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Fill in the blanks with “prefer”, “would prefer” or “would rather”. Make an addition to “prefer” if
necessary.

prefer would prefer would rather

1. Most of the students ................................................ staying silent during speaking classes as they are afraid of

making mistakes while talking in English.

2. I’m an intrapersonal person, so I ................................................ to carry out an individual project rather than a
group project.

3. At weekends, everyone has a responsibility to fulfil at home. My father ................................................ do the

cooking than clean the house and he cooks delicious meals for us.

4. Boys aged 3-6 ................................................ spending time with their mothers to their fathers, which is called

Oedipus complex.

5. With the advancement of technology, most people ................................................ communicate with each

other with their smartphones than traditional ways like writing letters.

6. Students who have an ambition in life ................................................ to study in order to achieve their dreams

rather than waste their time on social media.
7. As my father is a sports lover, he ................................................ walk to his office than go there by car.

8. My brother ................................................ buying a book to reading it online because he says he has difficulty in

following the lines when he reads it online.

9. I ................................................ to stay at home and watch my favourite TV programme rather than do sports

at a gym.

10. Some people ................................................ wearing t-shirts even in winter.

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