Directions: This exercise provides additional practice on Other Commonly Confused Words, Group 2. Read each sentence. Then select the correct word that belongs in the blank.

1			I'm tired, so I'm going to sleep late in the morning. _________, tomorrow is a holiday.
			A)	Beside
			B)	Besides
2			If you _____________ up straight, you will have less back and neck pain.
			A)	set
			B)	sit
3			Many medications have other _____________ besides the intended one.
			A)	affects
			B)	effects
4			_____________the cloth over the table, and then set the vase of flowers on it.
			A)	Lay
			B)	Lie
5			My great-grandparents_________from Ireland in the 1840s.
			A)	emigrated
			B)	immigrated
6			Tens of thousands of people in sub-Saharan Africa are_________of AIDS.
			A)	dyeing
			B)	dying
7			In a wedding ceremony, the bridesmaids_____________ the bride down the aisle.
			A)	precede
			B)	proceed
8			Luis has come up with a good_________for our group presentation.
			A)	idea
			B)	ideal
9			From the gloomy way the sky looked, we__________that we would have to cancel the picnic.
			A)	implied
			B)	inferred
10			He has been the acting head of the company, but today he was________given the title of company president.
			A)	formally
			B)	formerly