1.
DO
• TO PERFORM AN ACTIVITY, JOB, WORK, CHORES
(NO PRODUCE ANY PHYSICAL OBJECT)
• TO CREATE, CONSTRUCT OR PRODUCE SOMETHING. TO
INDICATE THE ORIGIN OF SOMETHING OR THE MATERIALS
THAT ARE USED.
MAKE
• Do business
• Do a course
• Do exercise
• Do a favour
• Do housework
• Do homework
• Make an appointment
• Make the bed
• Make a decision
• Make an effort
• Make an excuse
• Make friends
• Make money
• Make (a) noise
• Make a phone call
• Make a plan
• Make a promise

2.
POPULAR COLLOCATIONS WITH DO

3.
POPULAR COLLOCATIONS WITH MAKE

4.
DO
• DOES HE DO HIS HOMEWORK
• I SHOULD DO THE HOUSEWORK
• I WOULD’T LIKE TO DO THAT JOB
• I SHOULD DO MORE EXERCISE
MAKE
• Wine is made from grapes
• The clocks are made in Switzerland
• His wedding ring is made of gold
• Do you make the dress yourself?
YOUR EXAMPLES:

5.
DO
• TO REFER TO NON-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES IN
GENERAL
• FOR PRODUCING AN ACTION OR REACTION
MAKE
• Hurry up! I’ve got things to do
• Don’t just stand there - do
something
• Is there anything I can do to
help?
Doesn’t specify the
activity
• Onions make your eyes water
• You make me happy
• Don’t eat that! It Will make you
sick

6.
YOUR EXAMPLES:
• DO • MAKE

7.
DO
• TO REPLACE A VERB WHEN THE MEANING IS
CLEAR OR OBVIOUS
• I need to do my hair
• You have to do the dishes
• I do the kitchen if you do the
lawns
Brush/comb/fix
wash
mow
clean

8.
YOUR EXAMPLES:

9.
MAKE
• BEFORE NOUNS ABOUT PLANS AND DECISIONS
• He usually makes arrangements to
finish work earloy
• They are making plans for thw
weekend
• You need to make a decision right
now
• With nouns about speaking and
certain sounds
• She made a nice comment about
my dress
• The baby is asleep so don’t make
any noise
• Don’t make a promise you cannot
keep

10.
YOUR EXAMPLES:

11.
MAKE
• With food, drink and meals
• I must go now. I have to make
dinner
• She made a cup of tea
• I think I will make a sandwich
YOUR EXAMPLES:

12.
MAKE
• To force someone to do
something
• My mother makes me go to bed
early
• The teacher made us write an
essay
• They made us wait for three hours
YOUR EXAMPLES:

13.
DO VS MAKE
• A: You have to make a cake for Simon
• B: I will do it later