Make or Do

Make or Do? A Helpful Guide

In many languages the words for “make” and “do” are the same. This means it can be very confusing for you to know when to use each word. Here is a quick guide which explains it…

RULE 1: We use “do” for actions, obligations and repetitive tasks.

RULE 2: We use “make” for creating or producing things.

For example, here are some words that we use “do” with:

And here are some for “make”: