Intermediate … min read · Updated 2026-06-20
Prefer
Use prefer to say what you like more. Patterns: prefer A to B, or prefer to + verb.
I prefer tea to coffee.
She prefers to walk.
They prefer reading to watching TV.
"Prefer A to B" — use to, not "than." Use prefer + -ing or prefer to + verb.
Common mistake: "I prefer tea than coffee." Correct: "I prefer tea to coffee."
✏️ Test Yourself
1. I prefer summer ___ winter.
2. He prefers ___ (read) at night.
3. She prefers tea ___ milk.
4. We prefer ___ (walk) to school.
📒 Words to learn
Terrible (Adj)
Balochi
ترسناک
Urdu
خوفتاک
“This is a terrible movie.”
Borrow (V)
Balochi
وام زورگ
Urdu
ادھار لینا
“I borrowed a pen from Tahir.”
Amaze (v)
Balochi
حیران بوہگ
Urdu
حیران ہونا
“I amazed when he was beating me.”
Leafless (N)
Balochi
بے تاک ایں
Urdu
بے پتا
“This is a leafless tree.”
Dazzle (V)
Balochi
پریشان کنگ
Urdu
پریشان کرنا
“They are trying to dazzle us.”
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