Prepositions after Adjectives

Specific prepositions are used after certain adjectives. There is no definite rule to ascertain which preposition should be used with which adjective. We simply need to learn them. But there’s no need to fret on the thought of learning without knowing the rule as people do manage to memorise them through constant usage and with a little time.

Here is a list of some commonly used adjectives and the prepositions that are normally used with them to help you get started:

ADJECTIVE

PREPOSITION

accustomed

to

afraid

of

accused

of

acquainted

with

addicted

to

annoyed

about/with/at

allergic

to

amazed

at/by

anxious

about

appreciated

for

ashamed

of

associated

with

astonished

at/by

aware

of

angry

with

afraid

of

attached

to

bad

at

based

on

beneficial

to

boastful

for

bored

with

brilliant

at

busy

with

capable

of

careful

with/about/of

certain

about

characteristic

of

clever

at

connected

with

conscious

of

content

with

crazy

about

crowded

with

curious

about

dissatisfied

with

doubtful

about

delighted

at/about

derived

from

different

from

disappointed

with

eager

for

eligible

for

enthusiastic

about

excellent

in/at

excited

about

experienced

in

exposed

to

envious

of

faithful

to

familiar

with

famous

for

fed up

with

free

of/from

frightened

of

friendly

with

fond

of

furious

about

furnished

with

full

of

generous

with/about

guilty

of/about

gentle

with

good

at

grateful

to

happy

about

hopeful

of/about

identical

with/to

immune

to

impressed

with

inferior

to

indifferent

to

innocent

of

interested

in

involved

with

incapable

of

jealous

of

kind

to

keen

on

late

for

limited

to

lucky

at

nervous

of/about

notorious

for

opposed

to

patient

with

pessimistic

about

pleased

with

polite

to

popular

with

presented

with

proud

of

punished

for

puzzled

by/about

qualified

for

ready

for

related

to

relevant

to

respectful

for

responsible

for

rid

of

sad

about

safe

from

satisfied

with

scared

of

sensitive

to

serious

about

sick

of

similar

to

shocked

by

skilful

at

slow

at

sorry

for/about

successful

in

suitable

for

sure

of/about

superior

to

surprised

at

suspicious

of

sympathetic

with

terrible

at

terrified

of

tired

of

thankful

to/for

trilled

with

troubled

with

typical

of

unaware

of

upset

about

used

to

wrong

with/about

worried

about