Prepositions

Adjective + preposition
Afraid OF
Amazed AT or BY
Angry ABOUT something (but angry WITH somebody
FOR doing something)
Annoyed ABOUT something (but annoyed WITH
somebody FOR doing something)
Ashamed OF
Astonished AT or BY
Aware OF
Bad AT
Bored WITH
Brilliant AT
Capable OF
Certain OF (or ABOUT)
Conscious OF
Critical OF
Crowded WITH
Cruel TO somebody
Delighted WITH
Dependent ON
Different FROM (or TO)
Disappointed WITH
Engaged TO
Envious OF
Excited ABOUT
Excellent AT
amous FOR
ed up WITH
ond OF
riendly TO somebody
rightened OF
ull OF
urious ABOUT something (but furious WITH
somebody FOR doing something)
!enerous OF somebody (but be generous TO
somebody)
!ood OF somebody (but be good TO somebody and to
be good AT doing something)
"appy ABOUT
"opeless AT
#mpressed WITH or BY
#ncapable OF
#ndependent OF
#nterested IN
$ealous OF
%een ON
%ind OF somebody (but be &ind TO
somebody)
'arried TO
(ervous About
(ice OF somebody (but be nice TO
somebody)
)leased WITH
)olite OF somebody (but be polite TO
somebody)
)roud OF
*esponsible FOR
+atisfied WITH
+cared OF
+hoc&ed AT or BY
+hort OF
+illy OF
+imilar TO
+orry ABOUT something (but sorry FOR
doing something)
+tupid OF
+ure OF (or ABOUT)
+urprised AT or BY
+uspicious OF
,errified OF
,ired OF
,olerant OF
,ypical OF
-pset ABOUT
.orried ABOUT
Noun + preposition
An advantage OF but there is an advantage IN (or
TO) doing something
An answer TO
An attitude TO (or TOWARDS)
A cause OF
A che/ue FOR
A connection WITH but connection BETWEEN
two things or people
Contact WITH but contact BETWEEN two
things or people
A drawing OF
A fall IN
An increase IN
An invitation TO
A &ey TO
A map OF
A photograph OF
A picture OF
A plan OF
A reason FOR
Damage TO
A demand FOR
A decrease IN
A difference BETWEEN
A disadvantage OF but there is a disadvantage IN
(or TO) doing something
A reaction TO
A relationship WITH but a relationship
BETWEEN two things or people
A reply TO
A rise IN
A solution TO
Verb + preposition
Accuse OF
Aim AT
Apologise TO somebody FOR something
Apply (TO somebody or something) FOR
Approve OF
As& somebody (FOR something)
Believe IN
Blame somebody or something FOR also
blame something ON
Brea& INTO
Bump INTO
Care ABOUT (thin& that somebody or
something is important)
Care FOR (li&e something usually in
/uestions and negative sentences or loo& after
somebody)
but ta&e care OF (loo& after)
Collide WITH
Complain (TO somebody) ABOUT (say that
you0re not satisfied) but complain OF
something
Compliment ON
Concentrate ON
Congratulate ON
Consist OF
Crash INTO
Cut INTO
Depend ON
Describe TO
Die OF
"ave a discussion ABOUT
Divide INTO
Dream ABOUT but dream OF being
something or doing something
Drive INTO
Explain TO
ill WITH
ire AT
orgive FOR
!lance AT
"appen TO
"ear ABOUT (be told about something)
"ear OF (&now that somebody or something
exists)
"ear FROM (receive a letter or phone call
from somebody)
1augh AT
1eave FOR
1isten TO
1ive ON
1oo& AT (or have a loo& AT)
1oo& FOR (search for) but loo& AFTER (ta&e care
of)
)ay FOR but pay a bill2 a fine2 a tax2 a fare2 rent2 a
sum of money (without preposition)
)hone somebody (without preposition)
)oint AT
)refer one thing TO another
)rotect FROM or AGAINST
)rovide WITH
*ead ABOUT
*ely ON
*emind ABOUT (tell not to forget) but remind OF
(cause somebody to remember)
*un INTO
+earch FOR
+hout AT somebody (when you are angry) but shout
TO somebody (so that they can hear you)
+hoot AT
+mile AT
+pea& TO somebody (ABOUT something)
+pecialise IN
+pend ON
+plit INTO +tare AT
+ucceed IN
+uffer FROM
+upply WITH +uspect OF
,al& TO somebody but tal& ABOUT somebody or
something
,elephone somebody (without preposition)
,ell somebody ABOUT
,han& somebody (for something)
,hin& ABOUT (then you consider something and
concentrate your mind on it)
,hin& OF (then the idea comes to your mind)
,hrow AT (in order to hit) but throw TO (for
somebody to catch)
,ranslate FROM one language INTO another
.ait FOR
.arn ABOUT (warn OF also possible when we
spea& about a danger or something bad which might
happen)
#nsist ON
#nvite TO
.rite TO