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CLASSROOM ACTIVITY 11
DO VS. MAKE COMPARISON CHART

EXERCISES
1. Write do or make in the box depending on the collocation in the sentence, be
careful with the appropriate conjugation of both verbs.

1. My uncle Martin _made_ a lot of money with his company last year.           

 
2. You didn't _do_ your homework yesterday. Why?
 
3.  _do_ me a favour. Can you pick up my suit from the dry cleaner's tomorrow?
 
4. Before going to the airport, _make_ sure you have your ID with you.
 
5. I think Jane _did_ a mistake in her presentation yesterday.
 
6. It won't _make_ you any harm to eat more fruit and vegetables!                      
 
7. The police officer was only_did_ his duty when he questioned you about the robbery.
 
8. David had just made me an offer I can't refuse. He's asked me to make a journey with
him to Sydney!
 
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9. It's always a pleasure to _make_ business with that company.

 
10. Jerry has _made_ fun of me because of my outfit!
 
11. Marge always does the housework before going shopping                       
 
12. Can you make room for my suitcase in the wardrobe, please?
 
13. We did a difficult mathematics test last Friday.
 
14. Mark has to make up his mind! He has to make a choice now! Does he want to go to
university or not?

15. I'm not in the mood to go to Ellen's party tonight. I think I'll make an excuse and I'll stay
home.

2) Complete the following sentences with MAKE or DO in the appropriate tense.

1. The house was a disaster. They ______made__________ a terrible mess.

2. Have you ____made____________ all the arrangements yet?
3. The burglars ______did_________ a lot of damage.
4. Listen. I made lunch so you can ____make____________ the washing up. It's fair.
5. What he did was terrible. He didn't even ____make____________ an apology.
6. They're __making______________ plans for their wedding.
7. Bob: Richard and I have had a fight.
Julia: Not again! You should ______make__________ amends once and for all.
8. Who's going to ________make________ dinner? You or me?
9. Be careful that you __________make______ the right decision.
10. He's _____made___________ an appointment to see the dentist on Thursday.
11. Would you ________________ me a favor and feed the cat while I'm away.
12. We normally ________________ the shopping on Saturday mornings.
13. Before you go out, you have to ________________ your homework, OK?
14. This cake is delicious. Did you really ________________ it?
15. I always ________________ my bed before breakfast.
16. Everyone ________________ a big effort to help yesterday.
17. The doctor told me I have to ________________ exercise regularly.
18. She ________________ crossword puzzles on the train every day.
19. Stop ________________ a fuss. I'm perfectly all right.
20. I ________________ a really terrible mistake in my driving test.

3) Put the following in the suitable place (MAKE or DO).

1. ________ A MISTAKE
2. ________THE HOMEWORK
3. ________UP MY MIND
4. ________A MESS
5. ________A COMPLAINT
6. ______SOMEONE A FAVOUR
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7. ________SURE THAT
8. ________NOTHING
9. ________MY BEST
10. ________MONEY
11. ________A SPEECH
12. ________BUSINESS WITH
13. ________EXERCICES
14. ________A NOISE
15. ________A PHONE CALL