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Prepositions

Adjective + preposition
Afraid OF Amazed AT or BY Angry ABOUT something (but angry WITH somebody FOR doing something) Annoyed ABOUT something (but annoyed WITH somebody FOR doing something) Ashamed OF Astonished AT or BY Aware OF Bad AT Bored WITH Brilliant AT Capable OF Certain OF (or ABOUT) Conscious OF Critical OF Crowded WITH Cruel TO somebody Delighted WITH Dependent ON Different FROM (or TO) Disappointed WITH Engaged TO Envious OF Excited ABOUT Excellent AT amous FOR ed up WITH ond OF riendly TO somebody rightened OF ull OF urious ABOUT something (but furious WITH somebody FOR doing something) !enerous OF somebody (but be generous TO somebody) !ood OF somebody (but be good TO somebody and to be good AT doing something) An advantage OF but there is an advantage IN (or TO) doing something An answer TO An attitude TO (or TOWARDS) A cause OF A che/ue FOR A connection WITH but connection BETWEEN two things or people Contact WITH but contact BETWEEN two things or people Damage TO A demand FOR A decrease IN A difference BETWEEN A disadvantage OF but there is a disadvantage IN (or TO) doing something "appy ABOUT "opeless AT #mpressed WITH or BY #ncapable OF #ndependent OF #nterested IN $ealous OF %een ON %ind OF somebody (but be &ind TO somebody) 'arried TO (ervous About (ice OF somebody (but be nice TO somebody) )leased WITH )olite OF somebody (but be polite TO somebody) )roud OF *esponsible FOR +atisfied WITH +cared OF +hoc&ed AT or BY +hort OF +illy OF +imilar TO +orry ABOUT something (but sorry FOR doing something) +tupid OF +ure OF (or ABOUT) +urprised AT or BY +uspicious OF ,errified OF ,ired OF ,olerant OF ,ypical OF -pset ABOUT .orried ABOUT

Noun + preposition
A drawing OF A fall IN An increase IN An invitation TO A &ey TO A map OF A photograph OF A picture OF A plan OF A reason FOR A reaction TO A relationship WITH but a relationship BETWEEN two things or people A reply TO A rise IN A solution TO

Verb + preposition

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