Vocabulary works : Make or Do ?

MAKE or DO   !!!!!!

When to use do?

Use do when someone performs an action, activity or task.

Examples:

• do
  …the dishes
  … an exercise
  … the laundry
  … the ironing

We use often use do to refer to work of any kind.

Examples:

• do
  … your work
  … homework
  … housework
  … your job
  … business
  … your hair
  … your nails

Use the verb 'do' when you speak about general thing (to describe an action without saying exactly what the action is.)

Examples:

I've got nothing to do today.
He doesn't do anything all day long.
She does everything to attract him.

These are some expressions that you can use with do:

Examples:

• do
  … one's best
  … good
  … harm
  … a favor
  … business
  … things right / badly / well
  … good
  … harm
  … time – (to go to prison)
  … your best / worst.

When to use make?

We use the verb make to construct, build or create. The result is something that you can touch.

She makes beautiful dresses
Let's make a cup of coffee!
can you make a cup of tea?
They make delicious food in this restaurant!

These are some important expressions that you can use with make:

• make
  … arrangements
  … an attempt
  … bed
  … believe
  … change
  … a choice
  … a comment
  … a complaint
  … a decision
  … a demand
  … a difference
  … an effort
  … an exception
  … an excuse
  … an inquiry
  … a fool of yourself
  … a fortune
  … friends
  … a fuss
  … a journey
  … love
  … a mess
  … a mistake
  … money
  … a move
  … a noise
  … an offer
  … peace
  … a phone call
  … a plan
  … a point
  … a profit
  … a promise
  … a remark
  … a sound
  … a speech
  … a suggestion
  … time
  … a visit
  … war

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