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

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Answer key — Pairs That Work Together

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.I do not know whether to laugh or cry.
  2. 2.He was not only tired but also hungry.
  3. 3.and
  4. 4.Pairs that work together, like either and or
  5. 5.Either we walk or we take the bus.
  6. 6.but also
  7. 7.We can either paint the fence or mend the gate.
  8. 8.nor

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