061 Common adjective with preposition

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Common adjective and preposition vocabulary

The reason why I want to share with you a list of common adjectives + preposition is because these are commonly confused or completely left out by non-native English speakers. One of the secrets to sounding more native and more fluent is to be accurate when you speak. This means using the correct preposition. The most common mistake I find is that students guess the preposition based on their native language. Let me demonstrate with an example. In Spanish we say depende de, so most students assume that in English we say, depends of, this is in fact incorrect as the correct preposition is depends on. As such, if we want to sound more native we need to work on these little things.

Let’s take a look at some common adjective + preposition structures. I will also give you the translation and an example sentence to help.

OK, so there you have 15 common adjective preposition structures that you can put into practice straight away.

Now we are going to wrap things up with some practice exercises.

Adjectives + prepositions practice exercises.

In the last part of this episode I am going to work with you on some exercises that we will do together.

If you head over to the AOBE website, you can also watch a video of this episode which will make doing the questions much easier.

Right, let’s get started.

Complete the sentences using these adjectives + the correct preposition.

1. I think she’s arriving this evening, but I’m not sure of
2. Your camera is _______________ mine, but it isn’t exactly the same.
3. Don’t worry. I’ll look after you. There’s nothing to be ____________.
4. I never watch the news on TV. I’m not ____________ the news.
5. The editor is the persona who is ____________ what appears in a newspaper.
6. Sarah is a keen gardener. She’s very _____________ her garden and loves showing it to visitors.
7. I was surprised when I met Lisa for the first time. She was __________ what I expected.
8. He could become world champion one day. He’s ___________ it.

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

1. There were lots of tourists in the streets.

The streets were crowded with tourists.

2. There was a lot of furniture in the room.

The room was full ...

3. I don’t like sport very much.

I’m not very keen...

4. We don’t have enough time.

We’re short...

5. I’m not a very good tennis player.

I’m not very good...

6. Catherine’s husband is Russian.

Catherine is married...

7. I don’t trust Robert.

I’m suspicious...

8. My problem is not the same as yours.

My problem is different...

Put in the correct preposition.

1. Amy is always full _______ energy.
2. My home town is not a very interesting place. It’s not famous _______ anything.
3. Kate is very fond _______ her younger brother.
4. I don’t like going up ladders. I’m scared _______ heights.
5. You look bored. You don’t seem interested _______ what I’m saying.
6. ‘Our flight departs at 10.35.’ ‘Are you sure _______ that?’
7. I’m not ashamed _______ what I did. In fact I’m quite proud _______ it.
8. I wanted to go out for a meal, but nobody else was keen ________ the idea.
9. These days everybody is aware ________ the dangers of smoking.
10. The station platform was crowded _______ people waiting for the train.
11. Sue is much more successful than I am. Sometimes I feel a bit jealous ______ her.
12. Do you know anyone who might be interested _______ buying an old car?
13. We’ve got plenty to eat. The fridge is full _______ food.
14. She’s very honest. I don’t think she is capable ______ telling a lie.
15. Helen works hard and she’s extremely good ______ her job.
16. It’s typical ______ him to change his mind at the last minute.
17. Mark has no money of his own. He’s totally dependent ______ his parents.
18. We’re short ______ staff in our office at the moment. We need more people to do the work.