A preposition shows what one noun or pronoun has to do with another.

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Prepositions Gymnase du Bugnon CD 2012o. Vandalising public property is the only way some youngsters can express their ________________society.11. Adjective groupsFill in the columns by placing the following adjectives under a suitable preposition (4 under each). Then seeif you can make sentences containing each of the adjectival phrases.AccordingFamousJealousPopularShortAccustomedFriendlyLateQuickSimilarAnnoyedHandOpposedReadySurprisedAwareHopelessPleasedRegardlessValuedat of for to withhopelessMatch each phrase on the left with a phrase on the right and put in the missing adjective. Choose from thefollowing.accompanied accustomed blind convenient due hopelesskeen late nervous opposed pleased regardless rich suspiciousa. She’s a farmer’s daughter, so she is _ 1. for the motorway.b. Harry’s so slow, he’ll even be _ 2. of strangers.c. This car has high mileage and is _ 3. to working with animals.d. She didn’t like the jacket but she was _ 4. of gender, age or ethnic origin.e. I don’t like rap music, but I am _ 5. with the skirt.f. The examination wasn’t difficult, but I’m _ 6. to his weaknesses.g. She’s good at languages, but _ 7. about the results.h. I’m in favour of fishing, but _ 8. by an adult.i. The job is open to all, _ 9. on salsa.j. The house is outside town, but is _ 10. for his own funeral!k. He lives alone in a remote village, so is _ 11. in other minerals.l. No children are admitted unless _ 12. to hunting.m. It’s a country without much oil, but _ 13. for a service.16
Prepositions Gymnase du Bugnon CD 2012n. He knows his good points, but he’s _ 14. at maths and science.Complete the sentences below with one of the following adjectives + preposition.allergic deep distracted envious exempt fortunatequick sensitive suited sympathetic unawarea. Although they said they were ___________________________ our cause, they were not preparedto support us officially.b. Sarah was very _______________________ figures, so she eventually became a successfulaccountant.c. I am _____________________ anyone who can play the piano really well.d. Most people are ______________________ the difference between Eskimo and Inuit.e. Some plants are so ___________________ pollution that they can only survive in a perfectly cleanenvironment.f. Newton, the discoverer of gravity, was so __________________________ thought one morningthat his housekeeper found him holding an egg in his hand, having dropped his watch into theboiling water.g. The flat wasn’t very big, but is was perfectly ______________________ our needs.h. Candidates with university degrees are _____________________ parts I and II of the examination.i. Charles is disabled, so he is _______________________ having a wife who is also a trained nurse.j. I don’t like open-plan offices. I am too easily _________________________ other people’s phones.k. I am _________________ animal fur, so I avoid visiting friends who have cats or dogs in the house.17
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