Vocabulary Confusion: Beside - Besides - Except

1. Everything was in good order _______ the magazines scattered on the floor.

2. People living _______ railway stations have to put up with a lot of noise.

3. My house seems small _______ my neighbors’.

4. My mother has many good qualities _______ being very hospitable.

5. No one knows of these fears _______ my psychologist.

6. The tenants in the apartment _______ us have been dancing all night.

7. _______ milk and cheese, we need some flour and eggs for baking this cake.

8. Some people choose jobs for other reasons _______ money.

9. Sitting _______ the fireplace they would gossip till midnight.

10. I don't take any drugs whatsoever, _______ aspirin for colds.

Answers:

1. Everything was in good order except the magazines scattered on the floor.

2. People living beside railway stations have to put up with a lot of noise.

3. My house seems small beside my neighbors’.

4. My mother has many good qualities besides being very hospitable.

5. No one knows of these fears except my psychologist.

6. The tenants in the apartment beside us have been dancing all night.

7. Besides milk and cheese, we need some flour and eggs for baking this cake.

8. Some people choose jobs for other reasons besides money.

9. Sitting beside the fireplace they would gossip till midnight.

10. I don't take any drugs whatsoever, except aspirin for colds.