?

Nick: No thanks, I’ve  _____________________

enough had
enough
had enough
Question 2
I like the color of the wall and it is _____________________
certainly bright enough.
certainly enough bright.
bright enough certainly.
Question 3
Can you check if we _____________________ for that recipe?
have milk enough
enough have milk
have enough milk
Question 4
I was looking for decorations for the party, but I haven’t  _____________________
found enough yet.
yet enought found.
enough found yet.
Question 5
Do you _____________________ to get by in NYC on your vacation?
know English enough
know enough English
enough English know
Question 6

Jerry: How’s your new English teacher?

Sherri: She’s nice, and she _____________________ for us.

enough speaks slowly
speaks enough slowly
speaks slowly enough
Question 7
The boss thinks Jack doesn’t _____________________
hard work enough
work hard enough
enough work hard
Question 8
You’ll need plenty of warm clothes for the ski trip. Did you _____________________ in your suitcase?
to pack enough
pack enough
enough pack
Question 9

Bill: Why didn’t you take your brother to the concert?

Cathy: Because he’s  _____________________

not old enough.
not enough old.
old enough.
Question 9 Explanation:
Cathy didn't take her brother because he is not old enough. So, it doesn't make sense to say, "Because he is old enough" in this situation.
Question 10
The kids weren’t _____________________, so their mother asked them to go outside.
enough playing quietly
quietly playing enough
playing quietly enough
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