*Use “do” for general activities, especially activities you repeat often.
*Use “make” when you create or produce something.
*Use “take” with particular nouns. The meaning of take depends on the noun.
DO
| activity | damage | housework | task |
| business | duty | job | well |
| cleaning | exercise | research | work |
| cooking | sb a favor | shopping | something/nothing/anything |
| course | homework | subject |
- What subjects do you do at school?
- Could you do me a favor?
- I did well at English.
- I didn’t do anything.
MAKE
| apology | coffee | friends |
| assumption | comment | law |
| bed | complaint | list |
| breakfast | effort | love |
| cake | error | mistake |
| money | noise | progress |
- I’ll make breakfast tomorrow.
- I made a few mistakes in the test.
- The children make a lot of noise.
- He’s made a lot of progress.
TAKE
| a break | an exam | a seat |
| a bus | a holiday | a test |
| a train | a job | a trip |
| a plane | a look | time off |
| a taxi | a photograph | |
| a chance | a risk |
- I take the bus to work every morning.
- I’m going to take an exam next week.
- Take a seat, please.
- Could I take this afternoon off?