PREFERENCE
1. PREFER
Prefer (N) to (N)
Eq: I prefer tea to coffee.
Prefer (Ving) to (Ving)
Eq: I prefer drinking tea to drinking coffee.
2. PREFER TO
Prefer to (V1) rather than (V1)
Eq: I prefer to drink tea rather than drink coffee.
3. WOULD PREFER TO
Would prefer to (V1) rather than (V1)
Eq: I would prefer to drink tea rather than drink coffee.
4. LIKE
Like (N) better than (N)
Eq: I like tea better than coffee
Like (Ving) better than (Ving)
Eq: I like drinking better than drinking coffee
5. WOULD RATHER
Would rather (V1) than (V1)
Eq: I would rather drink tea than drink coffee
Fill in the blank with your preference for the following:
- Pizza or burgers
- Play online games or listen the music
Exercise 1: Completing Preferences with Nouns
1. I prefer ______________ to ______________.
2. She likes ______________ better than ______________.
3. They would rather have ______________ than ______________.
4. He prefers ______________ to ______________.
5. We like ______________ better than ______________.
Exercise 2: Completing Preferences with Verbs (Ving)
1. I prefer ______________ to ______________.
2. She likes ______________ better than ______________.
3. They enjoy ______________ more than ______________.
4. He prefers ______________ to ______________.
5. We like ______________ better than ______________.
Exercise 3: Completing Preferences with Infinitives (to V1)
1. I prefer to ______________ rather than ______________.
2. She would prefer to ______________ rather than ______________.
3. They prefer to ______________ rather than ______________.
4. He would rather ______________ than ______________.
5. We prefer to ______________ rather than ______________.
Exercise 4: Completing Preferences with "Would Rather" (V1)
1. I would rather ______________ than ______________.
2. She would rather ______________ than ______________.
3. They would rather ______________ than ______________.
4. He would rather ______________ than ______________.
5. We would rather ______________ than ______________.
Exercise 5: Mixed Preferences
1. I prefer ______________ to ______________.
2. She likes ______________ better than ______________.
3. They would rather ______________ than ______________.
4. He prefers ______________ to ______________.
5. We like ______________ better than ______________.
Exercise 6 : Complete the sentences with the correct expression of preference!
1. Angga ________ soccer to basketball.
2. Arya ________ play outside than stay indoors.
3. Devina prefers playing outside ________ staying indoors.
4. Dinda likes novels ________ magazines.
5. He ________ soccer better than basketball.
6. He ________ to play outside rather than stay indoors.
7. He prefers cooking at home ________ eating out.
8. He would rather watch movies at home ________ watch it at cinema.
9. Joshua ________ playing outside better than staying indoors.
10. Lidya likes reading books ________ watching TV.
11. My family ________ cook at home than eat out.
12. Nadya would prefer to dance ________ sing.
13. She ________ running better than swimming.
14. Shiya would prefer to read books ________ watch TV.
15. They ________ to play outside rather than stay indoors.
16. They would rather read books ________ watch TV.
17. Tina likes summer ________ winter.
18. Vega ________ reading books to watching TV.
19. Vina ________ to run rather than swim.
20. We ________ to cook at home rather than eat out.
