English grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension exercises

Topic: Prepositions after adjectives 2

level: Beginner

REMEMBER:There are no rules regarding which prepositions are used with which adjectives, so it's best to learn these pairings together. Another thing to remember is that sometimes more than one preposition can be used after an adjective, even to mean the same thing. For example: North Americans often say they're "angry at someone", while in British English it's more common to be "angry with someone."

Choose the best preposition to use in each of the sentences.

1. Don't be cruel ________________ him.
  to
  at
  for

2. I'm not being cruel! I'm always nice ________________ him.
  at
  to
  for

3. I'm furious ( = very angry) with him ________________ doing this!
  for
  around
  at

4. She's not worried _______________ her test.
  for
  with
  about

5. You might hear that someone is "good in tennis", though it is more correct to say that someone is "good ________________ tennis".
  with
  on
  at

6. Who is responsible _______________ this mess?
  for
  about
  in

7. Rome is beautiful, but it's always crowded _______________ tourists.
  among
  with
  by

8. I'm ashamed ________________ what I did.
  with
  of
  in

9. I'm not really interested _______________ this kind of music.
  on
  of
  in

10. Her test was full _______________ mistakes.
  with
  of
  off

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