Make Or Do

Question 1

Housework

Answer 1

Do
After I got home from the office, I was too tired to do the housework

Question 2

Laundry

Answer 2

Do
I really need to do the laundry - I don’t have any clean clothes left

Question 3

Dishes

Answer 3

Do
I’ll make dinner if you do the dishes afterwards

Question 4

Shopping

Answer 4

Do
I went to the bank, did some shopping, and mailed a package at the post office

Question 5

Bed

Answer 5

Make
I made the bed

Question 6

Work

Answer 6

Do
I can’t go out this weekend - I have to do some work on an extra project

Question 7

Homework

Answer 7

Do
You can’t watch any TV until you’ve done your homework

Question 8

Good/great/terrible Job

Answer 8

Do
She did a good job organizing the party

Question 9

Report

Answer 9

Do
I’m doing (or writing) a report on the history of American foreign policy

Question 10

Exercice

Answer 10

Do
I do at least half an hour of exercise every day

Question 11

Nails

Answer 11

Do
Can you open this envelope for me? I just did my nails and they are still wet

Question 12

Anything / something…

Answer 12

Do
Are you doing anything special for your birthday?

Question 13

Well

Answer 13

Do
I think I did pretty well in the interview

Question 14

Best

Answer 14

Do
Just do your best

Question 15

Breakfast / dinner / lunch

Answer 15

Make
I’m making dinner, it’ll be ready in about ten minutes

Question 16

Sandwich / salade / cup of tea

Answer 16

Make
Could you make me a turkey sandwich?
I made a salad for the family picnic
Would you like me to make you a cup of tea?

Question 17

Réservation

Answer 17

Make
I’ve made a reservation for 7:30 at our favourite restaurant

Question 18

Money

Answer 18

Make
I enjoy my job, but I don’t make very much money

Question 19

Profit / fortune / $$

Answer 19

Make
The new company made a profit within its first year
He made a fortune after his book hit #1 on the bestseller list.
I made 250$ selling my old CDs on the internet

Question 20

Friends

Answer 20

Make
It’s hard to make friends when you move to a big city

Question 21

Love

Answer 21

Make
The newlyweds made love on the beach during their honeymoon

Question 22

Fun of someone

Answer 22

Make
The other kids made fun of Jimmy when he got glasses.

Question 23

Phone call

Answer 23

Make
Please excuse me, I need to make a phone call

Question 24

Joke

Answer 24

Make
He made a joke, but it wasn’t very funny and no one laughed

Question 25

Point

Answer 25

Make
Dana made some good points during the meeting

Question 26

Bet

Answer 26

Make
I made a bet with Peter to see who could do more push-ups

Question 27

Complainte

Answer 27

Make
We made a complaint with our internet provider about their terrible service, but we still haven’t heard back from them

Question 28

Confession

Answer 28

Make
I need to make a confession : I was the one who ate the last piece of cake

Question 29

Speech

Answer 29

Make
The company president made a speech about ethics in the workplace

Question 30

Suggestion

Answer 30

Make
Can I make a suggestion?

Question 31

Prediction

Answer 31

Make
It’s difficult to make any predictions about the future of the economy

Question 32

Excuse

Answer 32

Make
When I asked him if he’d finished the work, he started making excuses about how he was too busy

Question 33

Promise

Answer 33

Make
I made a promise to help her whenever she needs it

Question 34

Fuss

Answer 34

Make a fuss (demonstrate annoyance)
Stop making fuss, he’s only late a couple of minutes

Question 35

Observation

Answer 35

Make
I’d like to make an observation about our business plan - it’s not set in stone, so we can be flexible

Question 36

Comment

Answer 36

Make
The teacher made a few critical comments on my essay

Question 37

Plan / list / decision / choice

Answer 37

Make
We’re making plans to travel to Australia next year
I’m making a list of everything we need for the wedding
I’ve made my decision - I’m going to New York, not Boston

Question 38

Mistake

Answer 38

Make
You made a few mistakes in your calculations

Question 39

Progress

Answer 39

Make
My students are making good progress

Question 40

Attempt / effort

Answer 40

Make
I’m making an effort to stop smoking this year

Question 41

Discovery

Answer 41

Make
Scientists have made an important discovery in the area of genetics

Question 42

Difference

Answer 42

Make
Getting eight hours of sleep makes a big difference in my day

Question 43

Exception

Answer 43

Make
Normally the teacher doesn’t accept late homework, but she made an exception for me

Question 44

favour

Answer 44

Do
Can you do me a favour?

Question 45

fuss

Answer 45

Make
There’s no need to make such a fuss

Question 46

apology

Answer 46

Make an apology:
James made an apology to his boss.