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Commonly Confused Words

Make & Do

Make - to create something, this can be something physical such as a cake, a dress, bookshelves, or something virtual such as effort, noise, phone call, or a demand. Do - is used to state an action that is being performed, the action can be something physical such as clean, cook, shopping, or, something virtual such as favor, good, work.

  • We are going to make an offer on the house.
  • Are you going to make a cake for the holidays?
  • I hope the children make an effort to keep the house clean.
  • Did you make this dress all by your self?

Do- is used to state an action that is being performed, the action can be something physical such as clean, cook, shopping, or, something virtual such as favor, good, work.

Do can be used as an auxiliary verb, and it can be used as a main verb.

  • Please go do your homework.
  • They do painting & cleaning.
  • My parents do a lot of favor for people.
  • Does Lori do well in school?

Please Note: The words do & make are both very general terms, they are not used to state a specified action.

Make & Do Quiz

Cereal & Serial

Coach & Couch

Cake & Cupcake

Crack Up & Crack Down

Crack Up & Crack Down Quiz

Carry & Hold

Carry On & Carry Out

Compact & Small

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Center & Centre

Cry & Tear

Cry & Tear Quiz

Clothes & Cloth

Clothes & Cloth Quiz

Change & Charge

Change & Charge Quiz

Cold & Freezing

Cold & Freezing Quiz

Come Back & Go Back

Cook & Cooker

Cook & Cooker Quiz

Cell & Sell

Cell & Sell Quiz

Close & Closed

Cheap & Inexpensive

Cheap & Inexpensive Quiz

Cord & Chord

Cord & Chord Quiz

Believe - Count On - Depend

Can & May

Can & May Quiz

Can't & Must

Can't & Must Quiz

Could & Would

Could & Should

Discreet & Discrete

Dream vs Goal

Draw & Drawer

Draw & Drawer Quiz

Dive & Drive

Dive & Drive Quiz

Deer & Dear

Deer & Dear Quiz

Dairy & Diary

Dairy & Diary Quiz

Defriend & Unfriend

Despite & In sprite Of

Do & Make

Do & Make - Quiz

Discover & Figure Out

Dull & Boring

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