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MAKE

 AND  DO  
 
DO:  We  often  use  DO  with  certain  nouns  to  describe  certain  activities  or  
things  that  have  an  effect  on  people:  Ex.  Sorry,  I  can't  go  out,  I  have  to  do  my  
homework.  
 
In  informal  English,  we  can  use  DO  instead  of  another  verb  such  as:  "Can  you  do  
my  shoes?"  =  "can  you  clean  my  shoes?"  
 
*Do  business   *  Do  a  favour  
*Do  damage   *  Do  harm  
*  Do  an  exercise   *  Do  justice  (to)  
*  Dom  someone  a  favour   *  Do  an  operation  
*  Do  no  good,  do  not  any  good   *  Do  repairs  
*  Do  housework   *  Do  wonders  
*  Do  an  injury   *  Do  wrong  
*  Do  a  job   *  Do  hair  or  nails  =  cut  them  
*  Do  research   *  Do  beds  =  make  beds  
*  Do  flowers  =  arrange  them   *  Do  a  cupboard,  a  desk,  a  garden  =  
*  Do  better   tidy  
*  Do  one’s  best   *  Do  the  ironing  
*  Do  business   *  Do  the  washing  up  
*  Do  damage   *  Do  a  bit  of  skiing  
*  Do  one’s  duty   *  Do  the  gardening  
*  Do  evil   *  Do  the  shopping  
 
MAKE:  We  use  make  to  talk  about  constructing  or  creating  something.
 
*  Make  an  announcement.   *  Make  a  guess.  
*  Make  an  application.   *  Make  a  habit  of  doing  something.  
*  Make  an  arrangement.   *  Make  a  journey.  
*  Make  an  appointment.   *  Make  a  list.    
*  Make  an  attempt.   *  Make  a  mistake.  
*  Make  attacks  on   *  Make  money.    
*  Make  a  change   *  Make  a  noise.  
*  Make  a  choice.   *  Make  an  offer.    
*  Make  some  coffee.   *  Make  peace  (with).  
*  Make  a  comment.     *  Make  a  phone  call.    
*  Make  a  complaint.     *  Make  a  plan.    
*  Make  a  confession.   *  Make  a  point.    
*  Make  a  contribution.   *  Make  a  point.    
*  Make  a  decision.     *  Make  preparations.  
*  Make  a  demand.   *  Make  a  profit.  
*  Make  a  difference.   *  Make  progress.  
*  Make  a  discovery.   *  Make  a  promise.  
*  Make  an  effort.     *  Make  a  remark.  
*  Make  an  enquiry.   *  Make  a  report.  
*  Make  an  excuse.   *  Make  a  request.  
*  Make  a  fool  (of).   *  Make  a  sound.    
*  Make  friends.   *  Make  a  speech.  
*  Make  fun  (of)   *  Make  a  suggestion.  
*  Make  sure  of.   *  Make  way  (for).  
*  Make  a  trip.   *  Make  (someone)  welcome.  
*  Make  trouble.   *  Make  work  (for  others).  
*  Make  use  (of).    
 
 
IMPORTANT  –  REMEMBER  
 
I  took  some  photographs.  (NOT  made)  
I  packed  my  cases  before  going  on  holiday.  (NOT  made)  
This  factory  makes  furniture  (NOT  ‘fabricates’  –  fabricate  means  ‘make  something  
artificial  or  false’  or  ‘make  artificially’)  
It  is  six  years  since  I  saw  him.  (NOT  It  makes  six  years  …)  
 
EXERCISES  
 
Complete  the  sentences,  using  the  appropriate  verb  in  the  correct  form.  
 
A:     I   see   the   Civil   Service   are   _______________   preparations   to   go   on   strike   next  
week.  The  Government  has  _______________  them  an  offer  of  7%  but  they  say  
it’s  not  enough.  If  they  are  public  servants  they  should  __________________  their  
duty  and  not  ___________________  trouble  for  everyone  else.  
B:   I   don’t   think   you   ___________________   justice   to   them.   After   all,   they   don’t  
______________   much   money,   compared   with   people   in   industry.   Everyone  
______________  fun  of  them  and  the  newspapers  have  ___________________  a  lot  of  
attacks   on   them   recently,   but   most   of   them   _________________   their   jobs   well.  
They   have   to   be   very   patient   when   the   public   ___________________   complaints  
about  them.  
A:   If  the  Government  closed  half  the  offices,  they  would  be  ________________  us  a  
favour.   If   those   bureaucrats   had   to   _________________   a   profit   every   year   in  
order   to   __________________   a   success   of   their   jobs,   it   would   _________________   a  
difference   to   them.   They’d   _________________   their   best,   instead   of  
_________________   work   for   other   people   because   they   are   too   lazy   to  
_________________  their  own  work  properly.  
B:   I’m   not   ____________________   excuses   for   them,   but   you   can’t   expect   them   to  
______________   more   than   they’re   paid   to   do.   They   don’t   __________________   the  
decisions  they  have  to  carry  out.  
 
KEY:  
 
A:     making     made     do     make  
B:     do     make     makes     made     do     makes  
A:   doing     make     make     make     do     making
  do  
B:   making     do     make  

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