Make Or Do Flashcards

1
Q

Housework
Do or make?

A

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

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Laundry

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

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3
Q

Dishes

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

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4
Q

Shopping

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

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5
Q

Bed
Do or make

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Make
I made the bed

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6
Q

Work

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

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7
Q

Homework

A

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

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8
Q

Good/great/terrible Job

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Do
She did a good job organizing the party

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9
Q

Make or do - Report

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

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10
Q

Exercice

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

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11
Q

Nails
Make or do

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

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12
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Anything / something…
Make or do

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Do
Are you doing anything special for your birthday?

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13
Q

Well

A

Do
I think I did pretty well in the interview

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14
Q

Best
Do or make ?

A

Do
Just do your best

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15
Q

Breakfast / dinner / lunch
Do or make?

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

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16
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Sandwich / salade / cup of tea

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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?

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17
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Réservation

A

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

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18
Q

Money

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

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19
Q

Profit / fortune / $$
Make or do

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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

20
Q

Friends

A

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

21
Q

Love

A

Make
The newlyweds made love on the beach during their honeymoon

22
Q

Fun of someone

A

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

23
Q

Phone call

A

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

24
Q

Joke

A

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

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Point Make or do
Make Dana made some good points during the meeting
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Bet Do or make
Make I made a bet with Peter to see who could do more push-ups
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Complainte Do or make?
Make We made a complaint with our internet provider about their terrible service, but we still haven’t heard back from them
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Confession
Make I need to make a confession : I was the one who ate the last piece of cake
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Speech Do or make
Make The company president made a speech about ethics in the workplace
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Suggestion
Make Can I make a suggestion?
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Prediction Do or make
Make It’s difficult to make any predictions about the future of the economy
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Excuse Do or make?
Make When I asked him if he’d finished the work, he started making excuses about how he was too busy
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Promise Make or do
Make I made a promise to help her whenever she needs it
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Fuss Do or make?
Make a fuss (demonstrate annoyance) Stop making fuss, he’s only late a couple of minutes
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Observation Do or make?
Make I’d like to make an observation about our business plan - it’s not set in stone, so we can be flexible
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Comment Make or do
Make The teacher made a few critical comments on my essay
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Plan / list / decision / choice Make or do
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
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Mistake
Make You made a few mistakes in your calculations
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Progress
Make My students are making good progress
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Attempt / effort
Make I’m making an effort to stop smoking this year
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Discovery Do or make
Make Scientists have made an important discovery in the area of genetics
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Difference Make or do
Make Getting eight hours of sleep makes a big difference in my day
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Exception
Make Normally the teacher doesn’t accept late homework, but she made an exception for me
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favour Do or make ?
Do Can you do me a favour?
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fuss
Make There’s no need to make such a fuss
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apology
Make an apology: James made an apology to his boss.