Exercise Of Rather / Prefer

Fill in the spaces with the correct words

1. They would prefer (meet) on Monday than Tuesday.

2. He would prefer  (take) a Yoga class

3. Would you rather  (go) to an Italian or a Japanese restaurant?

4. Dennis would prefer  (spend) his money at the mall.

5. I would prefer  (drive) the jeep.

6. Would you prefer  (bring) a slad or dessert to the dinner party?

7. I'd rather  (stay) at a different hotel.

8. We would rather  (sing) a slower song.

9. Would he prefer  (dance) to a different song?

10. She'd rather  (hear) another song. 

Rather and Prefer

Rather and Prefer are words used to show a choice from 
different options.

For example:

• Would you rather eat pizza or pasta?
  
• I would rather eat pizza.
  

• Would you prefer to eat pizza or pasta?
  
• I would prefer to eat pizza.
  

STRUCTURE
The structure of these sentences are the same except for one 
small difference:Would Rather is followed by a base verb and Would Prefer is 
followed by an infinitive.

Subject  +  Would  +  Rather  +  Base Verb

• I would rather live in a warm country.
  
• I would rather go to a different restaurant.
  

Subject  +  Would  +  Prefer  +  To  +  Verb

• I would prefer to live in a warm country.
  
• She would prefer to meet on Monday.
  

Not comes before the verb with both rather and prefer.

• I would rather not go to work today.
  
• I would prefer not to play a game.
  

Take a look at this conversation to see some examples of 
would rather and would prefer:
Alex:Would you rather stay home and cook dinner or go out?Betty:               
I'd rather go out.  I am pretty tired today, so I don't want to 
cook.  What about you?  Would you rather stay in or go out?Alex:              
I would prefer to stay in, but we can go out if you would like.Betty:                 
That would be nice.  What type of restaurant would you like to 
go to?Alex:               
I'd prefer to go somewhere quiet.Betty:               
Really?  Not me.  I would rather go somewhere fun, maybe 
even with some live music.Alex:               
But I thought you were tired?Betty:               
I am, but not too tired to have some fun.Alex:               
Well, I'd prefer not to, but…..OK.