Make Or Do Flashcards
Housework
Do or make?
Do
After I got home from the office, I was too tired to do the housework
Laundry
Do
I really need to do the laundry - I don’t have any clean clothes left
Dishes
Do
I’ll make dinner if you do the dishes afterwards
Shopping
Do
I went to the bank, did some shopping, and mailed a package at the post office
Bed
Do or make
Make
I made the bed
Work
Do
I can’t go out this weekend - I have to do some work on an extra project
Homework
Do
You can’t watch any TV until you’ve done your homework
Good/great/terrible Job
Do
She did a good job organizing the party
Make or do - Report
Do
I’m doing (or writing) a report on the history of American foreign policy
Exercice
Do
I do at least half an hour of exercise every day
Nails
Make or do
Do
Can you open this envelope for me? I just did my nails and they are still wet
Anything / something…
Make or do
Do
Are you doing anything special for your birthday?
Well
Do
I think I did pretty well in the interview
Best
Do or make ?
Do
Just do your best
Breakfast / dinner / lunch
Do or make?
Make
I’m making dinner, it’ll be ready in about ten minutes
Sandwich / salade / cup of tea
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?
Réservation
Make
I’ve made a reservation for 7:30 at our favourite restaurant
Money
Make
I enjoy my job, but I don’t make very much money
Profit / fortune / $$
Make or do
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
Friends
Make
It’s hard to make friends when you move to a big city
Love
Make
The newlyweds made love on the beach during their honeymoon
Fun of someone
Make
The other kids made fun of Jimmy when he got glasses.
Phone call
Make
Please excuse me, I need to make a phone call
Joke
Make
He made a joke, but it wasn’t very funny and no one laughed
Point
Make or do
Make
Dana made some good points during the meeting
Bet
Do or make
Make
I made a bet with Peter to see who could do more push-ups
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
Confession
Make
I need to make a confession : I was the one who ate the last piece of cake
Speech
Do or make
Make
The company president made a speech about ethics in the workplace
Suggestion
Make
Can I make a suggestion?
Prediction
Do or make
Make
It’s difficult to make any predictions about the future of the economy
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
Promise
Make or do
Make
I made a promise to help her whenever she needs it
Fuss
Do or make?
Make a fuss (demonstrate annoyance)
Stop making fuss, he’s only late a couple of minutes
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
Comment
Make or do
Make
The teacher made a few critical comments on my essay
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
Mistake
Make
You made a few mistakes in your calculations
Progress
Make
My students are making good progress
Attempt / effort
Make
I’m making an effort to stop smoking this year
Discovery
Do or make
Make
Scientists have made an important discovery in the area of genetics
Difference
Make or do
Make
Getting eight hours of sleep makes a big difference in my day
Exception
Make
Normally the teacher doesn’t accept late homework, but she made an exception for me
favour
Do or make ?
Do
Can you do me a favour?
fuss
Make
There’s no need to make such a fuss
apology
Make an apology:
James made an apology to his boss.
