Certain adjectives are followed by prepositions, which we call 'dependent prepositions'. It is extremely important that you use the correct preposition with an adjective to make the right collocation.
ADJECTIVE PREPOSITION
A
accused of
accustomed to
acquainted with
addicted to
afraid of
allergic to
amazed at/by
angry with
annoyed about/with/at
anxious about
appreciated for
ashamed of
associated with
astonished at/by
attached to
aware of
B
bad at
based on
beneficial to
boastful for
bored with
brilliant at
busy with
C
capable of
careful with/about/of
certain about
characteristic of
clever at
connected with
conscious of
content with
crazy about
crowded with
curious about
D
delighted at/about
derived from
different from
disappointed with
dissatisfied with
doubtful about
E
eager for
eligible for
enthusiastic about
envious of
excellent in/at
excited about
experienced in
exposed to
F
faithful to
familiar with
famous for
fed up with
fond of
free of/from
friendly with
frightened of
full of
furious about
furnished with
G
generous with/about
gentle with
good at
grateful to
guilty of/about
H
happy about
hopeful of/about
I
identical with/to
immune to
impressed with
incapable of
indifferent to
inferior to
innocent of
interested in
involved with
J
jealous of
K
keen on
kind to
L
late for
limited to
lucky at
M
mean with
N
nervous of/about
notorious for
O
opposed to
P
patient with
pessimistic about
pleased with
polite to
popular with
presented with
proud of
punished for
puzzled by/about
Q
qualified for/to
R
ready for
related to
relevant to
respectful for
responsible for
rid of
S
sad about
safe from
satisfied with
scared of
sensitive to
serious about
shocked by
sick of
similar to
skilful/skillful at
slow at
sorry for/about
successful in
suitable for
superior to
sure of/about
surprised at
suspicious of
sympathetic with
T
terrible at
terrified of
thankful to/for
thrilled with
tired of
troubled with
typical of
U
unaware of
upset about
used to
W
worried about
wrong with/about
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