WHEN TO USE "DO"**

"DO" is about **activities, tasks, and obligations** — things that don't necessarily create a physical object.

**Work & Tasks**

• do homework

• do housework

• do the dishes

• do business

• do your job

**General Activities**

• do exercise

• do yoga

• do your best

• do someone a favor

• do research

**Fixed Expressions**

• do the shopping

• do the laundry

• do good / do harm

• do well / do badly

• do nothing

**Think of "DO" as:** Performing an action or completing a task!

WHEN TO USE "MAKE"**

"MAKE" is about **creating, producing, or constructing** something — often something you can touch or see.

**Creating Physical Things**

• make coffee/tea

• make dinner/breakfast

• make a cake

• make furniture

• make clothes

**Communication & Sounds**

• make a phone call

• make a promise

• make a suggestion

• make noise

• make a speech

**Changes & Reactions**

• make a difference

• make progress

• make a mistake

• make someone happy

• make friends

**Money & Plans**

• make money

• make a plan

• make a decision

• make an appointment

• make arrangements

**Think of "MAKE" as:** Creating or producing a result!

** THE TRICKY EXCEPTIONS**

Because English loves to keep us on our toes, here are some expressions that break the rules:

"MAKE the bed" (not "do the bed")

"DO your hair/makeup" (not "make your hair")

"MAKE trouble" (not "do trouble")

"DO the cooking" OR "MAKE dinner" (both work!)

** QUICK MEMORY TRICK**

**DO = Duty, Obligation, Ongoing tasks**

**MAKE = Manufacturing, Assembling, Creating, Earning**