The document provides examples of verbs and adjectives that are commonly followed by specific prepositions in English. It lists verbs like "listen to", "agree with", "spend money on", and adjectives like "good at", "interested in", "full of". It also gives examples showing how the meaning can change based on the preposition, such as "he threw the ball to me" meaning either for me to catch it or to hit me. The document includes activities where learners match sentence beginnings to endings and fill in prepositions to complete questions. It aims to help learners understand and use correctly the patterns of verbs and adjectives followed by prepositions in English.

1. Taller de vocabulario agosto 29
“Verb or adjective + prepositions”
Here are some examples of verbs and adjectives which usually are followed by a specific preposition.
Listen to apologies for complain to (person) about (something)
Agree with apply for spend money on
Depend on waiting for
Suffer from worry about
Got married to belong to
There are some of then that changes the meaning such as….
He threw the ball to me (for me to catch it) he shouted to me (in order to communicate with me)
He threw the ball to me (in order to hit me) he shouted at me (he was angry with me)
Adjective plus preposition
Good at interested in full of
Afraid of surprised at (by) wrong with
Keen on awere of
Similar to tired of
Activities
Match the sentence bigining on the left with the endings on the right
He suffers at me, but it missed
She wasn’t awere for a job in Australia
He threw the book from a rare illness
She complained to the man across the lake
She said it was similar for the mistake
She applied at his choice
She shouted of clothes
He said it depends to the one she has
The suitcase was full of working at weekend
She is tired of her mistakes
She apologized on me
I was very surprised about thr bad services

2. Finish this questions with the right preposition, then write a short answer for each one
A: What is she worried about? B: she is worried about the test_________________
A: What subject is she good____? B:_________________________________________
A: Who is she waiting _____? B:_________________________________________
A: What job is she applying_____? B:__________________________________________
A: What program is he listening___? B:_________________________________________
A: What does he complain____? B:_________________________________________
A: What do they apologize____? B:_________________________________________
A: Who does this car belong____? B:_________________________________________
A: Who were you shouting___? B:_________________________________________
A: What films are you interested___? B:_________________________________________
A: What will the decision depend___? B:_________________________________________
A: What is she afraid___? B:_________________________________________
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