Good At, Afraid Of: Adjectives with Prepositions

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A complete Grade 8 ESL grammar pack on dependent prepositions after adjectives: good at, interested in, afraid of, proud of, worried about, excited about, keen on, similar to, different from, responsible for and more. Students learn common combinations in groups, notice that a noun or -ing form follows the preposition, and practice through a profile text, gap-fills, error correction and a personal survey.

Overview

Many English adjectives are followed by a particular preposition, and learners often have to memorize the pair: good at, interested in, afraid of. Grouping helps: feelings about a topic often take about (worried about, excited about), and fear and pride take of (afraid of, proud of, scared of). After the preposition we use a noun, a pronoun or an -ing form: She's good at drawing. Students read a short student profile, learn the combinations by group, correct common errors and interview classmates.

Resource Details

Subject: ESL
Topic: Adjectives with Prepositions
Category: Grammar
File Type: PDF
File Size: 363.1 KB
Published: 14 Nov 2026
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Grade 8 ESL (ages 13–14), B1 50 minutes Grammar vocabulary speaking writing

Learning Objectives

Use common adjective + preposition combinations correctly.
Use a noun or -ing form after the preposition.
Talk about personal abilities, feelings and interests using these combinations.

How to Use This Resource

Say: "I'm good at cooking but bad at singing." Ask students what follows good and bad.
Teach the groups with the slides, then read the profile and do activities 1 and 2.
Students complete activities 3 to 6 and the class survey. Use the quiz and send the homework page home.

Classroom Activity Ideas

Class survey: Find someone who is afraid of heights, keen on chess or worried about exams.
Preposition dominoes: students match adjective cards to preposition cards.
Two truths and a lie: students make three sentences with adjective + preposition pairs.

Differentiation

Support: give a reference card of the twelve combinations grouped by preposition. Challenge: add combinations such as capable of, aware of and famous for, and write a short paragraph about a famous person.

Assessment

Use the worksheet and quiz to check accuracy. Listen during the class survey and use the rubric.

Teacher Tips

Learners often translate prepositions from their first language (afraid from, interested about). Encourage students to learn each adjective with its preposition as one chunk and to keep a personal list. Point out pairs with different meanings: good at (skill) and good for (helpful).

What's Included

10-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (6 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (5 activities)
Quiz / assessment (3 parts)
Homework practice page
Printable flashcards: 6 A5 picture cards (separate PDF)
Assessment rubric (4 levels)
Lesson slides (editable PowerPoint)
Editable Word version of all student pages
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)

Additional Files

Lesson Slides (PPTX)
Editable Student Pages and Lesson Plan (DOCX)
A5 Flashcards (PDF)
Answer Key (PDF)

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