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Make or Do Exercise
Practice using 'make' and 'do' correctly with common collocations and expressions.
General Rule: Use 'make' when creating, producing, or constructing something. Use 'do' for activities, tasks, and actions.
MAKE (Creating/Producing)
make a cake
make a decision
make a mistake
make a plan
make money
make a suggestion
make an effort
DO (Activities/Tasks)
do homework
do exercise
do your best
do business
do the dishes
do research
do someone a favor
Activity 1: Basic Choice
Choose between 'make' or 'do' for these common expressions.
1
Easy
Could you please ________ me a favor and water my plants while I'm away?
2
Easy
I need to ________ a decision about which job offer to accept.
3
Medium
Before we start the project, we should ________ some research on the topic.
Activity 2: Complete the Sentences
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of 'make' or 'do'.
4
Medium
She always ________ her homework right after school.
Present Simple
Remember: 'do' for tasks and activities
5
Medium
Yesterday, I ________ a terrible mistake that cost the company a lot of money.
Past Simple
Remember: 'make' for errors and creating problems
6
Hard
By next week, we will have ________ all the preparations for the conference.
Future Perfect
Think: 'do preparations' or 'make preparations'?
Activity 3: Correct the Mistakes
Some sentences use 'make' or 'do' incorrectly. Choose the correct version.
7
Hard
Which sentence is CORRECT?
8
Hard
Which sentence is INCORRECT?
9
Medium
Complete this sentence correctly:
If you want to succeed in business, you have to ________ an effort to understand your customers.
Think: 'make an effort' or 'do an effort'?
Activity 4: Mixed Practice
Complete these sentences with the correct form of 'make' or 'do'.
10
Hard
It's important to ________ your best on every assignment.
11
Medium
Before you ________ a complaint, you should try to resolve the issue informally.
Think: 'make a complaint' or 'do a complaint'?
12
Hard
Create your own sentence using 'make' or 'do' correctly:
Example: I need to do the laundry this afternoon.
Key Rules: Make vs. Do
MAKE: Creating, producing, constructing something tangible or intangible
Common 'make' expressions: make a decision, make a mistake, make money, make a plan, make a suggestion, make an excuse, make a promise
DO: Performing activities, tasks, duties, or actions
Common 'do' expressions: do homework, do exercise, do your best, do business, do the dishes, do research, do someone a favor
General guideline: If the activity doesn't create something new, use 'do'. If it creates something, use 'make'.
Exceptions to remember: do your hair/makeup (not make), make a bed (not do), do time (serve a prison sentence)
Make: a difference, a cake, a call, a choice, a comment, a complaint, a confession, a deal, a discovery, a fool of yourself, a fortune, friends, a fuss, a habit of, a joke, a living, a mess, a noise, a point, a profit, a sound, a speech, a suggestion, a wish
Do: the accounts, an assignment, business, the cooking, damage, the dishes, an exam, exercise, the gardening, good, harm, homework, housework, your job, the ironing, the laundry, your nails, nothing, research, something, the shopping, the vacuuming, work, your worst
Answers & Explanations
Correct: do
Explanation: "Do someone a favor" is a fixed expression. We use 'do' for favors and helping actions.
Correct: make
Explanation: "Make a decision" is a fixed expression. We 'make' decisions because we're creating or forming them.
Correct: do
Explanation: "Do research" is a fixed expression. Research is an activity/task, not something we create.
Correct: does
Explanation: "Do homework" is correct. Homework is a task/activity. Since 'she' is third person singular, we use 'does'.
Correct: made
Explanation: "Make a mistake" is correct. Mistakes are things we create (even though we don't want to!). Past tense of make is 'made'.
Correct: done
Explanation: "Do preparations" or "make preparations" are both possible, but "do preparations" is more common for tasks. Future perfect requires past participle: 'done'.
Correct: B - I need to do some exercise to stay healthy.
Explanation: Exercise is an activity, so we use 'do'. 'Make exercise' is incorrect.
Correct: A - Could you make the dishes after dinner?
Explanation: This is incorrect. We say "do the dishes" (washing dishes is a task). "Make the dishes" would mean creating dishes, not washing them.
Correct: make
Explanation: "Make an effort" is a fixed expression. An effort is something we create or produce.
Correct: do
Explanation: "Do your best" is a fixed expression. It means to perform to the best of your ability.
Correct: make
Explanation: "Make a complaint" is correct. A complaint is something we create or formulate.
Correct: Any grammatically correct sentence using 'make' or 'do' appropriately.
Example: "I have to make dinner for my family tonight." (creating a meal) or "I need to do my taxes this weekend." (completing a task)
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