1 Quiznet Topic: Do and Make BBC Learning English – Quiznet Quiznet © British Broadcasting Corporation 2007 Page 2 of 4 bbclearningenglish.com Try the quiz online: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1217_do_make Quiz topic: Do and Make 1. I'm sorry, I can't come out tonight. I have to _____ my homework. a) do b) make c) do me d) make me 2. Don't eat that! It'll _____ sick! a) do b) make c) do you d) make you 3. People should exercise regularly. Exercise _____ good. a) does b) makes c) does you d) makes you 4. He's a very good son. He _____ everything for his mother. a) does b) makes c) does him d) makes him 5. Where's my telephone? I want to _____ a phone call. a) do b) make c) do me d) make me 6. Will you _____ a favour? a) do b) make c) do me BBC Learning English – Quiznet Quiznet © British Broadcasting Corporation 2007 Page 3 of 4 bbclearningenglish.com d) make me Answers 1. I'm sorry, I can't come out tonight. I have to _____ my homework. a) do b) make c) do me d) make me a) 'do' is the correct verb to use with the noun 'homework'. b) 'make' seems like a logical answer here, but we never say 'make homework'. c) 'do' is the correct verb, but there's still a grammatical problem with this sentence. d) We never say 'make homework' in English – plus, there's another grammatical problem here. 2. Don't eat that! It'll _____ sick! a) do b) make c) do you d) make you a) 'do' isn't the right verb to use here, and there's also a missing word in this sentence. b) 'make' is the right verb, but there's still something missing from this sentence. c) The grammatical structure of this sentence is correct, but the verb 'do' isn't used with the adjective 'sick'. d) This is the correct answer. 3. People should exercise regularly. Exercise _____ good. a) does b) makes c) does you d) makes you a) 'does' is a good verb to choose here, but there's still a grammatical problem with this sentence. b) 'makes' isn't the right verb for this sentence – plus, there's a grammatical problem here. c) 'does you' is the correct answer. d) If we use 'makes you', the grammar of the sentence is OK but the meaning isn't clear. 4. He's a very good son. He _____ everything for his mother. a) does BBC Learning English – Quiznet Quiznet © British Broadcasting Corporation 2007 Page 4 of 4 bbclearningenglish.com b) makes c) does him d) makes him a) 'does' is the correct answer. b) 'makes' is grammatically OK, but the meaning of this sentence isn't clear. c) 'does' is a good verb here, but there's still a grammatical problem with this sentence. d) 'makes' isn't the right verb to choose here - plus, there's another grammatical problem with this sentence. 5. Where's my telephone? I want to _____ a phone call. a) do b) make c) do me d) make me a) In English we never say, 'do a phone call'. b) 'make' is the correct answer. c) In English we don't use the verb 'do' with the noun 'phone call'. There's also another grammar problem here. d) 'make' is a good verb to use in this sentence, but there is a grammar problem here. 6. Will you _____ a favour? a) do b) make c) do me d) make me a) 'do' is a good verb to choose here, but there's still something missing from this sentence. b) In English we never say, 'make a favour'. Also, there' s something missing from this sentence. c) 'do me' is the correct answer. d) The grammar of this sentence is good, but 'make' isn't the right verb. . also a missing word in this sentence. b) 'make' is the right verb, but there's still something missing from this sentence. c) The grammatical structure of this sentence is correct,. here, but there's still something missing from this sentence. b) In English we never say, 'make a favour'. Also, there' s something missing from this sentence. c) 'do. very good son. He _____ everything for his mother. a) does BBC Learning English – Quiznet Quiznet © British Broadcasting Corporation 2007 Page 4 of 4 bbclearningenglish.com