Worksheet 36: Adjectives with prepositions

Name No. Class

Editora
ENGA10TRF
Date / / Teacher
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Porto
Complete each gap with the correct preposition. Revise:
Student’s Book, p. 178
Workbook, p. 89
ADJECTIVE PREPOSITION COMMON COLLOCATIONS
a. accustomed silence / getting up early / crowded places
Complete
b. afraid making mistakes / the dark / saying something dumb each
c. aware afraid * absent * disturbed * keen * satisfied
my responsibilities / the* danger * capable
ready (x2)/ the dependent
challenges sentence
d. capable * bad * proud * worried * good * famous * successful
anything / working fast / doing amazing things with an
adjective in
e. dependent social media / technology / other people the box
f. famous its gardens / running the marathon / his paintings below and
g. full energy / junk / juicy details the correct
preposition.
h. good her job / adding up numbers / French
i. proud his son / my work / our achievements a.
j. ready bed / battle / the next question
k. responsible the cooking / making decisions / the equipment
l. sensitive criticism / any movement / that light
m. pleased the result / what I’ve accomplished / how things went
n. typical the way he acts / that age group / the region
o. guilty murder / not listening / a crime offence
p. keen music / cooking / fashion
q. similar my sweater / my brother / the one I’ve got
r. terrible French / spelling / remembering names
Many students were school due to the pandemic.
b. She won’t be just a ‘thank you!’ She’s used to getting good presents.
c. They have never been very jazz, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t show up at the
concert.
d. I hope to be my future career.
e. The instructor believes she is the driving license exam.
f. She was what her father might do if he found out she had scratched his car.
g. I can speak Spanish, but I am very writing it.
h. With AI technology, computers are producing sophisticated graphics.
i. Venice is its canals and beautiful architecture.
j. After weeks of preparation, the TEDx speaker is the big moment.
k. Could you help him with the exercise? He is still not very maths!
l. She is frequently phone calls while she is working.
m.She was quite her achievement so she told everyone about it.
n. I think he is getting too his social media.
o. Teens should be their future as it is so uncertain.