Ejercicios de colocaciones en inglés con soluciones (inglés 2.º Bachillerato) para descargar en PDF

Ejercicio 1. Make o do ★★★

Completa con la forma correcta de make o do.

1. I need to ___ my homework before dinner.
2. Please don’t ___ so much noise.
3. She ___ a big mistake yesterday.
4. Can you ___ me a favour?
5. We must ___ a decision today.
6. He ___ research on climate change last year.

Ejercicio 2. Elige el adjetivo: heavy, strong o deep ★★★

Completa con heavy, strong o deep.

1. ___ rain
2. ___ coffee
3. ___ traffic
4. a ___ accent
5. a ___ smoker
6. a ___ sleep

Ejercicio 3. Take, have, pay o give ★★★

Completa con take, have, pay o give en la forma que corresponda.

1. Let’s ___ a photo of the castle.
2. I usually ___ a shower in the morning.
3. Please ___ attention to the instructions.
4. Valentina ___ a presentation about Peru yesterday.
5. We ___ a short break at eleven.
6. Can I ___ a look at your notes?

Ejercicio 4. Corrige el calco del español ★★★

Cada frase tiene un error de colocación. Escribe la frase corregida.

1. I did a mistake in the exam.
2. She made a photo of the lake.
3. Please say me the truth.
4. It was raining strongly in Bilbao.
5. He did a decision quickly.
6. We made homework all afternoon.

Ejercicio 5. Une el idiom con su significado ★★★

Une cada expresión con su significado en español (escribe la letra).

1. a piece of cake
2. cost an arm and a leg
3. under the weather
4. break the ice
5. once in a blue moon
6. spill the beans

a) muy fácil · b) costar muchísimo · c) estar pachucho · d) romper el hielo · e) muy de vez en cuando · f) revelar un secreto

Ejercicio 6. Completa el idiom ★★★

Completa con una palabra del recuadro: ice, cake, beans, weather, arm, moon.

1. Don’t spill the ___ about the surprise party!
2. Maths was a piece of ___ for Santiago.
3. That phone cost an ___ and a leg.
4. I’m feeling a bit under the ___ today.
5. We see our cousins once in a blue ___.
6. A joke is a good way to break the ___.

Ejercicio 7. Registro: informal, neutro o formal ★★★

Clasifica cada expresión: I (informal), N (neutro) o F (formal).

1. hit the books
2. children
3. commence
4. gonna
5. chill out
6. I would be grateful if you could…

Ejercicio 8. Elige el verbo de la colocación ★★★

Elige la opción correcta.

1. to (make / do / take) an effort
2. to (take / make / do) an exam
3. to (do / make / have) damage
4. to (pay / make / give) a visit
5. to (catch / take / hold) a cold
6. to (win / earn / gain) a living

Ejercicio 9. Traduce al inglés con colocaciones ★★★

Traduce al inglés.

1. Hice un esfuerzo enorme.
2. Presta atención a la profesora.
3. Tomó la decisión de mudarse a Bilbao.
4. Llovía muchísimo.
5. Hicimos un descanso a las once.

Ejercicio 10. Idioms equivalentes en inglés ★★★

Traduce al inglés usando el idiom equivalente.

1. Es pan comido.
2. Nos vemos de uvas a peras.
3. Me costó un ojo de la cara.
4. Hay que romper el hielo.
5. Estoy un poco pachucho.

Ejercicio 11. Comprensión: una visita a Sevilla ★★★

Lee el texto y responde en inglés.

Last weekend my cousin Santiago, who lives in Miami, finally made up his mind to visit me in Seville. We see each other once in a blue moon, so we were both a little nervous at the airport. He told a joke to break the ice, and by the evening we were chatting happily. “Learning Spanish was a piece of cake for you,” I said. “Not at all,” he laughed. “I had to hit the books for years.”

1. Why were they nervous at the airport?
2. How did Santiago break the ice?
3. Does Santiago think Spanish was easy for him?
4. What does “hit the books” mean?

Ejercicio 12. Elige el adjetivo correcto ★★★

Elige la opción correcta.

1. She earns a (high / tall / big) salary.
2. We got stuck in (heavy / strong / big) traffic.
3. He speaks with a (strong / heavy / hard) accent.
4. There is a (high / tall / much) risk of flooding.
5. She took a (deep / high / long) breath.
6. I had a (good / well / nice) night’s sleep.

Ejercicio 13. Mediación: estar en las nubes ★★★

Tu amiga Chloe, de Cork, te pregunta qué significa «estar en las nubes». Explícaselo en inglés en dos frases y propón una expresión inglesa parecida.

Ejercicio 14. Reescribe con el idiom dado ★★★

Reescribe cada frase con la expresión entre paréntesis.

1. The exam was very easy. (piece of cake)
2. Please don’t reveal the secret. (beans)
3. It rarely happens. (blue moon)
4. That jacket was extremely expensive. (arm and a leg)
5. I feel a bit ill. (under the weather)

Ejercicio 15. Del registro informal al formal ★★★

Reescribe en un registro formal, como en un correo al director del instituto.

1. I’m gonna ask you a favour.
2. Can you sort it out ASAP?
3. The kids were totally fed up.
4. Sorry for the mess-up.

Ejercicio 16. Texto con elección de verbos ★★★

Elige el verbo correcto para cada hueco.

When Ximena moved from Monterrey to Dublin, she had to (1) ___ a lot of changes. She decided to (2) ___ an effort to meet people. She (3) ___ attention in every class and (4) ___ a part-time job in a café. Soon she was (5) ___ progress, and by June she could (6) ___ a presentation without notes.

(1) make / do / take · (2) make / do / take · (3) paid / gave / made · (4) made / had / did · (5) doing / making / taking · (6) give / do / take

Ejercicio 17. Corrige colocaciones en frases ★★★

Corrige la colocación incorrecta de cada frase.

1. He won a lot of money working at the café.
2. Let’s make a photo together.
3. She did an effort to arrive on time.
4. My brother is doing the exam tomorrow.
5. There was a strong traffic on the motorway.
6. I lost the bus this morning.

Ejercicio 18. Escritura guiada: el primer día ★★★

Escribe de 60 a 80 palabras en inglés sobre tu primer día en un instituto o un trabajo nuevo. Usa al menos cuatro de estas expresiones: break the ice, a piece of cake, make an effort, pay attention, under the weather, make a mistake.

Ejercicio 19. Mediación: el idiom en una carta formal ★★★

Tu profesora irlandesa te pregunta si puede escribir «a piece of cake» en una carta formal al director. Explícale en inglés, en tres frases, por qué no es adecuado y ofrece una alternativa más formal.

Ejercicio 20. Comprensión: un trabajo en grupo ★★★

Lee el texto y responde en inglés.

Our group project in Melbourne almost fell apart. Mateo kept missing meetings, which was the last straw for Chloe. “We have to get on the same page,” she said. After a long talk, we agreed that each of us would take responsibility for one section. In the end, everything went smoothly and our teacher told us it was a job well done.

1. Which idiom means “the final problem that makes someone lose patience”?
2. What does “get on the same page” mean?
3. Find a collocation with the verb “take”.
4. Find a collocation with the verb “miss”.
5. Is the text formal or informal? Give a reason.