Had Better and Would Rather Exercise

Choose the correct answer for each question.

1. You know, I_______________ you didn't smoke in front of the kids.
1. 'd rather
2.

'd better

2. You_______________ not breathe a word about this to David.

1.

'd better

2.

'd rather

3. You_______________ take insect repellant if you're camping near a lake.

1.

'd better

2.

'd rather

4. A: Can I borrow your car?

B: You_______________ not!
1.

'd rather

2.

'd better

5. I_______________ go to Altea than bloody Benidorm any day.

1.

'd rather

2.

'd better

6. I_______________ not drink on Friday or I won't be in a fit state for the journey.
1.

'd rather

2.

'd better

7. They_______________ have everything ready for when our clients arrive or I'll skin them
alive.
1.

'd rather

2.

'd better

8. It's getting dark. We_______________ go back now.

1.

'd rather

2.

'd better

9. You_______________ take a bit of time to think this one over carefully.

1.

'd better

2.

'd rather

10. A: Mike, I_______________ you didn't wear jeans in the office.

B: Craig, I'd rather you weren't my boss!
1.

'd rather

2.

'd better

11. We_______________ you didn't hang out with Craig. He's bad news.
1.

'd rather

2.

'd better

12. A: Can I borrow your camera?

B: I_______________ you didn't.
1.

'd better

2.

'd rather

would rather, had better

1. Youd .............................................................................stay here until the storm
passes.
2. Id .......................................................................work outside than have to be in
an office all day.
3. Would you .............................................................wait until you've had longer to
think about it?
4. Wed ..............................................not ring them now. They're probably putting
the baby to bed.
5. Id ....................................................................have a window seat, please.
6. Youd ...............................................................stay in and study tonight. You've
got a test tomorrow.

HAD BETTER / WOULD RATHER

1 They___________keep off the crevice, or they will fall.
A

'd better not

'd better

would rather not

2 I wanted to go on, but the doctor told me____________

A

I'd better not because I looked very tired

I would rather be better

I had me better

3 What_________________,have some coffee now or wait until lunch ?

A

had you better do

would you rather do

did he do better

4 Don't push me.____________ one thing well, than many wrong.

A

We'd better do

I'd rather do

I'd rather not do

5 I don't like them at all. I'd rather____________with them.

A

you not go

you don't go

you didn't go

6 I think you'd better_________________in this weather. You will catch a

cold.

not go out

go not out

not to go out

7 Really, I'd rather _______________what I think about his last novel, he

would kill me.

you didn't tell me

not tell you

not have told you

8 I'd rather sleep for a while_____________keep on working like mad

A

before than

that

than

9 Who______________go to London instead of doing the skating

evening ?

had better

would rather

would you rather

10 The teacher said we_____________learn the present first and then go on

to the past.

had better

hadn't better

hadn't rather

HAD BETTER or WOULD RATHER