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Beside / Besides - Exercise 2

Choose the correct word in each sentence below.  When you have finished, click on the "Check My Work" button to view the answers.

1. Sitting (beside besides) his girlfriend, Michael could not have been any happier.


2. (Beside Besides) arm wrestling, I have never physically tried to overpower someone.


3. I always try to sit (beside besides) my best friend at lunch.


4. Has there ever been a president with Polio (beside besides) Roosevelt?


5. Please lay that pipe (beside besides) the car in the garage.


6. I found my lost keys sitting inside (beside besides) the microwave.


7. Hot rods and motorcycles are often parked (beside besides) one another to show off manliness.


8. (Beside Besides) the book on the table sat a huge vase of flowers.


9. (Beside Besides) my bike rack, I never want anything to touch the outside of my new car.


10. The poodle stood (beside besides) the Great Dane at the dog show to make the Dane look bigger.