Introduction
Because we have always had problems with guessing whether to use "make" or
"do"
in our life we thought the exercises might be very useful for you.
When you have finished doing the exercises you can check how well you did in our
Answers to exercises.
If some words or phrases will be too tough for you, you can always check the dictionary .
Examples when to use
"make"
and when "do":
Make:
Do:
| an application |
business |
| arrangements |
a job |
| a concession |
an experiment |
| a cancellation |
someone a favour |
| a choice |
a good turn |
| a complaint |
justice to |
| an effort |
repairs |
| a loss |
wonders |
| a mistake |
the filling |
| an offer |
the repairing |
| a phone call |
something for a living |
| preparations |
very well |
| progress |
an effort |
| a request |
a lot of work |
| a profit |
away with |
| loss |
up |
| a decision |
without |
| point |
a subject |
| a plan |
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Exercise 1
Complete each sentence with the correct form of 'make' or 'do'.
1.There's a rumour going round that Pelly's are going to ................ a bid for SC
International.
2.Please .................... your best to get these typed before 5 o'clock.
3.Who shall I ................ the cheque out to?
4.If we don't get some orders soon we'll have to ................... some of our workers
redundant.
5.I'm afraid you'll have to ............. without the other photocopier until we can get
the part we need from the suppliers.
6.We've been .................. business with them for over thirty years now.
7.Considerable progress has been .............. and we hope to put some concrete
proposals to our members tomorrow afternoon.
8.The bank has decided to ...................... extra provision against bad debts this
year.
9.They've been .................. a roaring trade since they decided to advertise on local
television.
10.We have ................ a considerable profit on the sale of that land.
11.I've got all these invoices to .................... before I can go home.
12.The business was so run down when she took it over that nobody expected her to
.................... such a success of it.
13.Something as simple as changing the size of the lettering on the packet can
......................... all the difference to your sales.
14.Increasing production will ......................... even more demands on machinery
which is already breaking down at an alarming rate.
15.They could ................................ with some computer paper in the wages
office.
16.We've ............................ away with the old system of clocking in.
17.A customer has ........................... a complaint about one of our salespeople.
18.In fact, Gravers have ........................ us a favour by launching their product
first.
Exercise 2
Complete these phrases with the correct form of 'make' or 'do'.
a................... a decision (on)
b................... very well (with)
c................... a lot of work (for)
d................... plans
e................... better/worse (than)
f................... money/a profit
g................... business (with)
h................... notes (on)
i................... some typing/filing
j................... a point (about)
k................... something/nothing (about)
l................... an effort (to)
Answers to exercises
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