Offers and Orders: Would You Like and I'll Have: correct answers
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When offering food, drinks, or assistance in English, we use the polite phrase would you like rather than the general question do you like. For example, "Would you like a cup of tea?" offers a drink in the present moment, whereas "Do you like tea?" asks about a general preference. When responding to an offer or placing an order, native speakers use the future simple tense to declare their immediate choice: "I'll have the blueberry muffin, please."
This challenge covers polite interactions across a variety of practical and amusing scenarios. You'll help hungry customers place orders at a sushi restaurant, navigate a busy café morning rush, and even offer dessert to a table of vampires! The exercises focus on distinguishing would you like from do you like, using infinitives correctly after offers (would you like to...), and selecting I'll have over incorrect present tense forms like "I have" or "I take."
You'll work through 15 questions featuring a mix of single-choice, multi-choice, drop-down, and drag-and-drop formats.
Try the quiz to check your knowledge!
Correct answers
Question 1
Waiter: "Good evening! Would you like to hear our daily specials, or are you ready to order?" Customer: "I think I'm ready. I'll have the truffle risotto, please." Waiter: "Excellent choice. And would you like some sparkling water with that?"
Use "Would you like...?" to make a polite offer or invite someone to do something. Do not use "Do you like...?", which asks about general preferences (e.g., "Do you like Italian food in general?").
Use "I'll have..." (I will have) when making a spontaneous decision or ordering food and drinks at a restaurant.
Question 2
Complete the polite host's question to her shivering guest.
"You look absolutely freezing! _____ a cup of hot chocolate to warm up?"
The correct answer is Would you like.
We use Would you like...? to make polite offers.
Be careful not to confuse this with "Do you like...?", which asks about a person's general preferences (e.g., "Do you like hot chocolate in general?"). Here, the host is offering a specific cup right now!
Question 3
Choose the correct phrases to finish this polite dinner party conversation without any awkward silences.
Host: "As an appetizer, would you like some garlic bruschetta?"
Guest: "I absolutely love tomatoes, so I'll have a couple of pieces, thank you!"
Host: "As an appetizer, would you like some garlic bruschetta?"
Guest: "I absolutely love tomatoes, so I'll have a couple of pieces, thank you!"
Would you like is the standard, polite way to offer food or drinks to a guest.
When accepting an offer and stating your choice, I'll have is the most natural phrasing. "I'm having" is generally used for future plans already made (e.g., "I'm having dinner with friends tomorrow"), not for accepting an offer in the moment.
Question 4
Select the correct pair of phrases to complete the café dialogue.
Barista: "_____ a pastry with your cappuccino?" Customer: "Oh, that sounds great. _____ a blueberry muffin, please."
The correct answer is Would you like / I'll have.
The barista is making a polite offer (Would you like...?), and the customer is making a spontaneous choice to order (I'll have...). They are the perfect grammatical pair for a coffee shop transaction!
Question 5
Barista: "Next in line, please! Would you like to try our new seasonal pumpkin spice latte?" Customer: "No thanks, it's July. I'll have a large iced coffee." Barista: "Great choice. Would you like room for milk in that?" Customer: "Yes, please. And I'll also have a blueberry muffin."
"Would you like" is the correct phrase for offering a product or a service. "Do you like" would be asking about the customer's general opinion of milk or lattes.
"I'll have" is the standard, natural way to state your order at a cafe or restaurant.
Question 6
The correct answers are I'll have the spicy garlic noodles, please. and We'll have two orders of the loaded nachos to share.
We use "will have" (often contracted to "I'll have" or "We'll have") to order food at a restaurant. "I'm have" and "We'll to have" contain incorrect verb structures.
Question 7
Choose the correct phrase to help the exhausted commuter offer their seat.
"You've been standing on this crowded train for an hour. _____ my seat?"
The correct answer is Would you like to take.
When offering an action, we use Would you like to + base verb (the infinitive).
We never use an -ing verb (gerund) immediately after "would you like" when making an offer!
Question 8
The correct answers are Would you like to see the dessert menu? and Would you like a slice of our famous blood-orange cake?
We use "Would you like" + noun or "Would you like to" + base verb to make polite offers. "Do you like" is used to ask about general preferences or habits, not to offer something in the moment.
Question 9
Host: "You must be exhausted from your long journey! Would you like to take a quick nap before dinner?" Guest: "Actually, I'd like a cup of artisanal matcha tea, if you have it." Host: "Oh, I only have regular green tea bags. Would you like a cup of that instead?" Guest: "Sigh. Fine, I'll have the regular green tea."
"Would you like...?" can be followed by a noun (a cup) or an infinitive (to take) when making an offer.
"I'd like" (I would like) is a polite way to say what you want.
"I'll have" is used to make a choice from available options, especially when accepting an offer or ordering.
Question 10
Help the hungry customer make up their mind at the fancy restaurant by choosing the correct phrase for each gap.
Waiter: "For your main course, would you like the steak or the salmon?"
Customer: "They both sound amazing, but I'll have the salmon, please."
Waiter: "For your main course, would you like the steak or the salmon?"
Customer: "They both sound amazing, but I'll have the salmon, please."
We use would you like for specific, polite offers. "Do you like" is incorrect here because it asks about general preferences (e.g., "Do you like seafood in general?").
For spontaneous decisions made at the moment of speaking—like ordering food in a restaurant—we use the future with "will" (I'll have), rather than the present simple ("I have").
Question 11
Flight Attendant: "Excuse me, sir. Would you like a complimentary bag of slightly crushed peanuts?" Passenger: "No, thank you. But I'll have a ginger ale to settle my stomach, please." Flight Attendant: "Right away! Would you like me to add some ice to that?"
"Would you like" is the standard polite way to offer something to someone.
When ordering or requesting something in the moment, we use "I'll have" instead of "I have" (which just states a fact about what you currently own).
After "would you like [someone]", we use the full infinitive verb with "to" (e.g., to add).
Question 12
The correct answers are Would you like a hot cup of chamomile tea? and Would you like to take a quick break?
"Would you like" is followed by a noun phrase ("a hot cup...") or an infinitive verb ("to take..."). It is never followed by an -ing verb (gerund). "Do you like" asks about general facts, not immediate offers.
Question 13
Complete this morning coffee shop interaction before the caffeine kicks in! Choose the correct word for each blank.
Barista: "To go with your latte, would you like to try our new seasonal pastry?"
Student: "No thanks, but I'll have an extra shot of espresso instead."
Barista: "To go with your latte, would you like to try our new seasonal pastry?"
Student: "No thanks, but I'll have an extra shot of espresso instead."
When following "would you like" with an action (a verb), we must use the infinitive with "to" (would you like to try).
We use I'll have for making a choice or placing an order. "I take" or "I have" sound unnatural because they describe daily habits, not a decision being made right now.
Question 14
Help the hungry customer place his order at the sushi restaurant.
The waiter asks, "Are you ready to order, sir?" The customer replies, "Yes, _____ the spicy dragon roll, please."
The correct answer is I'll have.
When we make a spontaneous decision or order food and drinks at a restaurant, we use I'll have (I will have).
"I have" is used for general facts or possessions, not for placing an order!
Question 15
The correct answers are I'll have a pint of your finest butter ale, please. and I think I'll have the enchanted roast boar.
When placing an order or making a spontaneous decision about food and drinks, we use "I'll have" (I will have) followed by a noun. "I have" merely states a fact of possession, and "I'll to have" is grammatically incorrect because modal verbs are followed by the base verb without "to".