DO vs. MAKE in English - What is the difference?

Learn the difference between DO and MAKE in English.

Here are the sections of our English lesson about using DO vs. MAKE:
0:00 Introduction
0:34 Using DO with work, jobs and tasks.
0:57 DO when we refer to non-specific activities.
1:49 Using DO to replace another verb
2:59 An introduction to DO as an auxiliary
3:27 MAKE when creating or producing something
4:28 MAKE when causing a reaction
5:05 MAKE with plans and decisions
5:32 MAKE with nouns about speaking and sounds
5:53 MAKE with food, drink and meals
6:32 MAKE when you force somebody to do something
6:54 A simple dialogue to compare DO vs. MAKE
7:39 A list of 42 Collocations with DO
8:05 A list of 84 Collocations with MAKE

We have included many example sentences of DO and MAKE for each section mentioned above.
What is the difference between DO and MAKE in English?

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YT DO vs. MAKE in English - What is the difference?
DO
0:32 Work, Jobs, and Tasks
0:56 Non-Specific Activities
1:49 Replace Verb when Obvious
1:57 Questions (Auxiliary)

In this video we cover the following points:
- Using DO with work, jobs and tasks.
- DO when we refer to non-specific activities.
- Using DO to replace another verb
- An introduction to DO as an auxiliary
- MAKE when creating or producing something
- MAKE when causing a reaction
- MAKE with plans and decisions
- MAKE with nouns about speaking and sounds
- MAKE with food, drink and meals
- MAKE when you force somebody to do something
- A simple dialogue to compare DO vs. MAKE
- A list of 42 Collocations with DO
- A list of 84 Collocations with MAK

PHRASAL VERBS WITH DO
do in -> to make tired, injured or exhausted (someone) / to kill, murder, or defeat (someone)
do away with -> to throw something away, to get rid of (something)
do by -> to treat or handle
do over -> to do something again
do without -> to not have something but be okay
do up -> to fasted or close / to decorate in a fancy way / to celebrate in a lavish way
do with -> to make a wish for, to benefit from
do someone good -> to benefit someone

MAKE
3:26 Produce, Construct and Create / Material / Origin
4:28 Produce a Reaction
5:04 Plans and Decisions
5:31 Speaking and Sounds
5:52 Food, Drink, and Meals
6:30 Force someone to do something

PHRASAL VERBS WITH MAKE
make of -> to consider something to be true, to understand the meaning of something / to have an opinion of
make off -> to leave quickly in order to escape, to run away
make off with -> to steal something and leave quickly with it
make over -> to redo, renovate, remodel, or transform something
make up -> to become friends again, to resolve a fight or argument / to be composed of, to constitute / to invent or create (as in fiction) / to compensate for (time, money) / to take a test at a later time / to decide (make up one's mind) / to arrange or prepare something
make up for -> replace something / compensate for something
make for -> to move towards something or somewhere / to help with, to contribute to
make out -> to see or understand, especially when is unclear / to fare, to manage / to kiss (or have sex) / to fill something in (a form) / to be represented as

DO vs. MAKE
6:54 Comparison
7:38 Common collocations with DO
a burp, a course, a crossword, a dance, a drawing, a fart, a favor
a job, a painting, a service, an assignment, anything, badly
business, chores, damage, everything, exercises, good, harm
nothing, research, something, the dishes, the gardening, the housework, the ironing
the laundry, the rest, the right thing, the shopping, the washing, the wrong thing, well
work, your best, your hair, your homework, your job, your nails, your work


8:05 Common collocations with MAKE
a bet, a cake, a call, a change, a choice, a comment, a complaint
a confession, a connection, a cup of coffee, a date, a decision, a demand, a difference
a discovery, a face, a fool of yourself, a fortune, a fuss, a joke, a line
a list, a living, a loss, a mess, a mistake, a noise, make a pass at someone
a plan, a point, a prediction, a profit, a promise, a reservation, a sandwich
a scene, a sound, a speech, a statement, a suggestion, a toast, a wish

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Your materials are such high quality, thank you so much.

One note for American English learners:

Americans do not say "do a burp" "do a course" "do a fart" or "make a loss"
We would just say "burp" "fart" "take a course" and I'm not sure what "make a loss" means

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*DO*
0:32 _Work, Jobs, and Tasks_
0:56 _Non-Specific Activities_
1:49 _Replace Verb when Obvious_
1:57 _Questions (Auxiliary)_

*PHRASAL VERBS WITH DO*
_do in_ -> to make tired, injured or exhausted (someone) / to kill, murder, or defeat (someone)
_do away with_ -> to throw something away, to get rid of (something)
_do by_ -> to treat or handle
_do over_ -> to do something again
_do without_ -> to not have something but be okay
_do up_ -> to fasted or close / to decorate in a fancy way / to celebrate in a lavish way
_do with_ -> to make a wish for, to benefit from
_do someone good_ -> to benefit someone

*MAKE*
3:26 _Produce, Construct and Create / Material / Origin_
4:28 _Produce a Reaction_
5:04 _Plans and Decisions_
5:31 _Speaking and Sounds_
5:52 _Food, Drink, and Meals_
6:30 _Force someone to do something_

*PHRASAL VERBS WITH MAKE*
_make of_ -> to consider something to be true, to understand the meaning of something / to have an opinion of
_make off_ -> to leave quickly in order to escape, to run away
_make off with_ -> to steal something and leave quickly with it
_make over_ -> to redo, renovate, remodel, or transform something
_make up_ -> to become friends again, to resolve a fight or argument / to be composed of, to constitute / to invent or create (as in fiction) / to compensate for (time, money) / to take a test at a later time / to decide (make up one's mind) / to arrange or prepare something
_make up for_ -> replace something / compensate for something
_make for_ -> to move towards something or somewhere / to help with, to contribute to
_make out_ -> to see or understand, especially when is unclear / to fare, to manage / to kiss (or have sex) / to fill something in (a form) / to be represented as

*DO vs. MAKE*
6:54 _Comparison_
7:38 _Common collocations with DO_
a burp, a course, a crossword, a dance, a drawing, a fart, a favor
a job, a painting, a service, an assignment, anything, badly
business, chores, damage, everything, exercises, good, harm
nothing, research, something, the dishes, the gardening, the housework, the ironing
the laundry, the rest, the right thing, the shopping, the washing, the wrong thing, well
work, your best, your hair, your homework, your job, your nails, your work
8:05 _Common collocations with MAKE_
a bet, a cake, a call, a change, a choice, a comment, a complaint
a confession, a connection, a cup of coffee, a date, a decision, a demand, a difference
a discovery, a face, a fool of yourself, a fortune, a fuss, a joke, a line
a list, a living, a loss, a mess, a mistake, a noise, make a pass at someone
a plan, a point, a prediction, a profit, a promise, a reservation, a sandwich
a scene, a sound, a speech, a statement, a suggestion, a toast, a wish

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