Adverb Substitution | Rewrite to get rid of the Adverb ‘too

Change the adverb ‘too’ with suitable adverbs in the following sentences

  1. It is never too late to mend.
  2. He is too proud to beg.
  3. My heart is too full for words.
  4. He was too late to hear the first speech.
  5. He is too ignorant for a postman.
  6. The boy was too old for a whipping.
  7. This tree is too high for me to climb.
  8. He speaks too fast to be understood.
  9. He is far too stupid for such a difficult post.
  10. She was sobbing too deeply to make any answer.
  11. This fact is too evident to require proof.
  12. The work is too much for any man to do single-handed.
  13. This shirt is too small for me.
  14. The bag was too heavy for me to carry.​

Here are the sentences with different adverbs replacing “too”:

  1. It is never belated to mend.
  2. He is overly proud to beg.
  3. My heart is excessively full for words.
  4. He was unduly late to hear the first speech.
  5. He is excessively ignorant of a postman.
  6. The boy was very old for a whipping.
  7. This tree is overly high for me to climb.
  8. He speaks overly fast to be understood.
  9. He is exceedingly stupid for such a difficult post.
  10. She was sobbing deeply, unable to make any answer.
  11. This fact is exceedingly evident to require proof.
  12. The work is truly burdensome for any man to do single-handedly.
  13. This shirt is so small for me.
  14. The bag was really heavy for me to carry.

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