Speech Fixers

This worksheet helps students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 improve everyday grammar accuracy by correcting common mix-ups between beside and besides in complete sentences. Students practice reading for meaning, evaluating context, understanding writer’s intent, revising sentence structure, and applying precise vocabulary as they rewrite each sentence so it sounds natural and grammatically correct.

Targeted Skills

• Editing for Correct Usage (Grades 3-5): Identify and fix incorrect uses of beside and besides in sentences.
• Sentence Revision: Rewrite sentences to improve clarity, correctness, and natural flow.
• Vocabulary Distinctions: Reinforce the difference between physical location (beside) and additional information (besides).
• Contextual Reasoning: Use sentence meaning to determine the writer’s intended message.

Learning Benefits

• Teacher-Created Practice: Designed to reflect real errors students make in speech and writing.
• Authentic Editing Task: Focuses on revising existing sentences rather than selecting answers.
• Attention to Detail: Encourages careful reading and proofreading habits.
• Flexible Use: Suitable for grammar lessons, writing workshops, independent practice, or homework.

This printable worksheet supports students as they build stronger proofreading skills, clearer sentence construction, and confidence with commonly confused words. By revising sentences for correct usage and natural tone, learners practice grammar accuracy, vocabulary precision, and careful editing. It is a simple, no-prep resource that works well in both classroom and homeschool language arts settings.

This worksheet is part of our Beside vs. Besides Worksheets collection.