Do and make are used in a large number of common expressions. Test your understanding of these expressions with this grammar exercise.

1. Could you ………………………. the ironing first? (do / make)

2. It’s time to ……………………….. the accounts. (do / make)

3. Could you ……………………… the shopping for me? (do / make)

4. She would do everything, but she wouldn’t …………………………. the windows. (do / make)

5. He is old enough to ……………………a bed. (do / make)

6. We have ……………………. the necessary arrangements. (do / make)

7. At last the two countries have decided to …………………………. peace. (do / make)

8. Dorothy, who …………………………. my hair, has moved to another hairdresser’s. (do / make)

9. Although she is a good driver, she never …………………….. more than 50 mph.

10. We can’t ……………………. an exception in this case. (do / make)

Answers

1. Could you do the ironing first?

2. It is time to do the accounts.

3. Could you do the shopping for me?

4. She would do everything, but she wouldn’t do the windows.

5. He is old enough to make a bed.

6. We have made the necessary arrangements.

7. At last the two countries have decided to make peace.

8. Dorothy, who does my hair, has moved to another hairdresser’s.

9. Although she is a good driver, she never does more than 50 mph.

10. We can’t make an exception in this case.