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Make or Do?

Make a cake or do a cake? Make homework or do homework? The make and do collocations every learner mixes up.

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  1. 1

    I always ___ my homework after dinner.

    • I always do my homework after dinner.
    • I always doing my homework after dinner.
    • I always make my homework after dinner.
    • I always makes my homework after dinner.

    Answer: I always do my homework after dinner.

  2. 2

    Let's ___ a cake for Mum's birthday.

    • Let's do a cake for Mum's birthday.
    • Let's does a cake for Mum's birthday.
    • Let's make a cake for Mum's birthday.
    • Let's making a cake for Mum's birthday.

    Answer: Let's make a cake for Mum's birthday.

  3. 3

    Please don't ___ a noise. The baby is sleeping.

    • Please don't do a noise.
    • Please don't doing a noise.
    • Please don't make a noise.
    • Please don't makes a noise.

    Answer: Please don't make a noise.

  4. 4

    Can you ___ me a favour?

    • Can you do me a favour?
    • Can you doing me a favour?
    • Can you make me a favour?
    • Can you makes me a favour?

    Answer: Can you do me a favour?

  5. 5

    Everybody ___ mistakes.

    • Everybody does mistakes.
    • Everybody doing mistakes.
    • Everybody make mistakes.
    • Everybody makes mistakes.

    Answer: Everybody makes mistakes.

  6. 6

    I need to ___ the washing-up.

    • I need to do the washing-up.
    • I need to doing the washing-up.
    • I need to make the washing-up.
    • I need to makes the washing-up.

    Answer: I need to do the washing-up.

  7. 7

    We need to ___ a decision soon.

    • We need to do a decision soon.
    • We need to does a decision soon.
    • We need to make a decision soon.
    • We need to making a decision soon.

    Answer: We need to make a decision soon.

  8. 8

    She ___ yoga every morning.

    • She do yoga every morning.
    • She does yoga every morning.
    • She makes yoga every morning.
    • She making yoga every morning.

    Answer: She does yoga every morning.

  9. 9

    Did you ___ your bed this morning?

    • Did you did your bed this morning?
    • Did you do your bed this morning?
    • Did you made your bed this morning?
    • Did you make your bed this morning?

    Answer: Did you make your bed this morning?

  10. 10

    I have to ___ the housework today.

    • I have to do the housework today.
    • I have to doing the housework today.
    • I have to make the housework today.
    • I have to makes the housework today.

    Answer: I have to do the housework today.

  11. 11

    He ___ friends very easily.

    • He does friends very easily.
    • He doing friends very easily.
    • He make friends very easily.
    • He makes friends very easily.

    Answer: He makes friends very easily.

  12. 12

    Could you ___ the shopping on your way home?

    • Could you do the shopping on your way home?
    • Could you doing the shopping?
    • Could you make the shopping on your way home?
    • Could you makes the shopping?

    Answer: Could you do the shopping on your way home?

  13. 13

    They ___ a lot of money from their shop.

    • They do a lot of money from their shop.
    • They doing a lot of money from their shop.
    • They make a lot of money from their shop.
    • They makes a lot of money from their shop.

    Answer: They make a lot of money from their shop.

  14. 14

    I'm going to ___ a cup of tea. Want one?

    • I'm going to do a cup of tea.
    • I'm going to does a cup of tea.
    • I'm going to make a cup of tea.
    • I'm going to making a cup of tea.

    Answer: I'm going to make a cup of tea.

  15. 15

    You should ___ your best in the test.

    • You should do your best in the test.
    • You should doing your best.
    • You should make your best in the test.
    • You should makes your best.

    Answer: You should do your best in the test.

  16. 16

    Please ___ a list of things to buy.

    • Please do a list of things to buy.
    • Please does a list.
    • Please make a list of things to buy.
    • Please making a list.

    Answer: Please make a list of things to buy.

  17. 17

    My brother never ___ the ironing.

    • My brother never do the ironing.
    • My brother never does the ironing.
    • My brother never doing the ironing.
    • My brother never makes the ironing.

    Answer: My brother never does the ironing.

  18. 18

    Can I ___ a phone call?

    • Can I do a phone call?
    • Can I does a phone call?
    • Can I make a phone call?
    • Can I making a phone call?

    Answer: Can I make a phone call?

  19. 19

    Which word goes with "a plan"?

    • Do a noise
    • Do a plan
    • Make a homework
    • Make a plan

    Answer: Make a plan

  20. 20

    Which word goes with "the dishes"?

    • Do a mistake
    • Do the dishes
    • Make the dishes
    • Make the homework

    Answer: Do the dishes

  21. 21

    Which word goes with "an effort"?

    • Do a phone call
    • Do an effort
    • Make an effort
    • Make the housework

    Answer: Make an effort

  22. 22

    Which word goes with "business"?

    • Do a cake
    • Do business
    • Make business
    • Make the exercise

    Answer: Do business