Teaching Tips

The use of : “To  Make and To Do”  

e.g. To Make A Purchase – To Do Shopping

The above examples are enough to show you that it is sometimes very hard the use of these two verbs. Sorry but all you have to do is study both verbs and get acquainted with the use of them. Here are some expressions:

Make a check______________________________           

Make a difference___________________________

Make a discount____________________________

Make a mess_______________________________

Make a reservation__________________________

Make a bet_________________________________

Make a phone call___________________________

Make a speech_____________________________

Make a question____________________________

Make a question____________________________

Make a compliment_________________________

Make a mistake ____________________________

Make an effort_____________________________

Do a business______________________________

Do a favor_________________________________

Do a good action____________________________

Do a stupid thing____________________________

Do as you like______________________________

That will do________________________________

Do one’s best______________________________

Do good__________________________________

Do justice_________________________________

Do nothing________________________________

Do wrong_________________________________

Do the right thing___________________________

Make a compliment_________________________


As you can see, it’s not that easy to deal with “Make” and “Do”! You should go to the Dictionary and discover the meaning of the words and expressions.