Prepositional phrases

Here are some of the most common prepositional phrases:

absent from
according to
accuse sb of sth
afraid of
angry with
aware of		begin with
believe in
bored with
brilliant at
belong to		capable of
complain about
congratulate sb on sth
consist of
cope with
crowded with
demand for
depend on
disappointed with
divide into		famous for
fed up with
fond of
frightened of
full of		increase in
insist on
interested in
incapable of
jealous of
keen on
laugh at
listen to
leave for		picture of
pleased with
point at
popular with
proud of
provide with		rely on
reason for
responsible for sth
remind sb of sth
satisfied with
scared of
search for
spend money on
succeed in		talk to
terrified of
tired of		upset about
wait for
worried about
write to sb

Quiz

Fill in the correct preopsition

1. My brother is afraid ____ spiders.

2. There is a huge demand _____ healthy food these days.

3. Sheila is really interested _____ photography.

4. Roger is keen _____ chess.

5. Marina is very popular _____ her classmates.

6. They were pleased ______ service at the restaurant.

7. I really rely _____ my notes when I study for an exam.

8. I often search _____ information on the Internet.

9. I am so tired _____ the trip that I need a rest.

10. They succeeded _______finding a new way to cure the disease.

11. Mum is worried ______ my brother’s grades at school.

12. There was a significant increase ____ the  temperature of the world ocean.

13. The town square was full ______ people.

14. The town square was crowded ______ people.

15. Can you cope _____ the problem?