English grammar practice for adjective and preposition combinations.
Students correct wrong prepositions or leave the gap empty when the original preposition is correct.
The exercise practises famous for, frightened of, short of, hopeless at, suspicious of,
different from, interested in, envious of, typical of, brilliant at, dependent on and afraid of.
If the preposition is correct (in capital letters), leave the gap empty. If it's wrong, write the correct preposition in the gap.
1. He's famous OF his distraction tactics.
2. And now, for once, people are frightened ABOUT me.
3. Our militia in this neighborhood is already short WITH men.
4. I'm really hopeless IN flirting.
5. Those folks are just too suspicious ABOUT you.
6. It seems no different OF your usual winter attack.
7. I doubt he's interested AT skiing.
8. My classmate Peter was always envious OF me.
9. But you know that's typical OF Raux.
10. My father was brilliant OF giving speeches.
11. The economy is also highly dependent OF payments from the government.
12. If it's someone like us, we should be afraid TO them.