Not Only But Also Sentences | Worksheets

Combine the following sentences using not only / but also.

Study the examples given below.

• Refugees need food. They need shelter.

We can combine these two sentences using not only / but also.

• Refugees need not only food but also shelter.

We can express the same idea using as well as.

• Refugees need food as well as shelter.

• He speaks French. He speaks English.

• He speaks not only French but also English.

• He speaks French as well as English.

More examples are given below.

• The sun gives us light. The moon gives us light.
• Not only the sun but the moon also gives us light.
• The sun as well as the moon gives us light.

When you combine two sentences using not only / but also, make sure that you are using the same kind of words after not only and but also. That means if you used an adjective after not only, you have to use another adjective after but also. Likewise, if you used a verb after not only, you have to use another verb after but also.

Not only but also exercise

Combine the following sentences using not only / but also.

1. The house was old. It was dilapidated.

2. She is intelligent. She is pretty.

3. He is lazy. He is stupid.

4. India imports oil from the Middle East. China imports oil from the Middle East.

5. She writes poems. She writes short stories.

6. They put me up for the night. They paid for my return ticket.

7. The minister refused to answer the questions raised by the reporters. He abused them.

8. My daughter wants to study abroad. My niece wants to study abroad.

9. He was here on Tuesday. He was here on Friday as well.

10. They robbed the traveler. They wounded him.

Answers

1. The house was not only old but also dilapidated.

2. She is not only intelligent but also pretty.

3. He is not only lazy but also stupid.

4. Not only India but China also imports oil from the Middle East.

5. She writes not only poems but also short stories.

6. They not only put me up for the night but also paid for my return ticket.

7. The minister not only refused to answer the questions asked by the reporters but also abused them.

8. Not only my daughter but my niece also wants to study abroad.

9. He was here not only on Tuesday but also on Friday.

10. They not only robbed the traveler but also wounded him.