DO YOU PREFER X OR Y?

Exercise 1: Error Correction

Some of the sentences below are incorrect, some are correct. Identify the incorrect sentences
and write the correct sentences in the spaces provided.

1. I prefer to go to the cinema to watch DVDs at home.

going to the cinema to watching
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2. My sister prefers writing letters to write emails.
writing emails
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3. I prefer to talk with friends on the phone rather than using emails.
talking
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4. I much prefer to live in a town rather than a big city.
living
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5. My mother prefers shopping at the market more than in supermarkets.
rather than
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6. My friends generally prefer to send text messages to talking on the phone.
sending
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Exercise 2: Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences below.

1. My mother prefers to eat at home rather than eat in restaurants because she says it’s ___
for one’s health.

A. more better B. best C. better

2. I think that I prefer student life to working life because we are allowed to be ________
in our attitude and express ourselves more.

A. more creativity B. more creative C. creativer

3. Most people prefer taking the airport express light railway to taking a taxi to the airport
because it is __________ .

A. much quicker B. more quick C. more quicker

4. I prefer to go to parties with friends rather than with family - partying with friends is so
much _________ because I can drink wine and let my hair down.

A. exciting B. excitinger C. more exciting

5. To be honest, I prefer travelling to work by bus rather than by foot because it’s _____ .

A. easier B. more easy C. more easier

6. I don’t like taking the subway - it’s definitely _________ as the bus.

A. more comfortable than B. less comfortable C. not as comfortable

7. For me, sending text messages is ______ sending emails.

A. funner than B. more fun than C. not as fun

8. I prefer studying to working because I feel _________ and ________ when I study.

A. Freer; more independent

B. More free; more independent

C. Freer; independent

Exercise 3: Gap Fill

Write the words and expressions below in the correct spaces.

in fact also needless to say besides actually in addition to

1. ________________ , writing emails is a lot cheaper than mailing letters.

2. I ______________ prefer to eat at home rather than eat in restaurants.

3. Writing letters is a more personal way to communicate. _____________ , I like writing

by hand.

4. I prefer watching TV to going to the cinema because _____________ being cheaper,

it’s ______________ more comfortable.

5. Many people think it’s dangerous to travel by aeroplane but __________ , it’s probably
the safest means of transport available.