Grammar Exercise: One Word Or Two? Multiple Choice Exercise 3

Intermediate

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

1. Sorry we are so late, Kathy. We had a ________ on the way here and had to get the car towed to a mechanic.

breakdown

break down

2. If you are leaving the hotel tomorrow morning, you will need to ________ by 10am.

checkout

check out

3. Thanks to the ________ woman who picked up the small girl, an accident was avoided.

quick-thinking

quick thinking

4. Make sure your ________ password is difficult to guess. You don't want to be hacked!

5. I don't want to ________ to the house after we leave, so please ensure you have everything you need!

comeback

come back

6. After his messy divorce, Alan just wanted to ________ at home for months.

hideaway

hide away

7. Lara likes to do a quick cardio ________ for ten minutes before she leaves for work every day.

workout

work out

8. Can you ________ on dad this evening? I'm so worried about him.

checkup

check up