Do & Make

DO & MAKE
Make or Do 1
1. ______ a good job
2. ______ it yourself
3. ______ a course
4. ______a suggestion
5. ______ a subject
6. ______ the dusting
7. ______ the bed
8. ______ well / badly
9. ______sense
10. ______do wonders
11. ______a noise
12. ______up your mind
13. ______ the honours
14. ______an appointment
15. ______ a favour
16. ______ your duty
17. ______an offer
18. ______a phone call
19. ______a journey
20. ______a cake
21. ______a fortune
22. ______fun of someone
23. ______an effort
24. ______ a sum
25. ______ the ironing
26. ______ the shopping
27. ______ the washing up
28. ______ studies
29. ______money

30. ______ a room
31. ______a scene
32. ______a speech
33. ______sure/certain
34. ______progress
35. ______plans
36. ______the most of
37. ______a promise
38. ______a complaint
39. ______a compliment
40. ______war / love
41. ______ harm
42. ______light of
43. ______a guess
44. ______a decision
45. ______friends
46. ______amends
47. ______ exercise

Make or Do 2
1. I hate doing the housework every day.
2. She had to repeat the composition because she had ______ a lot of spelling mistakes.
3. Be serious! Why are you always ______ fun of everything?
4. They were ______ so much noise that someone phoned the police.
5. I always ______ the ironing and she ______ the washing up.
6. The best man has to ______ a speech.
7. Could you ______ me a favor.
8. I was ______ the shopping when I met Rosemary.
9. I have ______ an appointment with the dentist.
10. She always ______ a delicious cake for her birthday begosantao.

11. The children always ______ their homework before watching TV.
12. My company ______ a lot of money last year.
13. She ______ a great effort and improved a lot.
14. I can’t ______ exercise everyday but at least I walk an hour a day.
15. If you wear this hat everybody will ______ fun of you
16. she ______ an excellent suggestion bur nobody answered.
17. She is doing Laws at Oxford University.
18. This a difficult decision to ______ but I thing it was necessary.
19. she ______ a fortune by selling dolls.
20. I´ll ______ sure he has understood.
Make or Do 3
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've ______ 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.
Make or Do 4
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 voluntering 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. The child ______ a face behind the teacher's back.
11. It's freezing! Let's turn on the heating and ______ a fire in the fireplace.
12. I'm not going to go ice skating! I'd only fall over and ______ a fool of myself.
13. Could you possibly ______ me a favour and bring dessert to my dinner party tomorrow?
14. When she was 40 she sold her business and ______ a fortune. She now spends most of her time at the beach.
15. Lucy helped the children to ______ drawings of flowers.
16. Jill has to ______ three exams this week, so I don't think we'll see her until next week.
17. I'm fine, Mum! There's no need to call the doctor! Don't ______ a fuss.
18. John ______ a joke at the start of the meeting, but nobody laughed.
19. I really need to ______ some shopping this afternoon. We have no food in the house at all.
20. I just can’t find time to ________ the accounts. I’m way behind my work.
Make or Do 5
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 have ______ 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.
Make or Do 6
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 comments 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 cafe.
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's 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 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. made
20. Graham ______ really well in the tennis competition. He came second out of over a hundred people.