Have, Do, Make, Take 1. Put the words in the box under the correct headings, have, do, make, take and both have and take. a baby a bath a cake a chance a go a mistake a nap a party a phone call a photo a shower an effort an excuse dinner fun hold of part the cooking someone a favour your best someone seriously someone's word for it the housework your homework 2. Choose one of the collocations from the 1^st exercise to complete the following, sentences. a) Just ……………….. your best at the interview. No one can ask for more than that! b) It's easy to ……………….. mistakes when you're tired. c) My grandfather always ……………….. a nap after lunch. d) I have to go and ……………….. some important phone calls. e) I don't remember you giving me back the money you borrowed but I suppose I'll have to ……………….. your word for it. f) That looks like a great game. Can I ……………….. a go? g) You must ……………….. your homework before you go out with your friends. 3. Complete the sentences using one word in each space. a) Liz didn't have a new dress for the party so she had to make ............. with her old one. b) He made a ............. of checking that all electrical appliances were unplugged before leaving the house. c) She ordered the most expensive dish on the menu and her friend did ............. d) Take this tonic; it will do you a ............. of good. e) The street was full of people and the market was doing a ............. trade that day. f) Soak that stained T-shirt before putting it in the washing machine; that should do the ............. g) Young people today have so many choices; you should make the ............. of your opportunities. Revision 4. For questions 1 to 11, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using 3 to 8 words. You must include the word given in bold, which cannot be changed in any way. a) He tried as hard as he could to break the world record. did He …………………………………………….. to break the world record. b) Whenever there is a power cut, we sell a lot of candles. do Whenever there is a power cut, we …………………………………………….. candles. c) I am quite sure I double-locked the door. made I …………………………………………….. when I left. d) "A long, lazy holiday would make you feel very much better." she said. do "A long, lazy holiday would …………………………………………….. ," she said. e) "I'll forgive you this time, provided you promise not to keep doing it," he said. make "I'll forgive you this time, provided you promise not to ……………………………………………..," he said. f) Her contempt for him and his family was more than obvious. made She …………………………………………….. hide her contempt for him and his family. g) When we first moved into our house we didn't have a bed, so we had to manage without and sleep on a mattress on the floor. make When we first moved into our house we didn't have a bed, so we had to …………………………………………….. a mattress on the floor h) The government had decided to abolish compulsory military service. do The government had decided to …………………………………………….. compulsory military service i) We took full advantage of our stop-over and spent the day exploring the city. made We …………………………………………….. our stop-over and spent the day exploring the city. j) Have you revised for this exam? done Have you …………………………………………….. for this exam? 5. Respond to the following, using expressions with make or do. a) Isn't it gorgeous weather today? Yes, let's make the most of it and have a picnic. b) What did he do when his brother emigrated to Australia? ……………………………………………………………………………………………. c) Why shouldn't I water the plants again? ……………………………………………………………………………………………. d) Why don't you think I should try and help? ……………………………………………………………………………………………. e) Try as hard as you can in the tennis tournament tomorrow. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. f) It's your history exam on Monday. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. g) I think it's terrible that blood sports are still allowed. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. h) There's no cake, I'm afraid, only biscuits. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. i) But do you think it will help to just bang a nail in it? ……………………………………………………………………………………………. j) Sorry I'm late, sir. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. k) Timmy isn't trying very hard at maths, is he? ……………………………………………………………………………………………. l) Don't forget to check the time on the tickets. …………………………………………………………………………………………….