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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.Both my aunt and my uncle came to the play.
  • B.Both my aunt nor my uncle came to the play.
  • C.Both my aunt or my uncle came to the play.
2.What do correlative conjunctions always come in?
  • A.Pairs that work together, like either and or
  • B.Single words at the end of a sentence
  • C.Groups of three words
3.Which sentence uses the pair correctly?
  • A.She plays not only the piano but also the flute.
  • B.She plays not only the piano or the flute.
  • C.She plays not only the piano and also the flute.
4.Which word makes a pair with "neither"?
  • A.and
  • B.nor
  • C.or
5.Which word makes a pair with "either"?
  • A.nor
  • B.or
  • C.but
6.Which words complete the pair "not only ..."?
  • A.but also
  • B.or else
  • C.and also
7.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.
8.Which sentence uses the pair correctly?
  • A.We can either paint the fence nor mend the gate.
  • B.We can either paint the fence or mend the gate.
  • C.We can either paint the fence but mend the gate.

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Answer key — Pairs That Work Together

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  1. 1.Both my aunt and my uncle came to the play.
  2. 2.Pairs that work together, like either and or
  3. 3.She plays not only the piano but also the flute.
  4. 4.nor
  5. 5.or
  6. 6.but also
  7. 7.Both the river and the lake froze.
  8. 8.We can either paint the fence or mend the gate.

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