Build the sentence

Would Rather, Would Prefer and Prefer —
Build the Sentences.

Arrange the tiles to build each sentence or question. Leave out the extra word.

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Question 1

Arrange the words: _____

Options: prefers, I prefer drawing to photography.

Question 2

Arrange the words: _____

Options: Do you prefer soup?, preferring

Question 3

Arrange the words: _____

Options: sharing, Would you prefer to share?

Question 4

Arrange the words: _____

Options: Would you rather wait?, waits

Question 5

Arrange the words: _____

Options: cooperated, I'd prefer them to cooperate.

Question 6

Arrange the words: _____

Options: I'd rather she stayed., staying

Question 7

Arrange the words: _____

Options: don't, I'd rather he didn't interrupt.

Question 8

Arrange the words: _____

Options: I'd prefer it if she agreed., agreeing

Question 9

Arrange the words: _____

Options: don't, I'd prefer it if he didn't shout.

Question 10

Arrange the words: _____

Options: I'd prefer to have apologised., has

Question 11

Arrange the words: _____

Options: having, I'd rather she had waited.

Question 12

Arrange the words: _____

Options: I'd rather he hadn't lied., haven't

Practice Would Rather, Would Prefer and Prefer — Build the Sentences with this interactive sentence-building exercise of 12 questions. Tap the words into the correct order to build each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get detailed feedback on every sentence.

Practicing grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Would Rather, Would Prefer and Prefer — Build the Sentences in everyday English.

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