EXPRESSIONS WITH MAKE AND DO

There are a lot of expressions in English made with the verbs MAKE AND DO. Read the sentences and try to choose which is the correct verb. Be careful, sometimes you have to choose the gerund or the past tense.

At the beginning of the film, Prince Albert has to .... a speech at Wembley Stadium.
1. make
2. do
3. makes
4. does
Prince Albert ... an effort, but he is not able to finish the speech.
1. make
2. do
3. makes
4. does
Prince Edward usually ... fun of his brother Albert’s stammer.
1. make
2. do
3. makes
4. does
It’s not easy to ... friends when you stammer. You are too shy.
1. make
2. do
3. makes
4. does
Elizabeth, the Duchess of York, asks therapist Lionel Logue: “ Can you ... me a favour?”
1. make
2. do
3. makes
4. does
Lionel Logue is not going to ... any exceptions with Prince Albert.
1. make
2. do
3. makes
4. does
Lionel Logue asked Bertie to ... strange exercises in his office.
1. make
2. do
3. makes
4. does
The exercises included ... funny noises with this voice.
1. make
2. do
3. making
4. doing
Logue’s methods cannot ... any harm to Prince Albert.
1. make
2. do
3. making
4. doing
Bertie ... his best in the therapy and finally overcame his stammer.
1. make
2. do
3. made
4. did