IELTS collocation quiz Do, Make, Take, Have

If you would like to ___ an appointment with the doctor, please call the surgery between the hours of eleven and five.

• take

• have

• do

• make

Answer explanation

make an appointment: book/schedule an appointment

make a reservation is used in a different context (e.g hotel and restaurants/exclusive places)

I'm not sure if the gallery is open today, but I'm going to ___ a chance and walk down there anyway.

• take

• make

• do

• have

Answer explanation

take a chance: ambil risiko

Please could you ___ me a favour and buy some milk on your way home?

• do

• have

• take

• make

Answer explanation

do me a favour: to do a kind and helpful act for someone

She is ___ good progress, but she needs to work harder in her maths class.

• having

• taking

• doing

• making

We ___ business with companies all over the world.

• do

• take

• have

• make

I would like to ___ a complaint about the quality of service at your restaurant.

• take

• make

• have

• do

Stop ___ me laugh! I can't breathe!

• taking

• making

• having

• doing

You need to ___a decision as soon as possible.

• Do

• make

• take

• have

Could you ___ a picture of my friend and I, please?

• do

• have

• make

• take

Answer explanation

take a photo: capturing an image

make a photo: creating a photo (rarely used)

I ___ a lot of mistakes in that test yesterday, I'm sure of it.

• did

• made

• had

• took

Answer explanation

make mistake: produce mistakes

do something by mistake