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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.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
2.Which word makes a pair with "neither"?
  • A.or
  • B.nor
  • C.and
3.Which sentence uses the pair correctly?
  • A.Neither Tom and Jo was late.
  • B.Neither Tom nor Jo was late.
  • C.Neither Tom or Jo was late.
4.Which sentence uses the pair correctly?
  • A.Neither the map but the guide helped us.
  • B.Neither the map nor the guide helped us.
  • C.Neither the map or the guide helped us.
5.Which word makes a pair with "either"?
  • A.nor
  • B.or
  • C.but
6.Which word makes a pair with "both"?
  • A.or
  • B.nor
  • C.and
7.Which sentence uses the pair correctly?
  • A.He was not only tired or also hungry.
  • B.He was not only tired but also hungry.
  • C.He was not only tired nor also hungry.
8.Which sentence uses the pair correctly?
  • A.I do not know whether to laugh nor cry.
  • B.I do not know whether to laugh but cry.
  • C.I do not know whether to laugh or cry.

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Answer key — Pairs That Work Together

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Pairs that work together, like either and or
  2. 2.nor
  3. 3.Neither Tom nor Jo was late.
  4. 4.Neither the map nor the guide helped us.
  5. 5.or
  6. 6.and
  7. 7.He was not only tired but also hungry.
  8. 8.I do not know whether to laugh or cry.

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