Make, Do, and More: Food & Home Collocations

Do you make dinner or do dinner? Do you do the dishes or make the dishes? In English, everyday actions around the kitchen, the dining table, and the house come with fixed verb partners — and choosing the wrong one can sound instantly unnatural, even if the meaning is clear.

This challenge tests your knowledge of the most common collocations for cooking (chop the onions, follow a recipe, peel the potatoes), eating out (book a table, leave a tip, ask for the bill, split the bill), and household chores (do the laundry, do the ironing, make the bed, set the table). You'll need to know the difference between make and do in dozens of everyday phrases, plus the right verbs for kitchen tasks like whisking, grating, and stirring.

Work through 25 questions across four formats — single-choice, multi-choice, drop-down gap-fills, and drag-and-drop — each set in realistic scenarios like texting a roommate, planning a date night, or surviving Saturday chore day. Try the quiz to check your knowledge!