Collocations with “do” and “make” Practice Exercise

1. I don’t like that solution. I think it might ____ more harm than good.

2. I’m sorry, but he said that he wouldn’t like to ____ a contribution. He’s already contributed to several charities this year.

3. Jacky said she’ll meet us at the restaurant. She has to ____ a phone call.

4. You should always ____ some research about your prospective employer before going on a job interview.

5. I ____ my mother a promise that I would graduate college on time.

6. I’m not ____ a fortune, but I’m content with my salary.

7. Let’s talk it over. I want to be sure we are  ____ the right thing.

8. Many small businesses take months or even years to ____ a profit.

9. The newspaper ____ a mistake in one of yesterday’s articles. They printed a retraction today.

10. Both of them have the last name Ewing, but I didn’t ____ the connection that they might be related.

11. In his early twenties, Sidney had to work two jobs to _____ ends meet.

12. I’ll ____ my best to pick a time that is convenient for everyone.

13. Many people criticized the president for not ____ anything about the crisis.

14. The scandal ____ damage to both his reputation and his personal life.

15. You won’t even know I’m here. I won’t ____ a sound.

16. With a demanding job and two kids, it’s hard to ____ time for myself.

17. Have you ____ any plans for the upcoming three-day weekend?

18. If you want to ____ business in this country, I suggest you learn about the culture.

19. Could we ____ something about the temperature in this room? It’s freezing.

20. I think the mayor ____ a good point, but I’m not totally sold on his proposal.

21. Steve ____ an attempt to clarify the confusion.

22. I typically try to ____ my shopping during the week so that I can have my weekends free.

23. We celebrated a job well ____ by opening a bottle of champagne.

24. Could you ____ me a favor and take these documents to Monica?

25. Congress plans to pass a law to ____ sure this never happens again.

26. Gary voted this morning. He said it felt good to ____ his civic duty.

27. Our interns are trying to ____ the most of their time here.

28. We should have gone out instead of having the party here. We ____ a complete mess.

29. He didn’t ____ any excuses. He simply apologized for what happened.

30. Great team effort, guys! Everyone ____ their share.

31. We have a strict policy against that. I don’t know that they’ll ____ an exception.

32. Do you think it ____ sense for us to outsource this?

33. We wish we didn’t have to ____ this choice.

34. Tanya took a job as a part-time contractor for another company. She’s not ____ as much money as she was here, but she says she’s happy.

35. My car is ____ a strange noise. I’m going to take it to the mechanic.