Some adjectives can be used alone or followed by a particular preposition.
Other adjectives are often followed by particular prepositions:
1. Choose the correct option:
1. He is excited in / on /about his trip to France.
2. This coat is different from / by / of others.
3. Mark is very good at /on /into Maths.
4. Pavarotti was very famous about / for / from his voice.
5. I was surprise to / at / on his insistence.
2. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition:
1. I am worried ________ my health.
2. Aren´t you capable ________ anything right?
3. He said he was worried ________ the situation.
4. He is very good ________ tennis.
5. I didn´t know Mary was afraid ________ spiders.
6. Mark finally felt free ________ a 9 to 5 job.
7. She is not accustomed ________ being treated like that.
8. They are really keen ________ music.
3. Complete the sentences using the right adjective and the corresponding preposition: of (5X), with, in (2X), about, on.
keen ashamed pleased annoyed fond fed up bored nervous afraid interested
1. My father is very _________ taking photos when we are in holidays.
2. Tom´s grandparents are _________ travelling to the Galapagos Island.
3. We are _________ reaching the top of the mountain.
4. Our class is _________ getting such low marks in English.
5. Suzy is _________ walking to school in the morning.
6. Andrew is _________ repeating the same thing every day.
7. The Winstons are _________ living in that suburban area.
8. When we are abroad I´m always _________ getting lost.
9. People who can´t see properly easily get _________ watching TV.
10. The players are _________ playing against that aggressive team.
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