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Adjective-Preposition Combinations Guide

This document provides examples of common prepositions that follow certain adjectives in the English language. It lists adjectives paired with prepositions like "for", "with", "of", "in", "about", "to", "at", and "from". It then provides exercises for the reader to practice identifying the correct prepositions in sample sentences and filling in blanks with adjectives and their matching prepositions.

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Adjective-Preposition Combinations Guide

This document provides examples of common prepositions that follow certain adjectives in the English language. It lists adjectives paired with prepositions like "for", "with", "of", "in", "about", "to", "at", and "from". It then provides exercises for the reader to practice identifying the correct prepositions in sample sentences and filling in blanks with adjectives and their matching prepositions.

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Start-up 11 | Virgínia Barros, Vanessa Reis Esteves, Luísa Barros

Adjectives +
prepositions
Some adjectives are followed by
specific prepositions:
Adjective + for Adjective + with Adjective + of
afraid for angry with afraid of
sorry for bored with bored of
famous for content with capable of
known for disappointed with fond of
remembered for fed up with frightened of
responsible for furious with full of
proud of
Adjective + in Adjective + about sick of
experienced in anxious about scared of
involved in concerned about short of
interested in curious about terrified of
successful in excited about tired of
happy about
worried about
Adjective + to Adjective + at Adjective + from
accustomed kind to amazed at hopeless at derived from
to married to astonished at shocked at different from
addicted to opposed to excellent at surprised at free from
committed to good at
happy from
dedicated to
Circle the appropriate
option for each sentence.

a) Many kids are afraid of / for the dark.

b) Mum is worried at / about the trip.

c) Many students are experts with / in computer skills.

d) Tim is really good at / in Maths.


Complete with an adequate
adjective and preposition.

proud of their success.


a) Good students are generally ___________

interested in books, they prefer video


b) Children are no longer _____________
games and sports.

fond of
c) I am very ____________ pizza, but seldom eat it because it’s fattening.

amazed at the number of cars driving across the


d) They were _____________
bridge.

responsible for all these tasks. It’s too much work.


e) She can’t be _______________
hopeless at dealing with kids.
f) Jane does her best but she’s _____________

bored with / tired of school and I don’t know what to do.


g) Johnny is ___________________

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