adjectives followed by prepositions on and of

1. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO
FACULTA DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN HUMANAS Y
TECNOLOGÍAS
LANGUAGES SCHOOL
FIFTH SEMESTER
GRAMMAR V
TOPIC:
ADJECTIVES FOLLOWED BY PREPOSITIONS ON / OF
PROFESSOR:
MSG. MAGDALENA ULLAURI
STUDENTS:
JENNIFER FLORES
DIANA MENDOZA
MARZO - AGOSTO 2015

2. ADJECTIVES FOLLOWED BY PREPOSITIONS ON / OF
ADJECTIVES FOLLOWED BY PREPOSITION “ON”
The adjectives are used to follow by preposition “on” when we want to indicate
the state of something and we use with the following specific adjectives.
 keen
 dependent
 based
 reliant
+
ON
Example:
Correct:
 I am keen of the soccer game.
 Katy is reliant of her parents.
ADJECTIVES FOLLOWED BY PREPOSITIONS “OF”
The adjectives are used to follow by preposition “of” when we want to indicate
belonging to, relating to, or connected; we use this preposition with the following
specific adjectives.
 fond, proud, ashamed, jealous,
envious
 suspicious, critical, tolerant
 afraid, frightened, terrified, scared
 aware, conscious
 capable, incapable
 full, short
+
OF

3.  typical
 tired, sick, certain, sure
 independent
 confident
 envious
 fond
 guilty
 kind
 nice
 stupid
EXAMPLES
Mary is conscious of her wrong.
ACTIVITIES
ADJECTIVES FOLLOWED BY PREPOSITION “ON”/ OF
EXERCISE
DO THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES OBOUT THE ADJECTIVES FOLLOWED
BY PREPOSITION ON/OF
 The message he sent to me was full of mistakes.
 He has been scared of heights since his accident.
 Why don't you trust me ? Why are you suspicious of my intentions ?
 I am sick of George ! He is always short of money!
 He is a very honest man. We don't think he is capable of a theft.
1. I'm not capable ________________ that type of behavior.
of
in
at
2. Are you afraid ________________ him?
of
to
on
3. I'm so proud _______________ you!
with

4. of
to
I’ve always been afraid heights
Can we be certain the truth of what she said?
He gradually became conscious the fact.
George is jealous his younger sister.
Is there anything you’re not sure .
The best beaches are in the south the island.
It’s very easy to become dependent sleeping pills
The teacher is much too easy the boys.
MORE EXERCISES
The message he sent to me was full of mistakes.
2. We live in a little town which is not famous of for anything.
3. Are you always fond of American films ?
4. He has been scared of heights since his accident.
5. The streets will be crowded of with tourists during the festival.
6. We didn't go on holiday. Jane wasn't very keen of on leaving her house.
7. Give me the names of the students who were responsible of for all that noise.
8. Why don't you trust me ? Why are you suspicious of my intentions ?
9. Ask my husband. I am not good of at repairing things.
10. My mother would hate being dependent of on anybody.
11. Don't worry. We'll look after you. There's nothing to be scared of .
12. I am sick of George ! He is always short of money !
13. Look ! His handwriting is very similar of to mine.
14. He is a very honest man. We don't think he is capable of a theft.
15. We weren't interested at all of in what he was telling about his journey.
Choose the best preposition to use in each of the sentences:
1. I'm not capable ________________ that type of behavior.
of
in
at

5. 2. Smoking is bad ________________ you.
at
for
on
3. I'm so angry ________________ this!
about
with
to
4. I'm so angry _______________ you!
about
to
with
5. She was dressed _______________ pink.
with
in
on
6. This restaurant is famous _______________ its mussels.
in
with
for
7. George is married _______________ a German woman.
to
with
by
8. Are you afraid ________________ him?
of
to
on
9. I'm so proud _______________ you!
with
of

6. to
10. We're not associated _______________ that company.
along
in
with
2 - We were all pleased ___ our exam results.
of
to
in
with
6 - He looks mean, but he's capable ___ great generosity.
at
of
for
to
9 - Her dress is very similar ___ mine.
of
from
about
to
C) OF: afraid, certain, conscious, jealous, sure, north / south / east / west.
 I’ve always been afraid heights.
 Can we be certain the truth of what she said?
 He gradually became conscious the fact.
 George is jealous his younger sister.
 Is there anything you’re not sure .
 The best beaches are in the south the island.
ON: dependent, easy.

7.  It’s very easy to become dependent sleeping pills.
 The teacher is much too easy the boys.

8. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN HUMANAS Y
TECNOLOGÍAS
LANGUAGES SCHOOL
FIFTH SEMESTER
GRAMMAR V
STUDENT´S NAME: ______________________________________________
DATE: __________________________________________________________
TEST
OBJECTIVE: Check for students recognize the adjectives followed by the preposition
OF/ON
QUESTIONS
1. WRITE 4 ADJECTIVES THAT WE CAN USE WITH THE
PREPOSITION “OF” (2POINTS).
___________ ___________
___________ ___________
2. WRITE TWO SENTENCES WITH ADJECTIVES AND THE
PREPOSITION “ON” (2 POINTS).
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
3. JOIN WITH LINES THE ADJECTIVES WITH THE PREPOSITIONS
(2 POINTS).
reliant
tired
beautiful OF
certain
sure ON
important
keen

9. 4. FIND THE ADJECTIVES AND WRITE THE ADJECTIVES
ACCORDING TO USE IN ON/OF (4 POINTS).
I F A G T R E J U A L
W N R T Y I O P K T A
S E C O N F I D E N T
T U G A R Y A w E E N
X H U T P I R M N D A
V B I O Y A F J N I
E N L M R L B U K E L
D M T A Z D V L Y P E
O T Y P I C A L E E R
P I U R A S D O T D Z
ON OF
___________________ ______________________
___________________ ______________________
___________________ ______________________
__________________________________
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