‘Make’ or ‘Do’ Exercise 3

Put in the correct form of ‘make’ or ‘do’:

1. You should eat more fruit and vegetables. It would ____________ you good.
2. Traditionally, three people ____________ speeches at weddings in the UK.
The groom, the father of the bride, and the best man.
3. Lucy ____________ all the ironing, washed the floor and made dinner.
4. John decided that he needed to ____________ more research before he could
write his essay.
5. Could I ____________ a suggestion? Maybe we should give up work for
today and go and have a drink.
6. I’m too busy to see you now. Please call my secretary and ____________ an
appointment.
7. I spent a long time ____________ my hair, but when I went outside, the wind
ruined it in one minute!
8. He ____________ an attempt to tidy up before she arrived, but the room was
still very messy.
9. How do you like our new kitchen? I think the workmen ____________ a good
job.
10. They have ____________ too many errors in this article. We can’t publish it.
11. I know the shop usually closes at six but could you ____________ an
exception today? I have a busload of tourists who’d like to visit.
12. She tried to ____________ her homework early in the evening, so she could
relax afterwards.
13. I ____________ a great effort to study hard for that exam, but I still didn’t
pass!
14. I travelled to Paris when I was a child and it ____________ a great impression
on me. I’ve always loved France and French things ever since.
15. One tiny piece of chocolate cake won’t ____________ you any harm! Eat up!

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16. He didn’t ____________ a sound when he got home late, so as not to wake up
his wife.
17. Right, could you ____________ arrangements for next week? We need to
book a restaurant for lunch at 1pm on Saturday, and we need to think of
something to do on Sunday too.
18. I spend far too much time ____________ housework! I wish I had a cleaner!
19. She ____________ certain that she had turned the iron off before she left the
house.
20. I enjoy going to new places and ____________ new friends.

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Answers:
1. You should eat more fruit and vegetables. It would do you good.
2. Traditionally, three people make speeches at weddings in the UK. The groom,
the father of the bride, and the best man.
3. Lucy did all the ironing, washed the floor and made dinner.
4. John decided that he needed to do more research before he could write his
essay.
5. Could I make a suggestion? Maybe we should give up work for today and go
and have a drink.
6. I’m too busy to see you now. Please call my secretary and make an
appointment.
7. I spent a long time doing my hair, but when I went outside, the wind ruined it
in one minute!
8. He made an attempt to tidy up before she arrived, but the room was still very
messy.
9. How do you like our new kitchen? I think the workmen did a good job.
10. They have made too many errors in this article. We can’t publish it.
11. I know the shop usually closes at six but could you make an exception today?
I have a busload of tourists who’d like to visit.
12. She tried to do her homework early in the evening, so she could relax
afterwards.
13. I made a great effort to study hard for that exam, but I still didn’t pass!
14. I travelled to Paris when I was a child and it made a great impression on me.
I’ve always loved France and French things ever since.
15. One tiny piece of chocolate cake won’t do you any harm! Eat up!
16. He didn’t make a sound when he got home late, so as not to wake up his wife.
17. Right, could you make arrangements for next week? We need to book a
restaurant for lunch at 1pm on Saturday, and we need to think of something to
do on Sunday too.
18. I spend far too much time doing housework! I wish I had a cleaner!
19. She made certain that she had turned the iron off before she left the house.
20. I enjoy going to new places and making new friends.

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May be freely copied for personal or classroom use.