GRAMMAR - Adjectives & Prepositions - Welcome to Learn English with Carlo

Some adjectives need a preposition before their object. There doesn’t seem to be a logical rule, I’m afraid! We just need to learn them.

A solution ACCEPTABLE TO all involved.
They are ACCUSTOMED TO the attention.
Will the room be ADEQUATE FOR your needs?
I’m AFRAID OF spiders – especially big ones!!
I was not AWARE OF that.
The movie is BASED ON a book.
He’s not CAPABLE OF telling the truth.
Fair skin is a CHARACTERISTIC OF Swedish people.
The Medical Center is CLOSE TO campus.
Salt is COMPOSED OF sodium and chlorine.
What he says is CONTRARY TO common sense.
Anne is no longer DEPENDENT ON her parents.
Bluegrass is DIFFERENT FROM other types of country music.
I was DISAPPOINTED WITH my grade.
He’s ELIGIBLE FOR a three-week vacation.
A meter is approximately EQUAL TO a yard.
Is your bicycle EQUIPPED WITH a light?
Water is ESSENTIAL FOR all life.
I’m not FAMILIAR WITH that song.
Washington State is FAMOUS FOR its apples.

Adjective + Preposition (MIXED)

1 / 20

The sound of the ocean waves _________ me of peaceful summer days.

reminds

remembers

2 / 20

She was ______________ the time and didn't want to be late for the meeting.

envious of

ashamed of

proud of

conscious of

3 / 20

She was __________ of her sister's good grades. She studied hard but her sister's grades were always better.

envious of

capable of

certain of

scared of

4 / 20

She felt __________ her bad behavior at the party last night.

envious of

ashamed of

sweet of

proud of

5 / 20

The mouse was __________ the cat hiding under the sofa.

envious of

scared of

typical of

nice of

6 / 20

She was __________ her brother's achievements in sports.

certain of

nice of

proud of

silly of

7 / 20

The artist is __________ his new exhibition.

eager about

serious about

famous about

excited about

8 / 20

The team is __________ the opportunity to participate in the championship.

excited about

prepared about

anxious about

famous about

9 / 20

She was __________ her best friend's success. She knew she deserved it.

afraid of

aware of

proud of

jealous of

10 / 20

She was __________ her friend's success.

happy about

excited about

anxious about

grateful about

11 / 20

The company is __________ its commitment to environmental sustainability.

respected about

famous about

enthusiastic about

serious about

12 / 20

He felt __________ his mistake and apologized sincerely.

notorious for

thankful for

sorry for

eligible for

13 / 20

The team is well __________ the challenging competition ahead.

prepared for

thankful for

responsible for

famous for

14 / 20

The company is __________ providing excellent customer service.

dedicated to

opposed to

indifferent to

superior to

15 / 20

She is __________ the opportunity to showcase her artistic skills at the upcoming exhibition.

eager for

grateful for

notorious for

responsible for

16 / 20

He seems __________ new technology and eagerly adopts the latest gadgets.

opposed to

addicted to

kind to

receptive to

17 / 20

The manager is __________ the success of her team.

committed to

married to

indifferent to

superior to

18 / 20

My friend is ___________ cats; she gets a rash whenever she's around them.

related to

allergic to

married to

kind to

19 / 20

He's __________ playing video games for hours every evening.

allergic to

dedicated to

opposed to

addicted to

20 / 20

The team is __________ achieving their sales targets this quarter.

committed to

indifferent to

superior to

receptive to

Your score is

The average score is 73%

GRAMMAR – Adjectives & Prepositions

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