Grammar Exercise: One Word Or Two? Multiple Choice Exercise 1

Intermediate

For each sentence, choose either the one-word or two word answer. Some of the answers might have hyphens!

1. If you look at chart C, we ________ the profits into annual figures.

breakdown

break down

2. My heating isn't working again. This has happened ________ since Christmas.

alot

a lot

3. The government announced severe ________ in education to try to reduce the debt.

cutbacks

cut-backs

4. I use a local ________ butcher to buy all my meat.

family owned

family-owned

5. The children are ________ playing a game.

upstairs

up stairs

6. ________, I'm bored of talking about our trip. Let's talk about something else!

anyway

any way

7. This hotel looks great, but they have a very early ________.

check out

checkout

8. I'm going in for a dental ________ tomorrow. I've had pain on the left side of my mouth for a week.

checkup

check up