Adjectives followed by prepositions

I'm afraid there is no logical rule for this. You have to study them. But here you have the most common ones:

• FAMOUS FOR:  France is famous for its food.
• PROUD OF: He is very proud of this new car.
• INTERESTED IN: Julie is very interested in sport.
• PLEASED WITH: John is very pleased with his new suit.
• BAD / GOOD AT: They are very bad at maths. / Einstein was very good at physics.
• BAD / GOOD FOR: Don't smoke, it is bad for you. / Eat vegetables. They're good for your health
• MARRIED TO: My mother has beedn married to my father for 20 years.
• EXCITED ABOUT; I'm very excited about my holidays.
• DIFFERENT FROM/TO; Coffe is different from tea.
• AFRAID OF: I'm afraid of spiders.
• ACCUSTOMED TO: Sally is accustomed to studying for hours.
• IN CHARGE OF: I'm in charge of teaching 40 students.
• ADDICTED TO: She is addicted to watching TV.
• ANXIOUS ABOUT: Betty is anxious about making the presentation.
• BORED OF: I am bored of doing the same job.
• CAPABLE OF: He is capable of winning a gold medal.
• COMMITTED TO: She is committed to improving her English.
• CONCERNED ABOUT: Sarah was concerned about being late.
• CONTENT WITH: Tim is content with winning second place.
• DISAPPOINTED WITH: Fiona is disappointed with coming in third place.
• DISCOURAGED BY: I was discouraged by not getting the job.
• INVOLVED IN: He was involved in making the movie.
• KNOWN FOR: She was known for causing problems.
• OPPOSED TO: They are opposed to building a new road in the park.
• TIRED OF: Margaret is tired of making dinner every night without help.
• WORRIED ABOUT: The hikers were worried about not having enough water.

Links to exercises:
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Exercise 1
Quiz

CHOOSE THE CORRECT PREPOSITION.

MATCH COLUMN I WITH THE CORRECT ENDING IN COLUMN II.

CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION FOR EACH SENTENCE.

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Here you have the SOLUTIONS.

1. Choose the correct preposition:

1. TO
2. OF
3. ABOUT
4. IN
5. WITH
6. FOR
7. AT
8. BY

2. Match the columns:

1. She was surprised by the results of her exam.
2. Tom's good at remembering names.
3. Joe's always late for school because he never wears a watch.
4. He's afraid of large dogs.
5. Amy isn't satisfied with her job so she is looking for a new one.
6. I'm very interested in British culture.
7. I'm worried about your poor health.

3.Choose the best option:

1. FOR
2. WITH
3. IN
4. AT
5. ABOUT
6. OF
7. TO
8. ABOUT