Adj + of  

Adj + with 

Adj + to 

Adj + in 

afraid of

ashamed of

aware of

(in)capable of

characteristic of

critical of

devoid of

fond of

full of

guilty of

jealous of

proud of

reminiscent of

scared of

short of

suspicious of

tolerant of

typical of

worthy of

associated with

bored with

busy with

content with

conversant with

crowded with

delighted with

fed up with

fraught with

pleased with

popular with

riddled with

satisfied with

wrong with

accustomed to

addicted to

conductive to

friendly to

harmful to

impervious to

kind to

married to

obedient to

obvious to

opposed to

prone to

related to

relevant to 

rude to

sensitive to

similar to

subject to

superior to

deficient in

inherent in

interested in

involved in

lacking in

skilled in

successful in

 

Adj + for

Adj + about

eager for

famous for

known for

responsible for

sufficient for

suitable for

 embarrassed about (+ at)

curious about

excited about

upset about

worried about

Other prepositions

dependent on (independent  from)

fascinated by

good/bad at (skills)

clever at

inclined towards

incumbent upon

Optional prepositions

amazed at/by

astonished at/by

certain/sure of/about

confident of/about

different to/from

disgusted with/at/by

important to/for sb/sth

impressed with/by

oriented at/to

shocked at/by

surprised at/by

terrified of/at

thrilled about/at/with

Confusing prepositions

Angry, annoyed, furious

at/ about smth (the cause of this feeling)

 with smb (the person who caused the feeling)

Anxious

about – to feel nervous/worried about smth

for – to be waiting impatiently for something

Available

for (purpose)

to smb

Concerned

about – worried about

with – involved in

Disappointed

with smth/smb

 in smb

 (also possible: about/by/at)

Engaged

in – working in/involved in

to – promised to marry

Essential

to/for sth

for sb

Grateful

for smth

to smb

Made

by (producer)

for (purpose)

from/of (material)

Sorry

about smth

for smb

Upset

about/by/over smth

with smb

Nice/kind/good

It’s nice/kind/good/generous/polite/stupid/silly etc. of smb (to V1)

It’s so kind of you to give me a lift.

But:

to be nice/kind/good/generous/polite/rude/friendly/cruel etc. to smb

They’ve always been very nice to me.

 

Exercises