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Pairs That Work Together is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on spotting both...and, either...or and not only...but also used correctly, aligned to Common Core standard L.5.1. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Pairs That Work Together

L.5.1

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Circle the right answer.

1.Which sentence uses the pair correctly?
  • A.I do not know whether to laugh or cry.
  • B.I do not know whether to laugh nor cry.
  • C.I do not know whether to laugh but cry.
2.Which sentence uses the pair correctly?
  • A.Both the river nor the lake froze.
  • B.Both the river and the lake froze.
  • C.Both the river or the lake froze.
3.Which sentence uses the pair correctly?
  • A.He was not only tired or also hungry.
  • B.He was not only tired nor also hungry.
  • C.He was not only tired but also hungry.
4.Which sentence uses the pair correctly?
  • A.We can either paint the fence or mend the gate.
  • B.We can either paint the fence nor mend the gate.
  • C.We can either paint the fence but mend the gate.
5.What do correlative conjunctions always come in?
  • A.Single words at the end of a sentence
  • B.Groups of three words
  • C.Pairs that work together, like either and or
6.Which word makes a pair with "either"?
  • A.nor
  • B.but
  • C.or
7.Which word makes a pair with "both"?
  • A.nor
  • B.or
  • C.and
8.Which sentence uses the pair correctly?
  • A.Neither Tom or Jo was late.
  • B.Neither Tom and Jo was late.
  • C.Neither Tom nor Jo was late.

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Answer key — Pairs That Work Together

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.I do not know whether to laugh or cry.
  2. 2.Both the river and the lake froze.
  3. 3.He was not only tired but also hungry.
  4. 4.We can either paint the fence or mend the gate.
  5. 5.Pairs that work together, like either and or
  6. 6.or
  7. 7.and
  8. 8.Neither Tom nor Jo was late.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.5.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.