Prepositions after feelings

Here are some examples of adjectives describing feelings with their common prepositions. Note that often adjectives
with similar meanings have the same preposition.

1. frightened 1. Sợ ai/cái gì
2. Sợ ai/cái gì
2. scared 3. Sợ ai/cái gì
3. afraid 4. Sợ ai/cái gì
4. terrified
5. tired of 5. Mệt mỏi với ai/cái gì
6. jealous 6. Ghen tị với ai/cái gì
7. Xấu hổ với ai/cái gì
7. ashamed 8. Tự hào về ai/về cái gì
8. proud 9. Nghi ngờ ai/cái gì
1. Pleased
10. Surprise
9. suspicious
11. Satisfied
d
with
2. Happy
12. Astonish
at /
13. content
ed
by
3. Amazed
4. Shocked
5. horrified

6. worried
7. nervous
8. anxious
9. stressed
10. relieved abou
11. excited t
12. guilty
13. confused
14. depresse
d

Cảm thấy hài lòng với

10. Cảm thấy hài lòng với
11. Cảm thấy vui với
12. Cảm thấy hài lòng vớ

Some adjectives can use two prepositions - for the person and the reason. For example:

I'm angry with him about the washing up.

annoyed
cross
furious

Some adjectives can use different prepositions and this changes the meaning slightly.
He was guilty of murder.
(a court decided he was responsible for this)
He felt guilty about lying to the police.
(a bad feeling)

PRACTICE 1
Choose the best preposition to complete these sentences.

1. I'm really angry ____my housemates - they never clean anything.

A. Of
B. About
C. with
2. When I heard about the accident, I was horrified ____ the news.
A. of
B. at
C. with
3. I used to be terrified ___ flying.
A. Of
B. About
C. with
4. I'm a bit worried ___ the exam tomorrow.
A. Of
B. About
C. at
5. I'm really proud ___ my sister. She's just finished university.
A. of
B. at
C. with

PRACTICE 2

1. I'm so ashamed ___ myself. I can't believe I did something so stupid.

A. Of
B. About
C. with

2. I was really surprised ___ the number of people who came to the party.

A. of
B. at
C. with

3. I'm a bit stressed ___ my wedding next week.

A. About
B. At
C. with
4. I'm quite content ___ my job at the moment.
 A. of
B. at
C. with

5. I'm really excited ___ Christmas this year.

A. Of
B. About
C. with

6. I'm not jealous ____ my best friend, even though she's more intelligent than me.

A. of
B. at
C. with

7. Most parents teach their children to be suspicious ____ strangers.

A. of
B. at
C. with

8. The police weren't satisfied ___ the driver's explanation for the accident.
1. of
2. at
3. with