PREPOSITIONS
Noun + preposition
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An advantage OF but there is an advantage IN (or TO) doing something
An answer TO
An attitude TO (or TOWARDS)
A cause OF
A cheque FOR
A connection WITH but connection BETWEEN two things or people
Contact WITH but contact BETWEEN two things or people
Damage TO
A demand FOR
A decrease IN
A difference BETWEEN
A disadvantage OF but there is a disadvantage IN (orTO) doing something
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A drawing OF
A fall IN
An increase IN
An invitation TO
A key TO
A map OF
A photograph OF
A picture OF
A plan OF
A reason FOR
A reaction TO
A relationship WITH but a relationship BETWEENtwo things or people
A reply TO
A rise IN
A solution TO
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Adjective + preposition
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Afraid OF
Amazed AT or BY
Angry ABOUT something (but angry WITH somebody FORdoing something)
Annoyed ABOUT something (but annoyed WITH somebodyFOR doing something)
Ashamed OF
Astonished AT or BY
Aware OF
Bad AT
Bored WITH
Brilliant AT
Capable OF
Certain OF (or ABOUT)
Conscious OF
Critical OF
Crowded WITH
Cruel TO somebody
Delighted WITH
Dependent ON
Different FROM (or TO)
Disappointed WITH
Engaged TO
Envious OF
Excited ABOUT
Excellent AT
Famous FOR
Fed up WITH
Fond OF
Friendly TO somebody
Frightened OF
Full OF
Furious ABOUT something (but furious WITH somebody FORdoing something)
Generous OF somebody (but be generous TO somebody)
Good OF somebody (but be good TO somebody and to be goodAT doing something)
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Happy ABOUT
Hopeless AT
Impressed WITH or BY
Incapable OF
Independent OF
Interested IN
Jealous OF
Keen ON
Kind OF somebody (but be kind TOsomebody)
Married TO
Nervous About
Nice OF somebody (but be nice TOsomebody)
Pleased WITH
Polite OF somebody (but be polite TOsomebody)
Proud OF
Responsible FOR
Satisfied WITH
Scared OF
Shocked AT or BY
Short OF
Silly OF
Similar TO
Sorry ABOUT something (but sorry FORdoing something)
Stupid OF
Sure OF (or ABOUT)
Surprised AT or BY
Suspicious OF
Terrified OF
Tired OF
Tolerant OF
Typical OF
Upset ABOUT
Worried ABOUT
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Verb + preposition
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Accuse OF
Aim AT
Apologise TO somebody FORsomething
Apply (TO somebody or something)FOR
Approve OF
Ask somebody (FOR something)
Believe IN
Blame somebody or something FORalso blame something ON
Break INTO
Bump INTO
Care ABOUT (think that somebody or something is important)
Care FOR (like something usually in questions and negative sentences or look after somebody)
but take care OF (look after)
Collide WITH
Complain (TO somebody) ABOUT (say that you're not satisfied) but complainOF something
Compliment ON
Concentrate ON
Congratulate ON
Consist OF
Crash INTO
Cut INTO
Depend ON
Describe TO
Die OF
Have a discussion ABOUT
Divide INTO
Dream ABOUT but dream OF beingsomething or doing something
Drive INTO
Explain TO
Fill WITH
Fire AT
Forgive FOR
Glance AT
Happen TO
Hear ABOUT (be told about something)
Hear OF (know that somebody or something exists)
Hear FROM (receive a letter or phone call from somebody)
Insist ON
Invite TO
Laugh AT
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Leave FOR
Listen TO
Live ON
Look AT (or have a look AT)
Look FOR (search for) but look AFTER (take care of)
Pay FOR but pay a bill, a fine, a tax, a fare, rent, a sum of money (without preposition)
Phone somebody (without preposition)
Point AT
Prefer one thing TO another
Protect FROM or AGAINST
Provide WITH
Read ABOUT
Rely ON
Remind ABOUT (tell not to forget) but remind OF (cause somebody to remember)
Run INTO
Search FOR
Shout AT somebody (when you are angry) but shout TOsomebody (so that they can hear you)
Shoot AT
Smile AT
Speak TO somebody (ABOUT something)
Specialise IN
Spend ON
Split INTO Stare AT
Succeed IN
Suffer FROM
Supply WITH Suspect OF
Talk TO somebody but talk ABOUT somebody or something
Telephone somebody (without preposition)
Tell somebody ABOUT
Thank somebody (for something)
Think ABOUT (then you consider something and concentrate your mind on it)
Think OF (then the idea comes to your mind)
Throw AT (in order to hit) but throw TO (for somebody to catch)
Translate FROM one language INTO another
Wait FOR
Warn ABOUT (warn OF also possible when we speak about a danger or something bad which might happen)
Write TO
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