Do or Make Exercises

These exercises focus on the difference between Do and Make.

📝 DO – General Actions & Work

✅ Use "do" for:
1️⃣ Work & Duties
2️⃣ General Actions
3️⃣ Unspecified Activities

Category	Examples	Example Sentence
Work & Studies 📚	Homework, Work, Housework	I need to do my homework.
Chores & Housework 🏠	Dishes, Laundry, Cleaning	She does the dishes every night.
General Activities 🚀	Something, Nothing, Everything	What are you doing?
Health & Exercise 🏋️	Yoga, Exercise	He does yoga every morning.
Good/Bad Actions 🎭	A favor, Your best	Can you do me a favor?

📌 Tip: "Do" is often used for jobs, responsibilities, and activities.

✅ Use "make" for:
1️⃣ Creating or Producing Something
2️⃣ Decisions & Plans
3️⃣ Reactions & Sounds

Category	Examples	Example Sentence
Food & Drinks 🍽️	Breakfast, Coffee, Cake	She made a cake for my birthday.
Decisions & Plans 🗓️	A Decision, A Plan, A Choice	We need to make a decision.
Speaking & Sounds 🗣️	A Call, A Joke, A Noise	He made a joke in class.
Reactions & Feelings 💖	Happy, Sad, Angry	That movie made me cry.
Money & Profit 💰	A Profit, Money	She makes a lot of money.

📌 Tip: "Make" is used when creating, building, or producing something.

📌 Tip: If it’s an action → Use "DO"
If it’s about creating something → Use "MAKE"

❌ Mistake	✅ Correction	📢 Why?
I will make my homework.	I will do my homework.	Homework is a task, not creation.
She does a cake every Sunday.	She makes a cake every Sunday.	Cake is something you create.
Can you do a decision quickly?	Can you make a decision quickly?	Decisions are made, not done.
I make yoga every day.	I do yoga every day.	Yoga is an activity, so use "do."

📌 Tip: If it sounds like creating something new, use MAKE!

🔹 DO
✅ I do my job every day.
✅ He does exercise in the morning.
✅ She did the laundry yesterday.

🔹 MAKE
✅ I made a cake for my sister.
✅ He made a funny joke.
✅ She makes a lot of money at work.

📌 Tip: Use "do" for activities and "make" for results!

➡️ DO = Actions, work, and general activities.
➡️ MAKE = Creating, producing, or causing something.

➡️ "Do homework" (✅ Correct)
➡️ "Make homework" (❌ Incorrect)

➡️ "Make a mistake" (✅ Correct)
➡️ "Do a mistake" (❌ Incorrect)

➡️ "Do business" (✅ Correct)
➡️ "Make business" (❌ Incorrect)

➡️ Sometimes, but rarely. For example, in casual English, some people say "make the bed" or "do the bed"—but "make the bed" is correct.