Do and Make - Guidelines and Exercises

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• DO is a synonym of carry out / execute / complete / perform.

• MAKE is a synonym of build / create / manufacture / produce / fabricate.

However there are typical expressions that go with one or another

a noise / somebody do something / a plan / a


change / a speech / a mistake / money / an
a favour / justice / honour / an exercise / experiment / friends / friends with / an effort /
the washing / the cleanin / the / shopping progress / an appointment / a discovery / the
/ the housework / one's duty / good / beds / an agreement / an offer / a journey / a
phone call / room / way / use of / war / an
business / gymnastics / a job / right /
arrangement / a difference / an exception / an
wrong / a sum / my best / the accounts/ excuse / an attempt / a complaint / contacts / a
everything I can / nothing decision / something better / a bid / a call on
somebody / something clear / a profit / a loss/ a
mess / a note / a promise / progress / a start / a
suggestion / sure
FILL IN WITH DO AND MAKE IN THE CORRECT FORM
1. Why don’t you ______________________ a favour to him?
2. When do you ______________________ the shopping?
3. ______________________ friends and not war
4. My father is ______________________ the dinner
5. Who ______________________ your bed at home?
6. The children are ______________________ the homework
7. They ______________________ an effort at the last moment and bought her a present
8. Have you ______________________ any exercise today?
9. Have you ______________________ up your mind yet? No, I haven’t decided what to do yet.
10. They ______________________ the decision of letting her go to the party
11. She will ______________________ her best, I promise you.
12. They are going to ______________________ a plan for their wedding
13. She ______________________ some allegations the previous day of the trial.
14. ______________________ honesty one of your personality traits.
15. What are you doing? I ______________________ a map for school
16. Why have you ______________________ such a mess?
17. ______________________ a suggestion and we will see what we can do
18. I never ______________________ an exception with it.
19. Have you ______________________ use of the new appliance?
20. She decided to ______________________ a start in her life
21. This new business is ______________________ me get a lot of profit
22. Does your mum ______________________ the washing every day?
23. I like this picture and I ______________________ a bid in the auction
24. ______________________ me an offer and I’ll an attempt to sell it
25. I’ve ______________________ an arrangement for the dentist next week
26. We ______________________ a great experiment in our science class last week
27. Shall we ______________________ business?
28. Let’s ______________________ some sums to practise for the Maths exam tomorrow
29. Do you think you ______________________ the right thing with John’s affair?
30. We ______________________ a complaint after receiving this vicious appliance.

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