PREPOSITIONS AFTER ADJECTIVES EXERCISE 2 (ESL)

Grammar review Prepositions after adjectives — tricky cases and multiple meanings

This second exercise is more challenging than exercise 1 because it includes adjectives that take different prepositions depending on what they mean. The same adjective, two different sentences, two different prepositions — and both are correct.

The pattern to watch for:
When an adjective can take more than one preposition, the preposition is determined by what follows it — a person, a thing, or an activity. Read the whole sentence carefully before choosing.

Two examples of this pattern (not from this exercise):
good at = skilled at an activity: “She’s good at cooking.”
good for = beneficial to something: “Vegetables are good for you.”

The same kind of split appears in this exercise with at least one adjective that changes meaning depending on the preposition. Look out for it.

General approach:
• If the adjective describes a feeling directed at a situation or outcome → think about
• If it describes a relationship with a person → think to or with
• If it describes something harmful or beneficial → think for
• If it describes being full of something or possessing a quality → think of

These are guides, not rules — context always decides.