Adjective + preposition (part 2)

Adjective + of (1)

afraid / frightened / terrified / scared OF ...

• o 'Are you afraid of spiders?' 'Yes, I'm terrified of them.'

fond / proud / ashamed / jealous / envious OF ...

• O Why are you always so jealous of other people?

suspicious / critical / tolerant OF ...

• O He didn't trust me. He was suspicious of my intentions.

Adjective + of (2)

aware / conscious OF ...

• O 'Did you know he was married?' 'No, I wasn't aware of that.'

cap able / incapable OF ...

• O I'm sure you are capable of passing the examination.

full / short OF ...

• O The letter I wrote was full of mistakes. (not full with)
  
• O I'm a bit short of money. Can you lend me some?

typical OF ...

• O He's late again. It's typical of him to keep everybody waiting.

tired / sick OF ...

• O Come on, leťs go! I'm tired of waiting. (= I've had enough of waiting.)
  

certain / sure OF or ABOUT ...

• O I think she's arriving this evening, but I'm not sure of that. or ... sure about that.

Adjective + at / to / from / in / on / with / for

good / bad / brilliant / better / hopeless etc. AT ...

• O I'm not very good at repairing things. (not good in repairing things)

married / engaged TO ...

• O Linda is married to an American. (not married with)

but Linda is married with three children. (= she is married and has three children)

similar TO ...

• O Your writing is similar to mine.

different FROM or different TO ...

• O The film was different from what I'd expected. (or different to what I'd expected.)

interested IN ...

• O Are you interested in art?

keen ON ...

• O We stayed at home because Chris wasn't very keen on going out.

dependent ON ... (but independent OF ... )

• O I don't want to be dependent on anybody.

crowded WITH (people etc.)

• O The streets were crowded with tourists. (but full of tourists)

famous FOR ...

• O The Italian city of Florence is famous for its art treasures.

responsible FOR ...

• O Who was responsible for all that noise last night?