do and make expressions

 do and make  expressions  with a quiz

do/make Expressions

Here are some standard expressions that you should learn. Notice that as main verbs we use make more often than do:
  • do good
  • do harm
  • do well
  • do badly
  • do a favour
  • do business
  • make an attempt
  • make a bed*
  • make a change/changes
  • make a complaint
  • make a decision
  • make a demand
  • make an effort
  • make an exception
  • make an excuse
  • make a loss
  • make love
  • make a mistake
  • make money
  • make a noise
  • make an offer
  • make peace
  • make a phone call
  • make a profit
  • make a suggestion
  • make war
* make a bed usually means "tidy the bedclothes" but it could also mean "manufacture the furniture"In general, you will not hear a native English speaker say do the bed. The idiom is make the bed. This phrase can have one of two meanings in its everyday usage.
The first meaning starts with a bare mattress, and means that the person is to put sheets, blankets, and bedspreads or duvets on a mattress neatly; to tuck them in or otherwise secure at least one loose edge; and assemble pillows in cases or shams at the head of the bed in an orderly fashion.
The second meaning starts with a bed that has, at some prior point, been made in the first sense, but is now untidy. This second meaning tells the person to spread the bed linens smoothly and make the bed tidy.
The only sense in which do the bed might ever be used would be in the sense of "making the bed" being a specific task among others, and tasks are being divided among various people for completion. For example, John can do the bed while Mary and Joan take care of the kitchen, and I will do the sweeping and mopping. Such usage is very informal and is more likely to be encountered in casual speech than in something written.
the quiz
tests the differences between DO and MAKE.
1. What do you _____ for a living?
 do
 make
2. Have you _____ your homework yet?
 made
 done
3. Have you _____ a decision yet?
 made
 done
4. Mary didn't _____ very well in her geography exam.
 do
 make
5. The children _____ a mess in the kitchen.
 made
 did
6. We're having guests tonight, so please _____ your bed.
 do
 make
7. I only _____ one mistake in my English test.
 made
 did
8. Could you _____ me a favour?
 do
 make
9. My husband _____ the grocery shopping.
 does
 makes
10. Sorry, but I really have to _____ a call right now.
 make
 do
song lyrics  click the link
When Mum left home this morning
she gave me a list
A load of to do’s
and a pile of to make’s
do me a favour
do your jobs
do your best
do your hair
do your homework
do some reading
do your sums
do some shopping
do the housework
do the cleaning
do the dishes
do the ironing
make an appearance
make an attempt
make some dinner
make your bed
make the fire
and don’t make a mess
make an effort
and don’t make excuses
Well I declare
never-the-less
I stayed in bed because I felt depressed…

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