Prepositions with Adjectives List (PDF)
Ready to learn prepositions with adjectives? Let’s understand what is a preposition first. Prepositions as a class of words, are used to show how things are related in space or in time, they may express abstract relation and serve to connect the words in a sentence. There are many “small words” in English such as up, down, by, away, etc. They can be used as prepositions or adverbs. A preposition must have an object (a noun or a pronoun).
Some prepositions in English come after adjectives, creating a new structure. We call them prepositions with adjectives. Afraid of, aware of, addicted to etc… Some English adjectives requires a preposition and unfortunately there is no logical explanation or rule for their usage. We just need to memorize them.
☛Adjective + preposition – bad (adjective) + at (preposition). Example: I am bad at swimming. We can’t say “I am bad with swimming”.
Adjective + Prepositions List
Adjective | Preposition |
---|---|
afraid | of |
alike | to |
angry | at, with |
ashamed | of |
aware | of |
capable | of |
careful | with |
compatible | with |
concerned | with |
confident | in |
conscious | of |
crazy | about |
curious | about |
different | from |
eager | for |
empty | of |
full | of |
fond | of |
guilty | of |
happy | about |
hopeful | for |
similar | to |
terrified | of |
tired | of |
proud | of |
jealous | of |
ready | for |
responsible | for |
satisfied | with |
scared | of, about |
involved | with, in |
good | at |
interested | in |
familiar | with |
Check Also:
Complete List of English Prepositions A-Z (Free PDF?)
Prepositions of Time and Place: At, In, On, and To
Prepositions Tests for English Learners (PDF)
Here you can find most common adjectives + prepositions collocations in a chart.
You can download the full detailed lesson about prepositions with adjectives down below as a pdf file.
Prepositions with Adjectives PDF
Prepositions with Adjectives List PDF – download