Spell Bee Word: Prefer

What does prefer mean?

Word: Prefer

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: Prefer means to like one thing more than another. If you prefer mangoes, you like them better than other fruits.

Synonyms: favour

How do you spell prefer?

Syllables: pre - fer

Tricky part: The ending is er, not ur or ar, even though it sounds like fur. When you add ed, the r doubles: preferred.

Watch out for: prefur, prefar, prefor

Memory tip: Prefer ends like her: I prefer her drawing to mine.

Prefer in a sentence

Example 1: I prefer toast to cereal for breakfast.

Example 2: Do you prefer the red pen or the blue one?

Example 3: My sister prefers reading to watching TV.

Fun Fact

Prefer comes from the Latin praeferre, which meant to carry something out in front of others.

Practise the CREST Way

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) perfer
b) purfer
c) prifer
d) prefer

Word Cookie

Insert the correct letter to form a word:

pre_er

a) f
b) s
c) v
d) t

Mingle-Mangle

Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:

frepre

a) pefrer
b) epfrer
c) prefer
d) rpefer

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ananya says, "I prefer tea to coffee." What does she mean?

a) She likes coffee more than tea.
b) She likes tea and coffee the same.
c) She likes tea more than coffee.
d) She does not like tea or coffee.

2. Dev prefers walking to cycling. Today he can walk or cycle to the park. What will he most likely do?

a) take a taxi
b) stay at home
c) cycle there
d) walk there