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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.Either we walk nor we take the bus.
  • B.Either we walk and we take the bus.
  • C.Either we walk or we take the bus.
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 word makes a pair with "neither"?
  • A.or
  • B.and
  • C.nor
4.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.
5.Which sentence uses the pair correctly?
  • A.I do not know whether to laugh or cry.
  • B.I do not know whether to laugh but cry.
  • C.I do not know whether to laugh nor cry.
6.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.
7.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.
8.Which sentence uses the pair correctly?
  • A.Both the river and the lake froze.
  • B.Both the river nor the lake froze.
  • C.Both the river or the lake froze.

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Answer key — Pairs That Work Together

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Either we walk or we take the bus.
  2. 2.Pairs that work together, like either and or
  3. 3.nor
  4. 4.Both my aunt and my uncle came to the play.
  5. 5.I do not know whether to laugh or cry.
  6. 6.He was not only tired but also hungry.
  7. 7.Neither the map nor the guide helped us.
  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.