Elwouroud High School level :second year bac Academic Year :2013/2014 Messoud.B Do vs. Make English Vocabulary Do and Make are two verbs which frequently confuse students. Here we will learn about the difference between Do and Make and when to use each one. When do you use DO? DO is used as follows: 1. DO is used when talking about work, jobs or tasks. Note, they do not produce any physical object. • Have you done your homework? • I have guests visiting tonight so I should start doing the housework now. • I wouldnt like to do that job. • 2. DO is used when we refer to activities in general without being specific. In these cases, we normally use words like thing, something, nothing, anything, everything etc. • Hurry up! Ive got things to do! • Dont just stand there – do something! • Is there anything I can do to help you? • 3. We sometimes use DO to replace a verb when the meaning is clear or obvious. This is more common in informal spoken English: • Do I need to do my hair? (do = brush or comb) • Have you done the dishes yet? (done = washed) • Ill do the kitchen if you do the lawns (do = clean, do = mow). When do you use MAKE? Make is for producing, constructing, creating or building something new. It is also used to indicate the origin of a product or the materials that are used to make something. • His wedding ring is made of gold. • The house was made of adobe. • Wine is made from grapes. • The watches were made in Switzerland We also use Make for producing an action or reaction: • Onions make your eyes water. • You make me happy. • It’s not my fault. My brother made me do it! You make after certain nouns about plans and decisions: • make the arrangements, . make a choice We use Make with nouns about speaking and certain sounds: • make a comment . make a choice . make a speech We use Make with Food, Drink and Meals: • make a cake • make a cup of tea • make dinner Compare Do and Make A: You have to make a cake for Simon. B: I’ll do it later. Notice how in the response the verb DO is used. This is because the meaning is clear and to avoid saying “I’ll make it later.” which could sound repetitive. . Common Expressions with Do and Make The following expressions are set collocations (combinations of words that frequently appear together) that you need to learn: Expressions with DO The following words are normally used with Do: • a burp ,a course,a crossword, a dance, a drawing, a favor / favour, a job, a painting, a project, a service, an assignment, anything, badly, business, damage, everything , exercises, good, harm , laundry, nothing, research, right (the right thing, something, the gardening, the housework, the ironing, the dishes, the rest, the shopping, the washing, well , work, wrong (the wrong thing), your best, your hair, your homework, your job, your nails, your work. • Expressions with MAKE The following words are normally used with MAKE: • a bet, a cake, a call, a change, a choice, a comment, a complaint, a confession, a connection, a cup of coffee / tea, a date, a decision, a demand, a difference, a discovery, a face, a fool of yourself, a fortune, a friend, a fuss, a joke, a line, a list, a living, a loss, a mess, a mistake, a noise, a pass at someone, a plan, a point, a prediction, a profit, a promise, a reservation, a sandwich, a scene, a sound, a speech, a statement, a suggestion, advances, alterations, an appointment, an announcement, an attempt, an effort, an error, an escape, an exception, an excuse, an impression, an observation, amends, arrangements, breakfast, certain, clear, dinner, faces, famous, fun of someone, love, lunch, inquiries, peace, possible, progress, money, room, sales, sense, someone rich, someone smile, sure, trouble, war, your bed, your mind up, your way,
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