Beside vs. Besides Picker

This worksheet helps students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 build confidence with commonly confused words by choosing the correct preposition, beside or besides, in each sentence. Through repeated, focused practice, learners strengthen grammar usage, vocabulary clarity, contextual reading skills, and attention to meaning while distinguishing between physical location and additional information.

Learning Goals

• Grammar and Usage (Grades 3-5): Accurately identify and apply beside and besides in sentence context.
• Meaning-Based Choice: Distinguish between showing physical proximity and expressing an added idea.
• Reading for Accuracy: Use sentence clues to confirm that word choice makes sense.
• Vocabulary Precision: Strengthen understanding of how small word changes affect meaning.

Sheet Features

• Teacher-Created Resource: Designed by educators to target high-frequency grammar confusions.
• Simple, Focused Format: Ideal for quick practice, review, or assessment checkpoints.
• Repetition for Mastery: Provides multiple opportunities to reinforce correct usage.
• Flexible Use: Works well for centers, homework, small groups, or independent practice.

This printable worksheet supports students as they develop accuracy, confidence, and consistency with preposition usage. By practicing beside versus besides in clear sentence contexts, learners improve grammar awareness, reading precision, and vocabulary understanding. It is a no-prep resource that fits smoothly into both classroom instruction and homeschool language arts routines.

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