Adjectives: prepositionsΒΆ

Adjective

Typical Preposition

Example

accustomed

to

accustomed to the cold

afraid

of

afraid of spiders

amazed

at / by

amazed at the result

angry

at / with / about

angry with him

annoyed

at / with / about

annoyed at the delay

anxious

about / for

anxious about the exam

aware

of

aware of the danger

bad

at

bad at math

capable

of

capable of solving it

certain

of / about

certain of the outcome

clever

at

clever at puzzles

concerned

about / for / with

concerned about safety

confident

of / about / in

confident in her abilities

conscious

of

conscious of the risk

content

with

content with the result

cruel

to

cruel to animals

curious

about

curious about the story

dependent

on / upon

dependent on others

different

from / than / to

different from mine

disappointed

in / with / at

disappointed with the decision

eager

for

eager for news

eligible

for

eligible for the prize

familiar

with / to

familiar with the system

famous

for

famous for its wine

fond

of

fond of music

full

of

full of energy

good

at / for

good at chess

grateful

for / to

grateful for the help

guilty

of

guilty of theft

happy

about / with

happy with the outcome

interested

in

interested in linguistics

jealous

of

jealous of his success

keen

on

keen on sports

kind

to

kind to children

late

for

late for the meeting

loyal

to

loyal to the team

nervous

about

nervous about the interview

proud

of

proud of her son

ready

for

ready for the exam

related

to

related to the topic

responsible

for

responsible for the project

satisfied

with

satisfied with the service

similar

to

similar to mine

sorry

for / about

sorry about the mistake

surprised

at / by

surprised by the news

tired

of

tired of waiting

typical

of

typical of him

worried

about

worried about the future