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interested IN

AT

bad

good

surprised

ABOUT

excited

sorry

worried

FOR

famous

important

prepared

FROM

different

free

safe

OF

afraid

ashamed

tired

TO

accustomed

devoted

used

WITH

angry

bored

happy

Some adjectives can be used alone or followed by a particular preposition.

Other adjectives are often followed by particular prepositions:

1. Choose the correct option:

1. He is excited in / on /about his trip to France.

2. This coat is different from / by / of others.

3. Mark is very good at /on /into Maths.

4. Pavarotti was very famous about / for / from his voice.

5. I was surprise to / at / on his insistence.

2. Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition:

1. I am worried ________ my health.

2. Aren´t you capable ________ anything right?

3. He said he was worried ________ the situation.

4. He is very good ________ tennis.

5. I didn´t know Mary was afraid ________ spiders.

6. Mark finally felt free ________ a 9 to 5 job.

7. She is not accustomed ________ being treated like that.

8. They are really keen ________ music.

3. Complete the sentences using the right adjective and the corresponding preposition: of (5X), with, in (2X), about, on.

1. My father is very _________ taking photos when we are in holidays.

2. Tom´s grandparents are _________ travelling to the Galapagos Island.

3. We are _________ reaching the top of the mountain.

4. Our class is _________ getting such low marks in English.

5. Suzy is _________ walking to school in the morning.

6. Andrew is _________ repeating the same thing every day.

7. The Winstons are _________ living in that suburban area.

8. When we are abroad I´m always _________ getting lost.

9. People who can´t see properly easily get _________ watching TV.

10. The players are _________ playing against that aggressive team.

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