Prefer has 2 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Do you prefer tea or coffee?" "Neither. I prefer milk". | |
| 2. | Some women don't prefer information, which they may think is just boring, and do prefer to rely on intuition, in which they may not be proficient. | |
| 3. | "Do you prefer scrambled eggs?" "No, we prefer fried eggs." | |
| 4. | I prefer to look for a solution to problems, not only to report them. | |
| 5. | Fifty-two per cent of British women prefer chocolate to sex. | |
| 6. | I would prefer to speak to you in private. | |
| 7. | I prefer a hotel by the airport. | |
| 8. | I prefer being poor to being rich. | |
| 9. | I prefer silver rings to gold ones. | |
| 10. | I prefer staying home to going fishing. |