What if I don't want my keyboard occupy 2/3 of the screen?
The split keyboard takes up significantly less space. You may need to enable it in

Settings-&gt;General-&gt;Keyboards-&gt;Split Keyboard


To split, pull the left and right side of the keyboard apart with two fingers, or tap and hold the keyboard button in the bottom right then choose "split"...



You can also move the keyboard by grabbing the same button and dragging it up and down the screen.