Adjectives and prepositions
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ADJECTIVES AND PREPOSITIONS 1) Ronald is particularly fond ____ jelly beans. A| of B| at C| on 2 ) Shirley is keen ____ horses. A| on B| to C| with 3) I am only interested ______ making money, baby. A| with B| to C| in 4) Mr. Goodson is good _____ basketball. A| about B| at C| on 5) I am absolutely fascinated ______ nature. A| for B| about C| by 6) Gary is terrified _______ spiders. A| of B| with C| to 7) I am annoyed ________ her attitude. A| with B| for C| against 8) What are you afraid ______? A| to B| with C| of 9) He is really shy ______ girls. A| at B| with C| for 10) The taste is different _________ what I had expected. A| with B| from C| about 11) I’m addicted _____ these sweets. I love them! A| at B| on C| to 12) You should be ashamed _____ your behavior! A| of B| from C| to 13) Are you aware _____ the new guidelines? A| of B| to C| on 14) I’m so jealous _____ her new cellphone! A| of B| with C| at 15) People are getting fed up _____ these high prices. A| with B| on C| for 16) His mother was so proud _____ him when he got into Harvard. A| of B| to C| with
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ADJECTIVES AND PREPOSITIONS 1) Ronald is particularly fond ____ jelly beans. A| of B| at C| on 2 ) Shirley is keen ____ horses. A| on B| to C| with 3) I am only interested ______ making money, baby. A| with B| to C| in 4) Mr. Goodson is good _____ basketball. A| about B| at C| on 5) I am absolutely fascinated ______ nature. A| for B| about C| by 6) Gary is terrified _______ spiders. A| of B| with C| to 7) I am annoyed ________ her attitude. A| with B| for C| against 8) What are you afraid ______? A| to B| with C| of 9) He is really shy ______ girls. A| at B| with C| for 10) The taste is different _________ what I had expected. A| with B| from C| about 11) I’m addicted _____ these sweets. I love them! A| at B| on C| to 12) You should be ashamed _____ your behavior! A| of B| from C| to 13) Are you aware _____ the new guidelines? A| of B| to C| on 14) I’m so jealous _____ her new cellphone! A| of B| with C| at 15) People are getting fed up _____ these high prices. A| with B| on C| for
16) His mother was so proud _____ him when he got into Harvard.
A| of B| to C| with
17) I’m used _____ spicy curries. I once lived in Sri Lanka for a year.
A| at B| with C| to
18) What’s wrong _____ this tap? I can’t turn it off.
A| with B| on C| for
19) He’s really bad _____ tennis. You’ll beat him easily.
A| with B| at C| for
20) I’m rather impressed _____ the new BMW.
A| for B| with C| to
21) Are you related _____ Mr. Smithers?
A| to B| on C| at
22) I’m really sensitive _____ loud noises.
A| to B| from C| on
23) This safe is full _____ cash.
A| of B| with C| at
24) We’ll keep you safe _____ harm.
A| with B| at C| from
25) Australia is famous _____ kangaroos and other odd creatures.
A| on B| for C| with
Adjectives and Prepositions
In English, a particular adjective often matches a particular preposition. For example:
Stephen is fond of chocolate cake.
fond is an adjective. It matches the preposition of.
The following examples are tested in R2G Quiz 1:
fond of
keen on
interested in
good at
fascinated by
terrified of
annoyed with
afraid of
shy with
different from
Here are some further examples:
accustomed to
accused of
acquainted with
addicted to
annoyed about/with/at
allergic to
amazed at/by
anxious about
appreciated for
ashamed of
associated with
astonished at/by
aware of
angry with
afraid of
attached to
bad at
based on
beneficial to
boastful for
bored with
brilliant at
busy with
capable of
careful with/about/of
certain about
characteristic of
clever at
connected with
conscious of
content with
crazy about
crowded with
curious about
dissatisfied with
delighted at/about
derived from
different from
disappointed with
eager for
eligible for
enthusiastic about
excellent in/at
excited about
experienced in
exposed to
envious of
faithful to
familiar with
famous for
fed up with
free of/from
frightened of
friendly with
fond of
furious about
furnished with
full of
generous with/about
guilty of/about
gentle with
good at
grateful to
happy about
hopeful of/about
identical with/to
immune to
impressed with
inferior to
indifferent to
innocent of
interested in
involved with
incapable of
jealous of
kind to
keen on
late for
limited to
lucky at
nervous of/about
notorious for
opposed to
patient with
pessimistic about
pleased with
polite to
popular with
presented with
proud of
punished for
puzzled by/about
ready for
related to
relevant to
respectful for
responsible for
rid of
sad about
safe from
satisfied with
scared of
sensitive to
serious about
sick of
similar to
shocked by
skilful at
slow at
sorry for/about
successful in
suitable for
sure of/about
superior to
surprised at
suspicious of
terrible at
terrified of
tired of
thankful to/for
trilled with
troubled with
typical of
unaware of
upset about
used to
wrong with/about
worried about
