1.
Absorbed (*) in,
not at.
: The man was absorbed at his work.
: The man was absorbed in his work.
2. Accuse of, not for.
:
He accused the man for stealing.
:
He accused the man of stealing.
3. Accustomed to, not with.
:
I am accustomed with hot weather.
:
I am accustomed to hot weather.
4. Afraid of, not from
:
The girl is afraid from the dog.
:
The girl is afraid of the dog.
5. Aim
at, not on or against.
:
He aimed on (*) the bird.
:
He aimed at the bird.
6. Angry
with, not against.
:
The teacher was angry against him.
:
The teacher was angry with him.
7. Anxious
(*) about, not for.
:
They are anxious for his health.
:
They are anxious about his health.
8. Arrive
at, not to.
:
We arrived to the village at night.
:
We arrived at the village at night.
9. Ashamed
of, not from.
:
He is now ashamed from his conduct.
:
He is now ashamed of his conduct.
10. Believe
in, not to.
:
Christians believe to Jesus Christ.
:
Christians believe in Jesus Christ.
11. Benefit
by, not from.
:
She has benefited from the change.
:
She has benefited by the change.
12. Boast
of or about, not for.
:
He boasted for his riches.
:
He boasted of (or about) his riches.
13. Careful
of, not for.
:
He is very careful for his health.
:
He is very careful of his health.
14. Come
or go by train, etc., not with the train, etc.
:
He came with the train yesterday.
He
came by train yesterday.
15. Complain
of, not for.
:
Many people complain for the heat.
:
Many people complain of the heat.
16. Composed
of, not from.
:
Our class is composed from thirty boys.
:
Our class is composed of thirty boys.
17. Confidence
in, not to.
:
I have great confidence to him.
:
I have great confidence in him.
18. Conform
to, not with.
:
We must conform with the rules.
We
must conform to the rules.
19. Congratulate
on, not for.
:
I congratulate you for your success.
:
I congratulate you on your success.
20. Consist
of, not from.
:
A year consists from twelve months.
:
A year consists of twelve months.
21. Covered
with, not by.
:
The mountains are covered by snow.
:
The mountains are covered with snow
22. Cure
of, not from.
:
The man was cured from his illness.
:
The man was cured of his illness.
23. Depend
on or upon, not from.
:
It depends from himself.
:
It depends on (or upon) himself.
24. Deprive
of, not from.
:
He was deprived from his freedom.
:
He was deprived of his freedom.
25. Die
of an illness, not from an illness.
:
Many people have died from malaria.
:
Many people have died of malaria.
26. Different
from, not than.
:
My book is different than yours.
:
My book is different from yours.
27. Disappointed
in, not from.
:
I was disappointed from his work.
:
I was disappointed in his work.
28. Divide
into parts, not in parts.
:
I divided the cake in four parts.
:
I divided the cake into four parts.
29. Doubt
(n.) of or about, not for.
:
I have no doubt for his ability.
:
I have no doubt of (or about) his ability.
30. Dressed
in, not with.
:
The woman was dressed with black.
:
The woman was dressed in black.
31. Exception
to, not of.
:
This is an exception of the rule.
:
This is an exception to the rule.
32. Exchange
for, not by.
:
They exchanged wheat by machinery.
:
They exchanged wheat for machinery.
33. Fail
in, not from.
:
He failed from mathematics last year.
:
He failed in mathematics last year.
34. Full
of, not with or from.
:
The jar was full with (or from) oil.
:
The jar was full of oil.
35. Get
rid of, not from.
:
I shall be glad to get rid from him.
:
I shall be glad to get rid of him.
36. Glad
of or about, not from or with.
:
I am glad from (or with) the news.
:
I am glad of (or about) the news.
37. Good
at, not in.
:
My brother is good in mathematics.
:
My brother is good at mathematics.
38. Guard
against, not from.
:
You must guard from bad habits.
:
You must guard against bad habits.
39. Guilty
of, not for.
:
He was found guilty for murder.
:
He was found guilty of murder.
40. Independent
of, not from.
:
He is independent from his parents.
:
He is independent of his parents.
41. Indifferent
to, not for.
:
They are indifferent for politics.
:
They are indifferent to politics.
42. Insist
on, not to.
:
He always insisted to his opinion.
:
He always insisted on his opinion.
43. Interested
in, not for.
:
She in not interested for her work.
:
She is not interested in her work.
44. Jealous
of, not from.
:
He is very jealous from his brother.
:
He is very jealous of his brother.
45. Leave
for a place, not to a place.
:
They are leaving to England
soon.
:
They are leaving for England
soon.
46. Live
on, not from.
:
He lives from his brother’s money.
:
He lives on his brother’s money.
47. Look
at, not to.
:
Look to this beautiful picture.
:
Look at this beautiful picture.
48. Married
to, not with.
:
She was married with a rich man.
:
She was married to a rich man.
49. Opposite
to, not from.
:
Their house is opposite from ours.
:
Their house is opposite to ours.
50. Pass
by a place, not from a place.
:
Will you pass from the post-office?
:
Will you pass by the post-office?
