When do we use "make" and when do we use "do"?

[shamsher]

ESL/EFL Test "Not the slightest idea", question 5

You should know by now that I cannot stand it when my steak is not cooked properly as I always have mine well made.

(a) by now
(b) stand it
(c) cooked
(d) made

ESL/EFL Test "Not the slightest idea", answer 5

You should know by now that I cannot stand it when my steak is not cooked properly as I always have mine well done.

Correct entry: done
The error was: (d) made
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doesnt it sound well? because food is always made

shamsher

[Alan]

Hi shamsher,

It's often very difficult to choose between do and make but the idiom is to describe meat as well done in the sense of cooked for a long time. You might care to look at the heading on this site esl lessons and look for Make or Do? in the index and you can see some notes and a story I've written showing how the two verbs are used.

ESL Lesson / Make or Do

Alan
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English as a Second Language
You can read my ESL story Progressive Forms