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Do or Make

The document provides exercises for distinguishing between the verbs 'do' and 'make' in English, along with examples and an answer key. It explains that 'do' refers to actions and activities, while 'make' is related to production. Additionally, it offers tips for teaching this grammar point effectively, especially for speakers of Romance languages.

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Do or Make

The document provides exercises for distinguishing between the verbs 'do' and 'make' in English, along with examples and an answer key. It explains that 'do' refers to actions and activities, while 'make' is related to production. Additionally, it offers tips for teaching this grammar point effectively, especially for speakers of Romance languages.

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Do or make?

Complete the sentences with the words do or make..

1. I'm going to the store to buy some sugar and eggs. I plan to
make
__________ a cake for Laura's birthday tomorrow.

2. Every Wednesday, I go to the store to _________ the grocery


shopping.

3. When you open the flour, be careful not to _________ a mess!

4. I'm very busy, but I _________ time in my schedule for English class.

5. The boys traveled on an airplane for the first time. Now they want to
________ a model plane together.

6. When I get home I have to _________ the laundry. Then I'll


_________ my bed.

7. Get a good job and _________ a lot of money!

8. _________ your job well and everyone will respect you.

9. Mother always says: "_________ as I say, not as I do."

10. "Let's _________ something fun this afternoon! Why don't we go


for a hike?"
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How many things or actions can you
think of that go with each word?

make Do

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Notes for the Teacher
Do is used to talk about actions, activities, and chores. We do all kinds of actions and
activities (e.g., exercise, homework, laundry, the dishes, etc.).

Make is generally related to production. We make things, not actions. Sometimes we


use "make" with things that are not visible (e.g., progress, decisions, time, etc.).

*Tip: One way students can test out whether they should use "do" or "make" is to try
substituting the word "create". If it still makes sense, then most likely the right word
is "make". There are some exceptions, such as "make the bed", which is an expression
that refers to smoothing out the bed linens, but could also literally mean to "create"
the bed.

You generally don't need to go into complicated grammar explanations when teaching
your student (this can sometimes be overwhelming). When working with a student on
this topic, we recommend giving them lots of different examples, working on the
exercises, and encouraging them to come up with their own examples using people and
situations in their life.

For this particular grammar point, speakers of some Romance languages (French,
Spanish, and Portuguese, for example) may have difficulty distinguishing between these
two verbs because the common Latin root used one verb for both: "facere"

Answer Key:

1) make 2) do 3) make 4) make 5) make

6) do/make 7) make 8) do 9) do 10) do

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