Exercise - Adjective + dependent preposition

Complete these sentences with prepositions from the box. Use each preposition only once.

for in on at with of to about

a) I'm hopeless……………dancing- I trip over my own feet!
b) If you could be famous, what would you like to be famous……………?
c) He should do more for himself; he's too dependent……………….her.
d) Which of the following are you most afraid……………: spiders, heights, or the
dark?
e) Is there anything you're allergic………………?
f) What kind of sports are you interested…………?
g) They are compatible…………………each other and get along well.
h) Are you optimistic………………the future?

Adjectives + dependent prepositions

ABOUT: certain about optimistic about serious about
AT: good at hopeless at useless at mad at
FOR: famous for late for ready for
IN: covered in interested in lacking in
OF: afraid of fond of proud of
ON: dependent on
TO: accustomed to allergic to used to
WITH: compatible with fed up with

Silent Letters

1 - A is silent in:

Bre(a)kfast; He(a)vy.

2 - B is silent in:

Bom(b); Clim(b); Com(b); De(b)t; Dou(b)t; Dum(b); Lam(b); Thum(b), Su(b)tle

3 - C is silent in:

Mus(c)le; S(c)ene; S(c)ent.

4 - D is silent in:

Gran(d)son; Han(d)bag; Han(d)kerchief; Han(d)some; San(d)wich;
We(d)nesday.

5 - E is silent in:

Car(e)ful; Diff(e)rent; Ev(e)ry; Ev(e)ning; Int(e)resting; Lon(e)ly; Om(e)lette;
Sev(e)ral;Temp(e)rature; Veg(e)table.

6- G is silent in:

Ali(g)n; Champa(g)ne; Forei(g)n; Rei(g)n; Si(g)n.

7 - H is silent in:

Ex(h)aust; (H)eir; (H)onest; (H)onour; (H)our; Sc(h)ool; W(h)at; W(h)en;
W(h)ere; W(h)ether; W(h)ich; W(h)ip; W(h)y; W(h)ite.

8 - GH is silent in:

Borou(gh); Bou(gh)t; Cau(gh)t; Dau(gh)ter; Hei(gh)t; Hi(gh); Li(GH)t; Mi(gh)t;
Nei(gh)bour;Ni(gh)t; Ri(gh)t; Strai(gh)t; Thou(gh)t; Throu(gh); Ti(gh)t;
Wei(gh).

9 - I is silent in:

Asp(i)rin; Bus(i)ness; Cush(i)on; Fash(i)on; Fr(i)end; Med(i)cine.

10 - K is silent in:

KN words as: (K)nee; (K)nead; (K)nife; (K)night; (K)nock; (K)not; (K)now.
Blac(k)guard.

11 - L is silent in:

A(l)mond; Ca(l)m; Ca(l)f; Cha(l)k; Cou(l)d; Fo(l)k; Ha(l)f; Sa(l)mon; Shou(l)d;
Ta(l)k; Wa(l); Wou(l)d.

12 - N is silent in:

Autum(n); Condem(n); Colum(n); Dam(n).

13 - O is silent in:

Le(o)pard; Je(o)pardize.

14 - P is silent in:

Cor(p)s; Cu(p)board; Recei(p)t.
Words beginning in PN, PS, PT as: (P)neumatic; (P)neumonia; (P)sychiatrist; (P)sychology; (P)tomaine.

15 - R is silent in:

Su(r)prise.

16 - S is silent in:

Ai(s)le; I(s)land; I(s)le.

17 - T is silent in:

As(t)hma; Balle(t); Cas(t)le; Chris(t)mas; Fas(t)en; Gourme(t); Lis(t)en;
Of(t)en (can be pronounced with T, too); Rappor(t); Sof(t)en;
Whis(t)le.

18 - U is silent in:

Bu(i)ld; Catalog(u)e; Colleag(u)e; Dialog(u)e; G(u)arantee; G(u)ard;
G(u)errilha; G(u)ess;G(u)est; G(u)ide; G(u)ilt; g(u)itar; G(u)y;
Plag(u0e; Tong(u)e.

19 - W is silent in:

Ans(w)er; S(w)ord; (W)ho; (W)hose; (W)hole; (W)rap; (W)rite; (W)rong.

20 - Y is silent in:

Ma(y)or; Pra(y)er.