Fill in the blank with the appropriate word from the options given:
As an employee working for a long time, you know too _________ who could have spilled the beans.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → well
An adverb is a word that tells how, when, where or how much something happens. It can also describe an adjective or another adverb, for example she sings sweetly, very hot.
Complete sentence: As an employee working for a long time, you know too well who could have spilled the beans. An employee who has worked there for a long time knows the people very well, so he can guess who revealed the secret ("spilled the beans").
| Option | What it tells | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) more | More is used to compare ("know more than"). "Too more" is not English. | She knows more about computers than I do. |
| (2) little | "Know too little" means to know hardly anything. A long-serving employee would know a lot, so the meaning goes against the sentence. | He knows very little about cooking. |
| (3) few | Few is used with plural countable nouns (few people, few books). It cannot follow "know too". | Few students were absent today. |
| (4) well (answer) | Know (only) too well means to know something very well, often from one's own experience. | I know too well how hard it is to find a job. |