- Verbs + prepositions
- apologise to sb for…
- appeal to
- What types of classroom appeal to you?
- apply to a person, to a company for a job
- ask sb for sth
- benefit from
- Your vocabulary can bebefit from using the media
- bother about
- Is pronuntiation worth bothering about?
- care
- for sth: like it
- for sb: look after sb
- complain
- to sb about…
- of a pain, an illness…
- credit with
- I was erronely credited with a lot of money
- distinguish from
- What distinguishes your first language from English?
- do sth about
- dream
- about (when you areasleep)
- of -ing (imagine)
- Do you dream of / about being famous? No, I wouldn’t dream of it
- explain sth to sb
- hear
- about: be told about sth
- of: know that sb / sth exists
- from: receive a letter, phone call or message from sb.
- impressed by
- I was not really impressed by his argument
- labour under
- If that is what you believe, you are labouring under a completely false impression
- laugh at
- leave a place for another place
- listen to
- look
- after: take care of
- at
- for: search, try to find
- lord over
- I think it is wrong for the rich man to lord it over his poorer neighbours
- obsess with
- He is absolutely obsessed with his new car
- opt for
- which would you opt for?
- participate in
- It’s important to participate in all the activities we offer
- plead for
- The guilty man pleaded for leniency
- rely on
- search for
- shelter from
- As a child she was sheltered from all contact with the opposite sex
- shout
- at sb (you are angry)
- to sb ( so that they can hear you)
- spy for
- The official was imprisoned for spying for the Russians
- remind
- sb about: tell sb not to forget
- I’m glad you reminded me about the meeting; I had completely forgotten it
- sb of: cause sb to remember
- This house reminds me of the one I lived in when I was a child
- sb about: tell sb not to forget
- strike against
- succeed in:
- succeed in passing your exams
- succeed in passing your exams
- suspect of
- Tom was immediately suspected of taking the money from the desk
- stem from
- Do your problems stem from poor grammar?
- talk
- to sb
- about sth
- think
- about: consider sth, concentrate your mind on it
- of sth: an idea comes to your mind
- throw
- sth at sb (in order to hit them)
- sth to sb (for sb to catch)
- wait for sb / sth
- warn sb about (a person or thing which is bad, dangerous)
- Adjective + preposition
- afraid of
- aloof from
- The headmaster kept aloof from the others members of the staff
- angry
- with Everyone was very angry with the secretary
- about sth.: It’s stupid to get angry about things that don’t matter
- aware of
- bored with
- I’m bored with my job
- capable of
- crowded with
- dependent on
- different from / to
- famous for
- fed up with
- full of
- good at
- happy with
- independent of
- interested in
- keen on
- lacking in
- Do you feel you are lacking in vocabulary?
- married to
- nervous about
- Are you nervous about your future?
- nice
- of sb: It was very nice of you to help me
- to sb: They have always been vey nice to me
- proud of
- responsible for
- riddled with
- Some student’s spoken English is riddled with errors
- short of
- similar to
- sorry about / for
- Alex is very sorry for / about what he said
- but: feel, be for sb: I feel sorry for Matt. He’s had a lot of bad luck
- sure of / about
- surprised at / about
- Everybody was surprised at / by the news
- suspicious of
- tired of
- typical of
- upset about
- worried about
- Nouns + prepositions
- access to
- The police made a list of those with access to the classified information
- advantage of / in
- The advantage of living alone is…
- There is an advantage in living alone
- argument between
- There was a very unpleasant argument between the man and his wife
- attitude to / towards
- His attitude to / towards his job is very negative
- cause of
- The cause of the explosion is unknown
- conspiracy against
- There was a great conspiracy against the Government
- control over
- The young manager had no idea how to exercise control over the work-force
- cheque for (a sum of money)
- damage to
- I had to pay the damage to the other car
- demand for
- There isn’t enough demand for that product
- impression on
- The candidate from Leeds made a dreadful impression on the selection commitee
- increase in
- There has been an increase in the number of accidents
- invitation to
- Did you get an invitation to the party?
- protest against
- There was an international protest against the invasion of Hungary
- reason for
- Nobody knew the reason for the delay
- relationship with / between
- Do you have a good relationship with your parents?
- The police think that tere is no relationship between the two accused
- solution to
- I hope we’ll find a solution to the problem
- strike for
- The staff called a strike for reduced working hours
- The staff called a strike for reduced working hours
- study of
- The professor had made a study of early lexicography
- access to