Prefer, Would Prefer,
Would Rather
Infinitive (Full/Bare)
& Gerunds
Shopping Expressions
Mis-, Dis- or -less
Books & Movies
100

I _______ the red shirt.

I prefer the red shirt.

100

I need ______ (buy) some food.

I need to buy some food.

100

Not being available for sale

Out of Stock

100

Spell

Misspell

100

Another way to call the main character

Hero

200

I __________ read a book than watch TV.

I would rather read a book than watch TV.

200

I'm thinking of ______ (get) a new car.

I'm thinking of getting a new car.

200

Having no money

(I'm) broke

200

Count

Miscount

Countless

200

What happens in a movie, book, etc.

Plot

300

Tom ______ driving to traveling by plane.

Tom prefers driving to traveling by plane.

300

______ (eat) fast food is not healthy.

Eating fast food is not healthy.

300

I'm just looking around

I'm just browsing

300

Pronounce

Mispronounce

300

Genre of movies/books about things that are not true.

Fiction

400

I _______ to live in the country rather than in a city.

I prefer to live in the country rather than in a city.

400

I love ______ (read) in the evenings.

I love reading in the evenings.

I love to read in the evenings.

400

It's very expensive

It costs a fortune

400

Honest

Dishonest

400

Another word for realistic.

Vivid

500

I prefer ______ (listen) to podcasts rather than ______ (watch) videos.

I prefer to listento podcasts rather than watch videos.

500

She doesn't know where ______ (go) or what ______ (do).

She doesn't know where to go or what to do.

500

Something is extremely cheap

That's a steal!

500

Worth

Worthless

500

Another word for boring

Dull