ADJECTIVES AND VERBS WITH PREPOSITIONS



ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION

good at ... / bad at ...       I’m not vey good at playing basketball.
                                      You are really bad at dancing.*
interested in ...             She’s interested in sport.
                                      Tony is interested in making model aircraft. 
keen on ...                     Ünsal is keen on helping people.
fond of ...                       Uður is fond of his mother.
crazy about ...                 Kaya is crazy about blonde girls. 
angry with ...                They are angry with me.*
afraid of ...                    Are you afraid of ghosts?
full of ...                        The school gaden is full of students.
different from ...           You are different from your brother.
kind of ... = nice of ...    It’s very kind of you to help me.
happy with ... = pleased with ... We are pleased with our school.
bored with ... = fed up with ... I’m fed up with studying Maths.
                                       I’m bored with that man.
worried about ...             My father is always worried about my marks.
proud of ...                     You are great. I’m proud of you.
aware of ...                     Be aware of dogs!
married to...                     Jack is married to an actress.
famous for ...                 Taþköprü is famous for its garlic.
tired of ...                       I’m tired of watching TV. Let’s go out.
similar to ...                   Your homework is similar to Unsal’s.
surprised / shocked at ... I’m surprised at him. How intelligent he is!
                                       We are shocked at the news. 

Note: preposition + verb-ing*
                                      I’m interested in swimming.
                                      He is good at playing chess.

       preposition + objective pronoun*
                                      She is angry with me.
                                      The teacher is proud of us.

VERB + PREPOSITION

Listen to ...                  Listen to me carefully. It’s very important.
Speak / talk to             Hey, David. I want to talk to you.
                                     (on the phone) Can I speak to David, please?
Write to ...                   I write to her every month.
Belong to ...                 That white car belongs to me. 
Look at ...                    Look at that man over there. He looks very strange.
Shout at ...                   Why do you always shout at me?
Laugh at ...                  What is funny? Why are you laughing?
Think of ...                   Edward loves Sandy very much. He thinks of her all the time.
Dream of ...                 We all dream of world peace.
                                     Ali dreams of being rich someday.
Leave for ...                 I leave home for work at 8 o’clock. 
Wait for ...                   Don’t go. Wait for me.
Look for ...                  Where’s my pen? Can you help me look for it.
Go on ...                       Don’t stop. Go on working.
Believe in ...                  He doesn’t believe in God.
Take care of ...             Take care of yourself. Goodbye.
Care about ...               She doesn’t care about politics.

A DIALOGUE

- What kind of music are you interested in?
- Well, I’m very fond of rock music. I play the guitar.
- Really? Are you good at it?
- I think so. And I dream of being a good musician some day.
- Wow! Does that guitar belong to you?
- Yes, it does. Shall I play a song for you?
- I’d like to stay and listen to your songs. But I must leave for work now.
- OK. Maybe next time.
- Yeah. Take care of yourself.
The bull is angry with me.
Are you afraid of ghosts?
They're good at playing chess.
I'm fond of taking nature photos.