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Collocations, 1

Complete the sentences below with a suitable adjective plus a preposition. Choose from the following. Some of the prepositions will be used more than once.

absent fond jealous satisfied absorbed friendly keen serious cruel good proud short eligible grateful responsible similar famous ill rich terrified

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1. Both my dogs are very__________________ice cream.

2. I’ve been ___________________a cold for over a week.

3. For the last time who is _________________this mess?

4. You’re not ________________leaving this country and going to live in China, are you?

5. I’ve always been ____________________ water since I nearly drowned as a child.

6. Mark’s been __________school for over a month. He’ll have a lot of catching up to do when he comes back.

7. I’m afraid only single people under the age of thirty are ___________________membership of this club

8. Julie’s my oldest friend. We’ve been _________one another since we were at Primary school

9. Our daughter has just won a scholarship to Cambridge. We are very ________________her.

10. Australia is __________________natural resources

11. Could I phone you later, Alan? I’m a bit _________ time right now.

12. He was so ______________________what he was doing that he didn’t notice me come into the room.

13. Switzerland is ________its beautiful scenery.

14. My cousin is very ______________music and can play four or five instruments

15. I like ballet but I’m not very _________opera

16. There’s no pleasing our teacher. He’s never ______ our work!

17. She is ________in character ________her sister

18. We are __________________________ you for all you’ve done for us

19. Michael was_________ his brother’s success.

20. Small children are often _______________ animals without realizing it.

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Collocations, 1

Both my dogs are very__fond of/keen on____ice cream.

I’ve been ___ill with__a cold for over a week.

For the last time who is _responsible for__this mess?

You’re not __serious about__leaving this country and going to live in China, are you?

I’ve always been __terrified of____ water since I nearly drowned as a child.

Mark’s been __absent from__school for over a month. He’ll have a lot of catching up to do when he comes back.

I’m afraid only single people under the age of thirty are __eligible for___membership of this club

Julie’s my oldest friend. We’ve been __friendly with__one another since we were at Primary school

Our daughter has just won a scholarship to Cambridge. We are very __proud of__her.

Australia is ___rich in__natural resources

Could I phone you later, Alan? I’m a bit _short of_ time right now.

He was so __absorbed in___what he was doing that he didn’t notice me come into the room.

Switzerland is __famous for__its beautiful scenery.

My cousin is very __good at__music and can play four or five instruments

I like ballet but I’m not very _fond of / keen on__opera

There’s no pleasing our teacher. He’s never __satisfied with_ our work!

She is _similar__in character __to_her sister

We are __grateful to___ you for all you’ve done for us

Michael was_jealous of_ his brother’s success.

Small children are often __cruel to__ animals without realizing it.

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