GRADE 12 THUC HANH SAI GON HIGH SCHOOL Ms Anna Trang Dai

DO vs MAKE

I. Do: nghĩa là thực hiện một việc gì đó đã có sẵn, một việc làm chung chung. Ex:
What are you doing now?

A. do + subject (môn học) (chuyên về ngành...)

1. do chemistry 2. do literature 3. do geography 4. do English B. do + one’s + Noun

1. do/try one's best (cố hết sức) 2. do one's hair (làm tóc) 3. do one’s duty (làm nhiệm vụ) 4. do one's
homework 5. do one's job / work (làm việc) 6. do one's exam (làm bài thi) 7. do one’s assignment
(làm btập)
C. do + the + V-ing

1. do the shopping (mua sắm) 2. do the washing up (rửa chén) 3. do the housework 4. do the cooking 5.
do the bathing 6. do the booking (giữ chỗ trước) 7. do the gardening (làm vườn) 8. do the washing (giặt
quần áo) 9. do the table-laying (xếp dọn bàn ghế) 10. do the cleaning (lau nhà)
D. Other cases
1. do military service (đi lính) 2. do computations (làm phép tính)
3. do a good deed (làm việc thiện) 4. do/ conduct / undertake/carry out research (nghiên cứu) 5. do
business (kinh doanh) 6. do something/everything
II. Make: nghĩa là tạo ra, làm ra một thứ gì đó cụ thể mà trước đó chưa có
Ex: My sister made tea for all of us.
make (a/an) + Noun (as a fixed
phrase)

1. make a decision on (quyết định) 2. make an attempt at (cố gắng)

3. make a complaint about (than phiền) 4. make an effort (nỗ lực)
5. make a suggestion (đề nghị) 6. make an apology to (xin lỗi)
7. make fun of (chế nhạo) 8. make a contribution to (đóng góp) 9. make a fuss over
/about (làm om sòm) 10. make a preparation (chuẩn bị)
11. make friends (kết bạn) 12. make noise (làm ồn)
13. make the bed (dọn giường) 14. make a mistake (phạm lỗi)
15. make a speech (đọc diễn văn) 16. make an offer (để nghị)
17. make a date (hen hò) 18. make progress (tiến bộ)
19. make a success (thành công) 20. make a journey (đi du lịch)
21. make conversation (đàm thoại) 22. make a call (gọi điện thoại)
23.make a mark (đánh dấu) 24. make a trial (thử nghiệm)
25. make a fortune (làm giàu) 26. make an arrangement
27. Make trouble (gây rối) 28. make war (gây chiến)
29. Make tea/ coffee 30. Make a promise
* promise = give one’s word = to make a promise
=> to keep one’s promise >< to go back on/ break one’s promises
Exercises:
1 My sister __ the ironing every night. (do / make / does / makes)
2 That shop _very good business recently. (does / makes / has made / has done)
3 Mrs. Bush has her hair __every three times a week. (do /make / made /done)
4 Tom's mother __ him eat his dinner last evening. (do / did / made / None are correct) 5 She
couldn't come because she was busy__ her new clothes. (do / have done / make / making)

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GRADE 12 THUC HANH SAI GON HIGH SCHOOL Ms Anna Trang Dai
6 I'll be very angry if he__ any more mistakes. (does / makes / will do / will make)
7 She's expecting __ a trip to Nha Trang. (doing / making / to make / to do)
8 This manager_ a big mistake in business with such a factory two years ago.
a. does b. makes c. made d. did
9 He never __his parents sad or __ harm to anybody.
a. make / make b. makes / do c. does / makes d. makes / does 10 If your brother __ something
wrong, will he feel sorry for it? (do / make/ makes / All are incorrect) 11 A lot of inventions _to
improve human life up till now.
a. have made b. have done c. has made d. have been made 12 The children __ too much noise
outside the house at present. (make / is doing / are making / do) 13 She promised __ her best to
get a good result. (do / make / doing / None are correct) to do 14 Her younger brother wants _ a
course in French. (make / to make / to do /do)
15 What are you _? I'm __a dress.
a. make /do b. doing / making c. making / doing d. do / make 16 I must try not to
__ so many mistakes. (do / tell / make / perform)
17 I don't like to ask people for help as a rule but I wonder if you could_ me a favour. (find / pick / make / do)
18 He __ mathematics well when I was at high school. (did / made / felt / lost)
19 He's the sort of person who always __ troubles. (do / make / does / makes)
20 Why don't you __ him ___ his work? (a. do-make b. doing - making c. make - do d. make - to do)
21 Regular practice __ success. (do / make / makes / does)
22 He __ a promise never to go to school late. (make / does / makes / do)
PRACTICE BRINGS SUCCESS. HAVE A WHALE OF A TIME .
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