130+ Prepositions after Adjectives | Adjectives & Prepositions

Prepositions after Adjectives! Learn how to use prepositions with adjectives: accustomed to, afraid of, accused of, acquainted with, addicted to, annoyed with, amazed at, aware of…with ESL printable infographics.

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 memorize them through constant usage and with a little time.

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Prepositions after Adjectives

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
skillful	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

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the rule for adjectives and prepositions?

There is no one rule for adjectives and prepositions. Different adjectives require different prepositions, and sometimes the same adjective can take different prepositions depending on the context. The best way to learn which preposition to use with which adjective is to memorize common collocations and practice using them in context.

Can a preposition come after an adjective?

Yes, a preposition can come after an adjective. In fact, many adjectives require a preposition to complete their meaning. For example, we say “interested in,” “afraid of,” and “famous for.”

What are some examples of adjective preposition collocations?

Some common examples of adjective preposition collocations include:

Interested in
Afraid of
Good at
Bad at
Famous for
Proud of
Similar to
Different from

What are some exercises for adjectives with prepositions?

There are many exercises you can do to practice using adjectives with prepositions. You can try filling in the blanks in sentences with the correct preposition, or you can write your own sentences using common collocations. You can also try speaking or writing about a topic using as many different adjective preposition collocations as possible.

How can I improve my use of adjectives and prepositions?

The best way to improve your use of adjectives and prepositions is to practice using them in context. Try to use common collocations in your speaking and writing, and pay attention to the collocations that native speakers use. You can also read and listen to English materials to get a better sense of how adjectives and prepositions are used in context.

Related Resources:
Order of Adjectives	Possessive Adjectives
Coordinate Adjectives	Compound Adjectives
Demonstrative Adjectives	Predicate Adjective
Superlative Adjective	Descriptive Adjectives
Interrogative Adjectives	Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Adjective Clause	Adjective Phrase