What’s the difference between Do & Make?
| DO + WORK | MAKE + CREATE |
| do your homework | make a mistake |
| do the housework | make an appointment |
| do the gardening | make a mess |
| do the washing up | make your bed |
| do business | make a choice |
| do some exercises | make a photocopy |
| do an exam / a test | make a film |
| do an English course | make a phone call |
| USE DO + ACTIVITIES | MAKE + FOOD |
| do gymnastics | make coffee |
| do yoga | make breakfast / lunch / dinner |
| do karate | make a sandwich |
Practice the use of Do and Make with this Exercise. Choose the correct answer below.
Remember that DO is also use as a helping (auxiliary) verb for questions and negatives.
| Helping Verb | Person (Subject) | Verb Base | Short Answers | |
| Do | you | work | on Monday? | Yes, I do. No, I don’t. |
| Does | she | have | a car? | Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t |
| Do | they | speak | English? | Yes, they do. No, they don’t. |
| Did | you | find | your keys? | Yes, I did. No, I didn’t |
| Did | he | arrive | yesterday? | Yes, he did. No, he didn’t. |
NOTE!
DO can also be the MAIN Verb in a question.
| Helping Verb | Person (Subject) | Verb Base | Short Answers | |
| Do | you | do | karate? | Yes, I do. No, I don’t. |
| Does | Mark | do | business with you? | Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t. |
| Do | they | do | a lot of homework? | Yes, they do. No, they don’t. |
NOTE!
What do you do? This is a special form which means: What is your job?
Example: What do you do? I’m a teacher.
More exercises with MAKE & DO
Make or Do Multiple-Choice Exercise
Take, Make or Do Multiple-Choice Exercise
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