Both, either, neither

Exercises
1. Complete the sentences below using both or either.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

____________ of them were ill so they stayed at home instead of going to work.
I couldn't decide between the red and the blue - I liked them ____________.
You can take ____________ the bus or the train to get to my house.
I don't think much of ____________ of the films.
I wrote to ____________ of them for their birthdays.
I have two younger sisters. ____________ of them are students.
John needs to choose between Italian and German lessons. He likes
____________ languages so ____________ language is fine.
h) ____________ of them failed their exams. They were very disappointed.

2. Choose the correct option.

a) I didn't like both / either / neither of these books.
b) Both / either / neither John nor David came to school today.
c) A:
Would you like juice or milk?
B:
Both / either / neither. I like both / either / neither.
d) Ive taken my driving test twice. I cant believe that Ive failed both / either /
neither times!
e) My parents own a car but both / either / neither of them can drive.
f) Both / either / neither of us were at home last weekend. We were going to go to
the countryside but we decided not to.
g) Both / either / neither of my sisters is married. The youngest one has a boyfriend
and the oldest one is widowed.
h) Both / either / neither Jamess phones were broken so nobody could phone him.
3. Correct the sentences below where necessary.
a) Neither were there.
b) Either Jennifer and Anne go to the gym at the weekends. Theyre training for a
marathon.
c) Who do you want to do it? Either of we can do it.
d) Carys and Paul never have any money so both of them pay for something!
e) New York and London have very large populations so both city is very busy.
f) Ive read neither those books. They dont interest me very much.
g) I was late to work because I missed either of my normal trains.
h) My best friend and I like running but either of us are very fast.

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Answers
1. Complete the sentences below using both or either.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

Both of them were ill so they stayed at home instead of going to work.
I couldn't decide between the red and the blue - I liked them both.
You can take either the bus or the train to get to my house.
I don't think much of either of the films.
I wrote to both of them for their birthdays.
I have two younger sisters. Both of them are students.
John needs to choose between Italian and German lessons. He likes both
languages so either language is fine.
h) Both of them failed their exams. They were very disappointed.
2. Choose the correct option.
a) I didn't like both / either / neither of these books.
b) Both / either / neither John nor David came to school today.
c) A:
Would you like juice or milk?
B:
Both / either / neither. I like both / either / neither.
d) Ive taken my driving test twice. I cant believe that Ive failed both / either /
neither times!
e) My parents own a car but both / either / neither of them can drive.
f) Both / either / neither of us were at home last weekend. We were going to go to
the countryside but we decided not to.
g) Both / either / neither of my sisters is married. The youngest one has a boyfriend
and the oldest one is widowed.
h) Both / either / neither Jamess phones were broken so nobody could phone him.
3. Correct the sentences below where necessary.
a) Neither were was there.
b) Either Both Jennifer and Anne go to the gym at the weekends. Theyre training
for a marathon.
c) Who do you want to do it? Either of we us can do it.
d) Carys and Paul never have any money so both neither of them pay for
something anything!
e) New York and London have very large populations so both city cities is are
very busy.
f) Ive read neither of those books. They dont interest me very much.
g) I was late to work because I missed either both of my normal trains.
h) My best friend and I like running but either neither of us are very fast.

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