beside = preposition
side = noun
aside = adverb
Beside, Side, Aside
Directions: Select the correct word in the parentheses ().
I was shocked when I walked into my house to find everything disorganized. I believe someone came in and took some things. I couldn't even move. I just stood in the doorway and called the police. While I waited, I looked around, up and down, from (beside, side, aside) to (beside, side, aside) to see what was missing. On one (beside, side, aside) of the room, the lamps that were (beside, side, aside) the sofa were missing. Someone had moved the coffee table (beside, side, aside). I usually kept small change in a dish (beside, side, aside) the piano, but it was not there anymore. I had a coat rack that stood next to the closet, but someone knocked it on its (beside, side, aside). The window (beside, side, aside) the closet, with the curtains pushed (beside, side, aside), was broken.
When the police arrived, I was asked to step (beside, side, aside) and let them take care of the rest. They later told me that nothing was taken. The lamps were on the other (beside, side, aside) of the sofa on the floor, and the dish with spare change was pushed (beside, side, aside).