A Tale of Three Words:

Two, To, and Too

Problem Words

• There are three little words that give some people needless problems: two, to, and too. If these words were not pronounced the same, they would be easy, but English grammar is not always simple. Luckily, these three words can be quickly mastered.

The Easiest One: Two

• The word two is a number, and it comes between one and three.

• Example: I want two puppies for my birthday. I don’t want one, and I don’t want three. I want two.

How many puppies do you want?

Two

This Might Help

• Who wants two? Look at the w’s and o’s in both words. That may help you remember which one of these three little words means a number.

• Two is an adjective because it tells how many, and that’s one thing an adjective does.

Direction: To• Now that you have mastered Two, let’s

tackle To.• To tells a direction. • Example: Go to the door and see if the

puppies are there. • Example: The puppies went to bed.• To is a preposition when it is used this

way.

Where Did the Puppies Go?

The puppies went to bed.

You Also Need to Know About, Too

• Too means more than enough or also.• Example: There were too many puppies!• Since too means more than enough, this

sentence means we have more than enough puppies.

• Now, let’s look at how we use too to mean also.

• Example: I want a puppy, too. • Example: I want a puppy, also.

Too Many Puppies

Review: Two, To, and Too

• Two is a number: I want two puppies.

• To is a direction: Go to the door and see if the puppies are there.

• Too means more than enough or also. • I want a puppy, too.

• Do you have any questions?

To

Use: Two, To, or Too

Go **** the office and call your mom.

Two

Use: Two, To, or Too

I want **** desserts with lunch.

To

Use: Two, To, or Too

The puppies went **** bed.

Too

Use: Two, To, or Too

I want a puppy, ****.

To

Use: Two, To, or Too

Come **** the door when I knock.

Too

Use: Two, To, or Too

He was **** sick for the trip today.

Two

Use: Two, To, or Too

I only had **** pennies in my pockets.

Too

Use: Two, To, or Too

She was **** late to wait for Mary.

To

Use: Two, To, or Too

Come **** the window so I can see you.

Two

Use: Two, To, or Too

Give me **** candy bars.

To

Use: Two, To, or Too

We walked **** the tree.

Too

Use: Two, To, or Too

I saw the movie star, ****.

To

Use: Two, To, or Too

Ride your bike **** my house.

Two

Use: Two, To, or Too

I have **** sisters.

Too

Use: Two, To, or Too

Can I go, ****?

The End