Solucionario de los ejercicios de colocaciones en inglés (inglés B2) para descargar en PDF

Ejercicio 1. Make o do

1. do
2. make
3. did
4. do
5. made
6. did

Do con tareas y daños; make con errores y progresos.

Ejercicio 2. Take o have

1. take
2. had
3. take
4. had
5. took
6. takes

Ejercicio 3. Adjetivo + sustantivo

1. heavy
2. strong
3. bitter
4. fierce
5. slim
6. deep

Ejercicio 4. Verbo y preposición

1. on
2. for
3. about
4. in
5. from
6. on

Ejercicio 5. Une verbos y expresiones

1a, 2b, 3c, 4d, 5e, 6f

make a decision, do the shopping, take a photo, have a rest, keep a secret, break a promise.

Ejercicio 6. Corrige la colocación

1. I made a mistake in the test.
2. We are having heavy rain today.
3. She is depending on her parents.
4. Let’s discuss the budget.
5. He took a photo of the castle.

Ejercicio 7. Traduce al inglés

1. We took a break.
2. She made a lot of progress.
3. I did my homework last night.
4. We had an argument.
5. There was heavy rain.

Ejercicio 8. Elige el verbo correcto

1. made
2. take
3. did
4. had
5. make

Ejercicio 9. Verbos con preposición en un texto

1. in
2. on
3. to
4. about
5. for

Object to lleva preposición to, seguida de -ing.

Ejercicio 10. Del español al inglés natural

1. a close friend
2. fast food
3. loud noise
4. heavy traffic
5. a tough decision (o a difficult decision)

Ejercicio 11. Completa el blog

1. took
2. had
3. made
4. did
5. took
6. took
7. had
8. made

Ejercicio 12. Reescribe con la colocación

1. They had an argument about the bill.
2. We took a ten-minute break.
3. He made a quick decision.
4. I had a look at the menu. (en inglés americano: I took a look)

Ejercicio 13. Comprensión: el correo del hotel

1. Por el ruido de la noche anterior.
2. do our best
3. make you an offer
4. have a look y take your time

Ejercicio 14. Tiempo y dinero

1. waste
2. spent
3. save
4. paid (pay attention)
5. earns

Ejercicio 15. Preposición + -ing

1. to meeting
2. on paying
3. in finding
4. for breaking
5. to working

Ejercicio 16. Adverbio + adjetivo

1. utterly
2. deeply
3. highly
4. absolutely
5. fully

Es posible algún intercambio (absolutely ridiculous), pero estas parejas son las más naturales.

Ejercicio 17. Mediación: un mensaje antes del examen

Modelo: Mateo has an exam tomorrow and he is very nervous. He asks you to do him a favour and give him some advice. After that, you will take a break together.

Comprueba: do a favour, give advice, take a break.

Ejercicio 18. Corrige las seis colocaciones

Modelo: Last week I made a decision too fast and I didn’t pay attention to the details. Now I have to do the cleaning of the whole office. My boss says he will have a meeting tomorrow, and I’m depending on his help. I hope the situation will result in a good surprise.

Ejercicio 19. Transformaciones con colocaciones

1. took no notice
2. did / favour (did us a big favour)
3. runs the risk of
4. forward to seeing

Ejercicio 20. Escribe un correo al arrendador

Modelo: Dear Mr Alvarez, I’m writing to make a complaint about the leak in the bathroom. After the heavy rain last week, the problem got worse. I took photos and I have done my best to protect the floor. Could you please take a look at it this week? I would be deeply grateful if you paid attention to this urgent matter. Kind regards, Lucía.

Comprueba: ocho colocaciones correctas, tono formal y unas 80 palabras.