Prepositions

A. Afraid of / good at, etc. (adjective + preposition)
I’m not very good at math.
afraid of
angry/mad at somebody
angry/mad about something
different from/different than
full of
good at
bad at
Interested in
married to
nice/kind of somebody to
nice/kind to somebody
sorry about something
sorry for somebody
tired of
I’m tired of my job.
Are you afraid of dogs?
Why are you mad at me? What did I do?
Are you angry about last night?
Lynn is very different from/than her sister.
The room was full of people.
Are you good at math.
Tina is very bad at writing letters.
I’m not interested in sports.
Sue is married to a dentist.
It was kind of you to help us.
He’s always very nice to me.
I’m sorry about your accident.
I feel sorry for them.
I’m tired of my job. I need a change.
B. Preposition + -ing
After a preposition ( at/with/for, etc.), verb ends in ?ing.
I’m not very good at
Are you tired of
Thank you for
Mark is thinking of
Tom left without
After
telling
doing
helping
buying
saying
doing
stories.
the same thing?
me.
a new car.
goodbye.
the housework, they went out.
1) God will take care of you. He loves you so much!
2) My friend is married to a drunkard. I pity her.
3) I'm sorry about your score in the test. You better study more.
4) Aren't you tired of chatting on the phone yet?
5) I'm thinking of surprising my mom on her birthday.
I.Complete the sentences with a preposition (of, in, etc.). The first number is done for you.
1) He’s afraid of dogs.
2) She’s interested ________ science.
3) She’s married __________ a firefighter.
4) He’s very good _________ languages.
5)“Can I help you?”?“Thanks, that’s very nice _______ you.”
II.Write the correct preposition (of/ for/ about, etc.). The first number is already done for you.
1) I’m not interested in sports.
2) I’m not very good __________ sports.
3) I like Sarah.??She’s always very nice __________ me.
4) I’m sorry _________ your broken window. It was an accident.
5) He’s very brave. He isn’t afraid ___________ anything.
6) It was very nice ____________ Julia to let us stay in her apartment.
7) Life today is very different __________ life 50 years ago.
8) Are you interested ____________ politics?
9) I feel sorry __________ her, but I can’t help her.
10) Chris was angry ___________ what happened.
III.Complete the sentences. The first example is done for you.
1) I’m not very good at telling stories. (good/tell)
2) I wanted to go to the movies, but Paula wasn’t _______________.(interested/go)
3) Sue isn’t very __________________ up in the morning. (good/get)
4) Let’s go! I’m ___________________.(tired/wait)
5) Sorry I’m late! __________________ (thank you/wait)
Myra: “Hi Jill!”
Jill: “Oh hi Myra! It’s been a long time! How are you?”
Myra: “I’m fine. I just got married to a doctor last month. I’m very happy. How about you?”
Jill: “Well, I got interested in law so I pursued a masters degree in Law. I’m afraid of the coming bar exams though. I feel pressured with just the thought of it!”
Myra:“I’m confident that you will pass the exam, I know you’re good at your studies!”
Jill:“Oh thank you. I’ll call you as soon as I get the result of the bar exam. It’s nice to see you again Myra.”
1) What are you interested in?
2) What are the three things that you're good at?
3) Is there anything in your life that you are sorry about? If there is, please
tell about it.