Make’ or ‘Do’ Exercise 3 - perfect-english …

1 2012 May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. Make or Do Exercise 3 Put in the correct form of make or do : 1. You should eat more fruit and vegetables. It would _____ you good. 2. Traditionally, three people _____ speeches at weddings in the UK. The groom, the father of the bride, and the best man. 3. Lucy _____ all the ironing, washed the floor and made dinner. 4. John decided that he needed to _____ more research before he could write his essay. 5. Could I _____ a suggestion? Maybe we should give up work for today and go and have a drink. 6. I m too busy to see you now. Please call my secretary and _____ an appointment. 7. I spent a long time _____ my hair, but when I went outside, the wind ruined it in one minute! 8. He _____ an attempt to tidy up before she arrived, but the room was still very messy. 9. How do you like our new kitchen? I think the workmen _____ a good job. 10. They have _____ too many errors in this article. We can t publish it.

2 11. I know the shop usually closes at six but could you _____ an exception today? I have a busload of tourists who d like to visit. 12. She tried to _____ her homework early in the evening, so she could relax afterwards. 13. I _____ a great effort to study hard for that exam, but I still didn t pass! 14. I travelled to Paris when I was a child and it _____ a great impression on me. I ve always loved France and French things ever since. 15. One tiny piece of chocolate cake won t _____ you any harm! Eat up! 2012 May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. 16. He didn t _____ a sound when he got home late, so as not to wake up his wife. 17. Right, could you _____ arrangements for next week? We need to book a restaurant for lunch at 1pm on Saturday, and we need to think of something to do on Sunday too. 18. I spend far too much time _____ housework! I wish I had a cleaner! 19. She _____ certain that she had turned the iron off before she left the house.

3 20. I enjoy going to new places and _____ new friends. 2012 May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. Answers: 1. You should eat more fruit and vegetables. It would do you good. 2. Traditionally, three people make speeches at weddings in the UK. The groom, the father of the bride, and the best man. 3. Lucy did all the ironing, washed the floor and made dinner. 4. John decided that he needed to do more research before he could write his essay. 5. Could I make a suggestion? Maybe we should give up work for today and go and have a drink. 6. I m too busy to see you now. Please call my secretary and make an appointment. 7. I spent a long time doing my hair, but when I went outside, the wind ruined it in one minute! 8. He made an attempt to tidy up before she arrived, but the room was still very messy. 9. How do you like our new kitchen? I think the workmen did a good job. 10. They have made too many errors in this article. We can t publish it. 11.

4 I know the shop usually closes at six but could you make an exception today? I have a busload of tourists who d like to visit. 12. She tried to do her homework early in the evening, so she could relax afterwards. 13. I made a great effort to study hard for that exam, but I still didn t pass! 14. I travelled to Paris when I was a child and it made a great impression on me. I ve always loved France and French things ever since. 15. One tiny piece of chocolate cake won t do you any harm! Eat up! 16. He didn t make a sound when he got home late, so as not to wake up his wife. 17. Right, could you make arrangements for next week? We need to book a restaurant for lunch at 1pm on Saturday, and we need to think of something to do on Sunday too. 18. I spend far too much time doing housework! I wish I had a cleaner! 19. She made certain that she had turned the iron off before she left the house. 20. I enjoy going to new places and making new friends.