Prepositions Flashcards
1
Q
a demand…
A
for
2
Q
a reason …
A
for
3
Q
an advantage …
A
of sth is…
in/to doing sth
4
Q
a disadvantage
A
of sth is…
in/to doing sth
5
Q
a cause
A
of
6
Q
a picture/photo/drawing
A
of
7
Q
A map/plan
A
of
8
Q
an increase
A
in
9
Q
a decrease
A
in
10
Q
a rise
A
in
11
Q
a fall
A
in
12
Q
a damage
A
to
13
Q
an invitation
A
to
14
Q
a solution
A
to
15
Q
a key
A
to
16
Q
an answer
A
to
17
Q
a reply
A
to
18
Q
a reaction
A
to
19
Q
an attitude
A
to
towards
20
Q
a relationship
A
with
between two…
21
Q
a connection
A
with
between two…
22
Q
a contact
A
with
between two…
23
Q
it’s nice
A
of sb to do sth
24
Q
it’s kind
A
of sb to do sth
25
it's good
of sb to do sth
26
it's generous
of sb to do sth
27
it's polite
of sb to do sth
28
it's stupid
of sb to do sth
29
it's silly
of sb to do sth
30
ne nice
to sb
31
be kind
to sb
32
be good
to sb
33
be generous
to sb
34
be polite
to sb
35
be rude
to sb
36
be friendly
to sb
37
be cruel
to sb
38
angry
about sth
with sb for doing sth
39
annoyed
about sth
with sb for doing sth
40
furious
about sth
with sb for doing sth
41
upset
about sth
with sb for doing sth
42
excited
about sth
43
worried
about sth
44
nervous
about sth
45
happy
about sth
with sth
46
pleased
with
47
satisfied
with
48
delighted
with
49
disappointed
with
50
surprised
at
by
51
shocked
at
by
52
amazed
at
by
53
astonished
at
by
54
upset
at
by
55
impressed
with
by
56
fed up
with
57
bored
with
58
tired
of
59
sick
of
60
sorry
about (a situation)
for/about (sth sb did)
61
feel sorry
| be sorry
for (sb who is in a Bad situation)
62
afraid
of
63
frightened
of
64
terrified
of
65
scared
of
66
fond
of
67
proud
of
68
ashamed
of
69
jealous
of
70
envious
of
71
suspicious
of
72
critical
of
73
tolerant
of
74
aware
of
75
concious
of
76
capable
of
77
incapable
of
78
full
of
79
short
of
80
typical
of
81
certain
of
about
82
sure
of
about
83
good
at
84
bad
at
85
brilliant
at
86
better
at
87
hopeless
at
88
married
to
89
engaged
to
90
similar
to
91
different
from
to
92
interested
in
93
keen
on
94
dependent
on
95
independent
of
96
crowded
with
97
full
of
98
famous
for
99
responsible
for
100
to talk
to
(with)
about
101
to speak
to
| with
102
to listen
to
103
to apologise
to
104
to explain
to
105
to describe
to
106
to reply
to
107
to write
to
108
to look
at
109
to stare
at
110
to glance
at
111
to have a look
at
112
to take a look
at
113
to laugh
at
114
to aim
at
115
to point
at
116
to shoot
at
117
to fire (a gun)
at
118
to shout
at sb (when one is angry)
to sb (to be heared)
119
to throw sth
at sb (to hit)
to sb (for sb to catch)
120
to read
about
121
to know
about
122
to tell sb
about
123
to have a discussion
about
124
to do sth
about sth
125
to ask
for sth
| but "ask the way", "ask your name"
126
to apply
to sb for sth
127
to wait
for
128
to search
for
129
to leave (a place)
for (another place)
130
to care
about sth (think that sth is important)
what/where/how...
for sb/sth:
1) to look after sb
2) to like sth (usually negative sentences)
131
to take care
of
132
to look
for (search, try to find)
after (take care of)
133
equivalent
to
134
an expert
on
135
to hear
about (be told about sth)
of (know that sb/sth exists)
from (be in contact with sb)
136
to think
about (consider, concentrate your mind on sth)
of (the idea comes into your mind/question of opinion/tell about opinion)
but often quite similar, both used for possible future actions
137
to dream
about (while asleep)
of or about (imagine)
wouldn't dream of sth = would never do sth
138
to complain
to sb about sth (say that you are not satisfied)
of sth (say that you have pain/etc.)
139
to remind sb
about (tell sb not to forget)
of (cause sb to remember)
140
to warn sb
about (person/thing which is bad/dangerous/unusual/etc)
about or of (a danger, sth bad which might happen later)
141
to accuse sb
of sth
142
to suspect sb
of sth
143
to approve
of
144
to disapprove
of
145
to die
of
from
146
to pay
(sb) for
no preposition
147
to thank
for
148
to forgive
for
149
to apologise
to sb for sth
150
to blame
sb/sth for
(a problem/etc) on
151
to suffer
from
152
to protect
from
153
to depend
on
when/where/how/etc with or without on
154
to rely
on
155
to live
on
156
to congratulate
sb on
157
to compliment
sb on
158
to believe
in (glauben an...)
without preposition (glauben)
159
to specialise
in
160
to succeed
in
161
to break
into
162
to crash
into
163
to drive
into
164
to bump
into
165
to run
into
166
to divide
into
167
to cut
into
168
to split
into
169
to translate
from...into
170
to collide
with
171
to fill
sth with
172
to provide
with
173
to supply
with
174
to happen
to
175
to invite
sb to
176
to prefer
one thing to another
177
to concentrate
on
178
to insist
on
179
to spend
(money) on
180
to link
up (aneinander koppeln)
sth to sth (etw an etw ketten)
sth with sth (etw mit etw verknüpfen)
together (untereinander verbinden)
