English grammar: adjectives + prepositions

Adjectives are absolutely necessary to make our descriptions as rich and precise as possible. As most students know, they are often followed by prepositions. Here´s a list with some of them:

AT

amazed

surprised

shocked

astonished

good/bad

IN

interested

successful

experienced

involved

OF

fond

proud

capable

afraid/frightened

jealous

nervous

accused

ABOUT

happy/sad

angry/furious

nervous

sorry

crazy

curious

FOR

grateful

sorry

punished

responsible

generous

famous

late

WITH

disappointed

pleased

impressed

busy

bored

crowded

satisfied/dissatisfied

TO

accustomed

similar/different

addicted

faithful

committed

polite

kind

FROM

derived

different

BY

amazed

surprised

shocked

astonished

Here’s an exercise to practice adjectives and prepositions collocations.