To say you enjoy something, use I like for normal enjoyment, and I love when you enjoy it a lot. Add a noun or an -ing word: I like tea, I love cooking.
Saying what you like
I like — I like tea.
I love — I love cooking.
Try it: Amina: Do you enjoy painting? Camila: Yes! ___ it more than anything. Camila enjoys painting very much. Choose the strongest positive answer. (I love / I don't like / I hate) Answer: I love — Camila enjoys painting very much, so she says I love.
Saying what you dislike
To say you do not enjoy something, use I don't like. When you dislike it very strongly, use I hate.
I don't like — I don't like washing dishes.
I hate — I hate getting up early.
Try it: Lars: How about washing the dishes? Diego: ___ it. It is my least favorite job. Diego really dislikes washing the dishes. Choose the strongest negative answer. (I hate / I love / I like) Answer: I hate — Diego strongly dislikes it, so he says I hate.
In the middle, and choosing
Not every feeling is strong. When you neither like nor dislike something, say It's okay. To say an activity gives you pleasure, use I enjoy. To say you like one thing more than another, use I prefer.
It's okay — How is the soup? It's okay.
I enjoy — I enjoy reading.
I prefer — I prefer tea to coffee.
Try it: Amina: What do you think of classical music? Hiroshi: ___. I do not love it, but I do not dislike it either. Hiroshi has no strong feeling either way. Choose the answer in the middle. (It's okay / I love it / I hate it) Answer: It's okay — Hiroshi says he neither loves nor dislikes it, so his feeling is in the middle: It's okay.