Do is a general word for actions:
° What are you doing this evening? (not What are you making?)
° Shall I open the window? No, it's OK. I'll do it.
° Rachel's job is very boring. She does the same thing every day.
° I did a lot of things yesterday.
What do you do? = What's your job?:
° What do you do? I work in a bank.
Make = produce/create. For example:
Compare do and make
° I did a lot yesterday. I cleaned my room, I wrote some letters and I made a cake
° A: What do you do in your free time? Sport? Reading? Hobbies?
B: I make clothes. I make dresses and jackets. I also make toys for my children.
° I'm doing my driving test next week.
° John has just done a training course.
° Our children have to do a lot of homework.
° I hate doing housework, especially cleaning.
° Sue, could you do me a favour?
° I go for a run and do exercises every morning.
also do the shopping / do the washing / do the washing-up / do the ironing / do the cooking etc. :
° I did the washing, but I didn't do the shopping.
° I'm sorry, I made a mistake.
° I need to make an appointment to see the doctor.
° Excuse me, I have to make a phone call.
° Have you made a shopping list?
° It's late. Don't make a noise.
° Sometimes I forget to make my bed in the morning.
We say make a film but take a photo / take a picture:
° When was this film made?
° When was this photo taken?
Make sentences use make/making/made or do/doing/did/done.
1. Shall I open the window? No, it's OK. I'll do it!"
2. What did you do at the weekend? Did you go away?
3. Do you know how to make bread?
4. Paper is made from wood.
5. Richard didn't help me. He sat in an armchair and did nothing.
6. What do you do.? I'm a doctor.
7. I asked you to clean the bathroom. Have you done it?
8. What do they make in that factory? Shoes.
9. I'm making some coffee. Would you like some?
10. Why are you angry with me? I didn't do anything wrong.
11. What are you doing tomorrow afternoon? I'm working.
Another Example:
1. He's Making a cake.
2. They're/They are doing (their) homework.
3. He's/He is doing the shopping. or He is shopping.
4. She's/She is making a jacket .
Make sentences use make or do.
1. I hate doing housework, especially cleaning.
2. Why do you always make the same mistake?
3. Can you do me a favour? It depends what it is.
4. Have you done your homework? Not yet.
5. I need to see the dentist, but I haven't made an appointment.
6. I'm doing a course in photography at the moment. It's very good.
7. The last time I did an exam was ten years ago.
8. How many phone calls did you make yesterday?
9. When you've finished Exercise 1, you can do Exercise 2.
10. There's something wrong with the car. The engine is making a strange noise.
11. It was a bad mistake. It was the worst mistake I've ever made.
12. Let's make a list of all the things we have to do today.
