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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 word makes a pair with "both"?
  • A.or
  • B.and
  • C.nor
2.Which word makes a pair with "neither"?
  • A.or
  • B.and
  • C.nor
3.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.
4.Which sentence uses the pair correctly?
  • A.He was not only tired but also hungry.
  • B.He was not only tired nor also hungry.
  • C.He was not only tired or also hungry.
5.Which sentence uses the pair correctly?
  • A.She plays not only the piano and also the flute.
  • B.She plays not only the piano but also the flute.
  • C.She plays not only the piano or the flute.
6.Which sentence uses the pair correctly?
  • A.Neither Tom nor Jo was late.
  • B.Neither Tom or Jo was late.
  • C.Neither Tom and Jo was late.
7.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.
8.Which sentence uses the pair correctly?
  • A.Both the river and the lake froze.
  • B.Both the river or the lake froze.
  • C.Both the river nor the lake froze.

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Answer key — Pairs That Work Together

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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