Confusable Words

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This work focuses on the typical difference between confusable words:“Work” and “job”

“Do” and “make”

There are also exercises available to help the learners to practise more.

I’m a doctor. My job is to cure the patients

“It is not your job whether I want to buy it or not.”

“ Job ”A profession or occupation

E.g. She has a job as a waitress A lots of people will lose their jobs if

the company closes.

A task or a piece of workE.g. The garage has done a bad job on our

car. I always have a lots of jobs to do in the

house at weekend.

A duty or responsibilityE.g. It is not his job to tell us what we can

and can't do.

The teacher asks the student to do the housework.

“I’ve cleaned all the building. It is really a hard work. ”

“Work”The place where you do your job

E.g. I’ll ask if I can leave work early tonight.

Sth that requires physical or mental effort that you do to achieve sth

E.g. Her success is due to sheer hard work.

Something that you are working on or have produced.

E.g. Is this all your own work?

E.g. The teacher marks their work.

A book, painting, piece of music

E.g. An early work by Picasso

The complete work of Shakespeare

(Works) The act of building or repairing sth

E.g. The road works are causing long traffic jams.

(works) (in a compound noun) a factory

E.g. The steelworks is/are closing down.

In General

• Job: individual tasks a profession or occupation

• Wok: a place of employment a mass of general or non specific

activities

I’m a housewife. I do the house work.

Never mind what will happen. Do your best.

“Do”To perform an action, activity or job.

E.g. What is the government doing about pollution?

To make progress or develop, to improve sth.

E.g. How’s your daughter doing at school?

To make or produce sthE.g. The photocopier does 60 copies a

minute.To be enough or suitable

E.g. If I haven’t got a pen, a pencil will do.

To provide a serviceE.g. Do you do eye tests here?

To study sth or find the answer to sth.

E.g. I can’t do the answer 3.

To travel a certain distance or at a certain speed.

E.g. I normally do about 5 miles when I go running

To have a particular effect.E.g. The storm did a lot of damage

They want to make cakes for their children

They’ve made an agreement.

He always makes noise at night.

“Make”To produce or create sth

E.g. This model is made of steel.

(used with nouns) to perform a certain action.

E.g. to make a holeto make a movie

to make progress To cause a particular feeling.

E.g. The film makes me cry.

To force sb/sth to do sthE.g. You can not make her come with us if

she does not want.

Used with money, number and time.E.g. to make a lot of money

To make sb/sth become sth; to have the right qualities to become sth.

E.g. You can borrow some money this time, but do not make a habit of this.

To manage to reach a place or go somewhere.

E.g. I can’t make the meeting next week.

In General

• Make create something new

• Do perform with routines and duty

• Make Make an agreement

with sb. Make an arrangement Make certain about

sth Make a comment

about sth Make an excuse Make a good

impression Make friends with

some one.

Do Do your best Do business with

some one Do your duty Do some one a

favor Do harm to some one Do a good turn Do washing-up Do right or wrong

Common expression with “Make and Do”

Make a lot of money

Make a mistake Male love Make a profit or a

loss Make progress Make a reservation Make sure about

sth

Do your own thingsDo cooking/ironing/ cleaning.Do wonders for…

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