‘Make’ or ‘Do’
Exercise 1
Put in the correct form of ‘make’ or ‘do’:
1. John worked hard and ____________ his best at his job, but he still wasn’t promoted.
2. The teenagers were ____________ such a noise that the neighbour called the police.
3. She ____________ a payment on her debt every month. Soon she’ll have finished paying it
off.
4. So many chores to ____________! I need to clean the bathroom and the kitchen, hoover and
change all the beds.
5. Sorry, I ____________ a mistake. The restaurant isn’t here, but on another street.
6. It’s late, and we should go home. Let’s ____________ a move.
7. Unfortunately his business ____________ a huge loss last year and had to close down.
8. If you don’t speak English, you’ll find it hard to ____________ business in the UK.
9. He ____________ a promise to his grandmother that he’d never fight anyone ever again.
10. I called the hotel and ____________ a reservation for two people for Saturday the 16th.
11. The washing machine flooded and the water ____________ a lot of damage. All the carpets
had to be replaced.
12. She ____________ a lot of lists of things to do, but she never does any of the things!
13. Unfortunately, all the students ____________ very badly on the test.
14. Children ____________ such a mess! I spend my whole life tidying up!
15. The car was ____________ 90 miles per hour on the motorway when it was stopped by the
police.
16. John went outside to ____________ a phone call.
17. Lucy has decided to ____________ a course this autumn. She’s going to study Spanish.
18. My grandmother loves ____________ crosswords.
19. Anne ____________ a good point. She said that it’s often cheaper to fly in the UK than take
the train.
20. If I were to ____________ a prediction, I’d say that it’ll rain this afternoon.
Exercise 2
Put in the correct form of ‘make’ or ‘do’:
1. I haven’t eaten chocolate for three weeks, but it hasn’t ____________ any difference to my
weight!
2. If you’ll ____________ the dishes, I’ll sweep the floor.
3. Thanks for ____________ such lovely comments about my paintings! I’m really glad you like
them.
4. Could you call the manager please? I’d like to ____________ a complaint.
5. I feel terrible! I really must ____________ some more exercise! Will you come for a run with
me tomorrow?
6. He’s volunteering at a homeless shelter because he wants to ____________ good.
7. She needs to ____________ a choice. Either move to Madrid or stay in London. She can’t
keep changing every week!
8. Let’s ____________ a date to meet and talk about your business idea. How about next Friday?
9. John ____________ a decision to take the bus, but it was so delayed that he wished he’d taken
the train.
10. Robert spent the weekend ____________ the gardening. He mowed the lawn and planted a
lot of new plants.
11. The child ____________ a face behind the teacher’s back.
12. It’s freezing! Let’s turn on the heating and ____________ a fire in the fireplace.
13. I’m not going to go ice skating! I’d only fall over and ____________ a fool of myself!
14. Could you possibly ____________ me a favour and bring dessert to my dinner party
tomorrow?
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!
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.
Exercise 4
Put in the correct form of ‘make’ or ‘do’:
1. How much money does a waitress ____________?
2. Could you ____________ the laundry today? We have no clean clothes.
3. She spent the evening watching black and white films and ____________ her nails.
4. Did their new business ____________ a profit last year?
5. The teacher ____________ some very positive remarks about Susie’s work.
6. There’s so much paperwork to ____________! I’ll be here all night
7. The CEO of the company ____________ some interesting observations during his visit to our
department.
8. I’d like to ____________ Julie an offer of a job. It would be full time in our office.
9. There was a man sitting on the pier earlier. He was ____________ a painting of the boats.
10. This lecture is so boring! Let’s ____________ an escape during the break and go to the café!
11. William ____________ an excuse to the teacher about why he was late, but she didn’t
believe him.
12. Stop talking and ____________ some work!
13. Alison can’t come tonight. She’d already ____________ plans.
14. I’m going to work all weekend. I really want to ____________ some progress on this project.
15. Could you please ____________ sure that the money has gone into the correct bank account?
16. It takes Lizzie an hour a day to ____________ the washing up. She would love to have a
dishwasher.
17. I offered the job to Ian, and I said he had until Monday to ____________ his mind up.
18. In the morning she gets up, has a shower and gets dressed, then ____________ the bed. After
that she goes downstairs and has breakfast.
19. John and Lucy ____________ their way through the crowded streets to their hotel.
20. Graham ____________ really well in the tennis competition. He came second out of over a
hundred people.
