Adj. prepositions(R)

Question 1

angry ____ something

Example: I’m really angry ___ our losses on the stock market!

Answer 1

angry ABOUT something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Example: I’m really angry ABOUT our losses on the stock market!

Question 2

annoyed ___ something

Answer 2

annoyed ABOUT something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Question 3

furious ___ something

Answer 3

furious ABOUT something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Question 4

excited ___ something

Example: He’s excited ___ his birthday party next week.

Answer 4

excited ABOUT something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Example: He’s excited ABOUT his birthday party next week.

Question 5

worried ___ something

Example: He’s worried ___ his upcoming examinations.

Answer 5

worried ABOUT something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Example: He’s worried ABOUT his upcoming examinations.

Question 6

upset ___ something

Answer 6

upset ABOUT something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Question 7

sorry ___ something

Example: I’m very sorry ___ Losing your book.

Answer 7

sorry ABOUT something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Example: I’m very sorry ABOUT Losing your book.

Question 8

good___ something or ___ doing something

Answer 8

good AT something or AT doing something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Question 9

excellent___something or ___ doing something

Example: They are excellent ___ planning fun parties.

Answer 9

excellent AT something or AT doing something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Example: They are excellent AT planning fun parties.

Question 10

brilliant___something or ___ doing something

Answer 10

brilliant AT something or AT doing something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Question 11

bad ___ something or ___ doing something

Answer 11

bad AT something or AT doing something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Question 12

hopeless ___ something or ___ doing something

Example: Unfortunately, I’m hopeless ___ being on time.

Answer 12

hopeless AT something or AT doing something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Example: Unfortunately, I’m hopeless AT being on time.

Question 13

amazed ___ or ___ something

Example: I was amazed ___ his stamina.

Answer 13

amazed AT or BY something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Example: I was amazed AT his stamina.

Question 14

astonished ___ or ___ something

Answer 14

astonished AT or BY something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Question 15

shocked ___ or ___ something

Answer 15

shocked AT or BY something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Question 16

surprised ___ or ___ something

Answer 16

surprised AT or BY something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Question 17

angry with someone ___ something

Example: I’m really angry with John ___ his total lack of responsibility.

Answer 17

angry with someone FOR something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Example: I’m really angry with John FOR his total lack of responsibility.

Question 18

famous ___ something

Example: She’s famous ___ her watercolor paintings.

Answer 18

famous FOR something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Example: She’s famous FOR her watercolor paintings.

Question 19

responsible ___ something

Example: You’ll have to speak to John, he’s responsible ___ customer complaints.

Answer 19

responsible FOR something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions.

Example: You’ll have to speak to John, he’s responsible FOR customer complaints.

Question 20

sorry ___ doing something

Example: He says he’s sorry ___ shouting at you.

Answer 20

sorry FOR doing something

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions

Example: He says he’s sorry FOR shouting at you.

Question 21

(to feel or be) sorry ___ someone

Example: I really feel sorry ___ Pam.

Answer 21

(to feel or be) sorry FOR someone

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions

Example: I really feel sorry FOR Pam.

Question 22

different ___ someone/something

Example: His photographs are very different ___ his paintings.

Answer 22

different FROM someone/something

Example: His photographs are very different FROM his paintings.

Question 23

nice ___ someone (to do something)

Example: It was very nice ___ him to buy me a present.

Answer 23

nice OF someone (to do something)

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions

Example: It was very nice OF him to buy me a present.

Question 24

kind ___ someone (to do something)

Answer 24

kind OF someone (to do something)

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions

Question 25

good ___ someone (to do something)

Answer 25

good OF someone (to do something)

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions

Question 26

generous ___ someone (to do something)

Answer 26

generous OF someone (to do something)

Use the verb ‘TO BE’ with these expressions

Question 27

mean ___ someone (to do something)

Example: It was very mean ___Susan to say that to Tom.

Answer 27

mean OF someone (to do something)

Use the verb ‘to be’ with these expressions.

Example: It was very mean OF Susan to say that to Tom.

Question 28

stupid ___ someone (to do something)

Example: I’m afraid it was stupid ___ me to come.

Answer 28

stupid OF someone (to do something)

Use the verb ‘to be’ with these expressions.

Example: I’m afraid it was stupid OF me to come.

Question 29

silly ___ someone (to do something)

Answer 29

silly OF someone (to do something)

Use the verb ‘to be’ with these expressions.

Question 30

intelligent ___ someone (to do something)

Answer 30

intelligent OF someone (to do something)

Use the verb ‘to be’ with these expressions.

Question 31

clever ___ someone (to do something)

Answer 31

clever OF someone (to do something)

Use the verb ‘to be’ with these expressions.

Question 32

sensible ___ someone (to do something)

Answer 32

sensible OF someone (to do something)

Use the verb ‘to be’ with these expressions.

Example: That was quite sensible OF Tom.

Question 33

polite ___ someone (to do something)

Answer 33

polite OF someone (to do something)

Use the verb ‘to be’ with these expressions.

Example: It was very polite OF Peter to invite my sister to the party.

Question 34

impolite ___ someone (to do something)

Answer 34

impolite OF someone (to do something)

Use the verb ‘to be’ with these expressions.

Question 35

rude ___ someone (to do something)

Answer 35

rude OF someone (to do something)

Use the verb ‘to be’ with these expressions.

Example: I can’t believe how rude it was OF Jack to shout at his daughter in
front of all those people.

Question 36

unreasonable ___someone (to do something)

Answer 36

unreasonable OF someone (to do something)

Use the verb ‘to be’ with these expressions.

Example: Don’t be so hard on yourself! It’s unreasonable OF you to expect to
understand everything immediately.

Question 37

proud ___something or someone

Answer 37

proud OF something or someone

Use the verb ‘to be’ with these expressions.

Example: I’m very proud OF my daughter’s wonderful progress in school.

Question 38

ashamed___someone or something

Answer 38

ashamed OF someone or something

Use the verb ‘to be’ with these expressions.

Example: She’s ashamed OF her bad grades.

Question 39

jealous___someone or something

Answer 39

jealous OF someone or something

Use the verb ‘to be’ with these expressions.

Example: She’s really envious OF her sister’s wealth.