English Language Studio

Prepositional phrases with “OF” ( Part I)

accuse of
guilty of
advantage of
disadvantage of
afraid of
scared of
ahead of
get rid of
approve of
disapprove of
ashamed of
picture of / by
characteristic of
assure of
conscious of cold, discomfort, pain etc.
description of
die of / from
dispose of
fond of
jealous of
lack of
knowledge of
keep a record of
in search of
short of
tired of
make use of
kind of

Prepositional phrases with “TO” (Part I )

be obliged to smb. for smth.
according to
accustomed to
mean to
mention to
agree to
allergic to
in answer to
apologise to smb. for smth.
new to
nice to
kind to
good to
bad to
clear to
connect to
attend to
belong to
cruel to
cruelty to
close to
correspond to
dear to
date back to
married to
dedicate to
dedicated to
engage to
key to
familiar to = known to smb.
addicted to
adjacent to = neat to
objection to
object to
keen to do smth.
lend to
listen to
appeal to
apply to
compare to / with
attach to
attached to
contrary to
contribute to
damage to
faithful to
equal to
exception to
face up to
fail to do smth.