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DO vs MAKE
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Do vs Make — Collocations
Understand the difference and practice useful expressions
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Do vs Make — Collocations
Understand the difference and practice useful expressions
1 Warm-up: What is the difference between Do and Make?
Today we will learn when we use do and when we use make.
We often use do for jobs, homework, chores, and actions.
We use make when we create something or cause a result
like a cake, a sandwich, or a noise.
DO — actions and jobs
- do homework
- do the dishes
- do the housework
- do a project
MAKE — create or cause
- make a cake
- make a sandwich
- make a mess
- make a noise
Picture links for the intro (for example: child doing homework / person making a cake): …
Let students guess first, then click to check the answer.
Do or Make?
We ____ homework.
Answer: We do homework. It is a job / school task, not something we create.
We ____ a cake for a birthday.
Answer: We make a cake. We are creating something new.
We ____ a big mess in the kitchen.
Answer: We make a mess. Our action causes a result (the mess).
We ____ sports after school.
Answer: We usually say do sports or do karate. It is an activity.
2 Activity 1 — Sort the phrases
Put each phrase ending into the Do box or the Make box. When you read it, say “do + ___” or “make + ___”.
sports
karate
the laundry
a decision
friends
a picture
DO
MAKE
3 Activity 2 — Do or Make?
Choose the best verb: do or make. Click the verb, then click a blank.
do
make
Please your homework before you play games.
Let’s a card for Grandma’s birthday.
I have to the housework on Saturday.
Don’t so much noise, the baby is sleeping.
She always excuses when she is late.
Picture links for “do” and “make” examples (for example: doing housework / making a card): …
4 Activity 3 — Choose the right expression
The sentences already show do or make. Click a phrase in the box, then click a blank to finish each expression.
homework
the dishes
a project
a cake
a sandwich
a mess
a promise
a phone call
After school I always do .
On Sundays we do together.
In art class we do about animals.
For my birthday my dad will make .
I’m hungry! I’ll make .
Be careful! Don’t make in the living room.
You should make to help your friend.
I want to make to my grandma.
Picture links for each expression (doing homework, doing the dishes, making a sandwich, etc.): …
5 Activity 4 — Talk and write
Use do and make in your own sentences. You can speak first, then write.
1. What chores do you do at home?
2. What things do you like to make?
3. Finish the sentence: When I make a mistake, I…
4. Make your own question here!
Teacher tip: Let students share their answers aloud. You can write good examples directly into the boxes.
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