Make & DO
The two verbs make and do are very commonly used in English. In fact, people often make mistakes when using them!
Generally speaking, make is used for creative action, and do is used for routine ones, but there is really no hard-and -fast rule. If you think this makes it difficult to make up your mind which verb to use, then you are absolutely right!
When you get up in the morning, you should make your bed, and then you can make some tea or coffee for breakfast. If you want to make money, you must do a job. When you are at work, you should always do your best and make a success of everything. You should do the housework every day, and you should make time to teach yourself to cook so that you can make your own clothes. If you are a student, you must do all your homework if you want to make sure that you will do well when you do your examinations. If you want to visit a doctor, it is good idea to make an appointment first, especially if you have to make a long journey to get to a surgery. Of course, you must not make a lot of noise while you are waiting to see a doctor, or you will not make a good impression on him.
Finally, you may well ask why the English don't make a set of rules to help you know to say make and when to say do! /З журналу "Англія"/
The following table gives a list of words and expressions that are most frequently used with 'make' and 'do':
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