CBSE Class 7 English Usage beside to chose Worksheet

beside, besides Beside means “next to.” Besides means “in addition to.”

The ducklings waddled beside their mother.

Besides the goldfish, we have only one pet.

among, between Use between for two people, things, or groups. Use among for three or more people, things, or groups.

The pizza place is between the laundromat and the drugstore.

A little boy was among those hurt in the accident.

choose, chose Choose means to “to select.” Chose is the past tense of choose.

Harriet didn’t know which drink to choose.

Yesterday the kitten chose the ball of string to play with.

Exercise 1 Underline the word in parentheses that best completes each sentence.

(Beside, Besides) my coat, I wore gloves and a hat.

1. Because I couldn’t do both, I had to choose (among, between) piano and flute lessons.

2. Kesia (choose, chose) two challenging computer games to play.

3. The contest was (among, between) our two classes.

4. Marty carefully (choose, chose) a book from the library.

5. The yellow bus parked (beside, besides) the football field.

6. A picture of my grandparents appeared (among, between) the photographs in the attic.

7. Last Saturday we (choose, chose) a shady spot for our picnic.

8. (Beside, Besides) Kim, who else will volunteer to pass out tests?

9. (Among, Between) the two cities was an old bridge.

10. Cheng-Yu is standing (beside, besides) the water fountain.

11. The little boy knew he had to (choose, chose) a balloon.

12. I will (choose, chose) a movie everyone will like.

13. (Beside, Besides) skating, I also like swimming.

14. (Among, Between) the books at the library were several about the Civil War.

15. The chair (beside, besides) me was empty.
 

Exercise 2 Write in the blank the correct form of the word in italics. If the italicized word is correct, write C in the blank.

     beside      The boy standing besides me in the picture is my cousin Tom.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1. To earn money for college is among the reasons my brother got a summer job.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 2. Between all the flowers in the garden was a patch of weeds.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 3. The squirrel choose a hiding place for its nuts.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 4. Beside an entertaining elephant act, the circus also presented a funny clown show.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 5. Meagan chose chocolate ice cream for dessert.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 6. Tara left her glasses on the table besides the bed.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 7. The magician told me to chose any card from the deck.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 8. Last night Tonya chose the runt of the litter as her new puppy.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 9. The exciting soccer game among the two schools ended in a tie.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 10. The whole family will chose a name for the kitten.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1. Dad took a picture of me standing beside the Liberty Bell.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 12. A seashell was between the many souvenirs I brought home.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 13. Because it was so hot yesterday, Akira and I chose to go swimming.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 14. Beside soccer, Michael also plays hockey.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 15. My book fell into the space among the couch and the wall.

Writing Link Choose one or two of the word pairs in this lesson. Write a humorous sentence that will help you remember how to use those words correctly.