AdjectivePrepositionCombinationsExercise

ABOUT AT

BY

FROM/TO

IN

OF

ON

angry

bad

amazed

different

interested

afraid

keen

excited

good confused

happy

aware

surprised

frightened

sorry

jealous

upset

kind

worried

proud
scared
stupid
tired

AFillthegapswiththeprepositionsfromthetableabove.
1 A:Areyougood.......................chess?
B:No,notreally.Inearlyalwayslose.
2 Iwasamazed.......................thefightbetweenthegiantmonkeyandthetwodinosaurs.
3 Ican'tbelieveit.Carlosisafraid.......................pigeons.It'sridiculous.
4 Imnotfrightened.......................thedarkbecauseitmakesmeinvisible.
5 Carlaisveryworried.......................herexams.
6 Igetconfused.......................allthisnewtechnology.
7 Thatwasverystupid.......................him.
8 Areyouaware.......................thesituationinSierraLeone?
9 She'sveryexcited.......................hertriptoEgypt.
10 I'mverybad.......................tennis,I'mafraid.
11 Pedrohasaproblem.He'sjealous.......................everything,evenhisownsister!
12 Mybrotheratemychocolatemousse.Iwasveryangry.......................it.
13 Imveryinterested.......................natureandtheenvironment.
14 Mysisterisverykeen.......................golf.
15 Imtired.......................playingcomputergamesallday.
16 Hobbitsaredifferent.......................dwarves.
17 Dadisveryproud.......................hisoldcoincollection.
BMakeupsomequestionsusingtheadjectiveprepositioncombinations.
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Answers
1 A:Areyouanygoodatchess?
B:No,notreally.Inearlyalwayslose.
2 Iwasamazedbythefightbetweenthegiantmonkeyandthetwodinosaurs.
3 Ican'tbelieveit.Carlosisafraidofpigeons.It'sridiculous.
4 Imnotfrightenedofthedarkbecauseitmakesmeinvisible.
5 Carlaisveryworriedaboutherexams.
6 Igetconfusedbyallthisnewtechnology.
7 Thatwasverystupidofhim.
8 AreyouawareofthesituationinSierraLeone?
9 She'sveryexcitedabouthertriptoEgypt.
10 I'mverybadattennis,I'mafraid.
11 Pedrohasaproblem.He'sjealousofeverything,evenhisownsister!
12 Mybrotheratemychocolatemousse.Iwasveryangryaboutit.
13 Imveryinterestedinnatureandtheenvironment.
14 Mysisterisverykeenongolf.
15 Imtiredofplayingcomputergamesallday.
16 Hobbitsaredifferentfrom/todwarves.
17 Dadisveryproudofhisoldcoincollection.

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