Iphone not syncing contacts/calendar to iCloud

I have all the updated software and installed icloud on all of my devices. I have turned on all options under icloud settings on my iphone in terms of syncing.
I have been able to do a back up of my iphone onto the icloud under storage and backup on my iphone.
If I add a contact or calendar item on my mac, it goes to the icloud and my iphone. No problem there.
My problem is, if I add a contact or calendar item to my iphone, it does not put it on the icloud or on my mac. Please help.
Thanks

On your Mac open System Preferences > iCloud. Deselect the boxes next to Contacts and Calendars, reselect those boxes then restart your Mac.
On the iPhone, tap Settings > iCloud then switch Contacts and Calendars off then back on then reset the device.
Hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home button down at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
Hopefully everything will sync.

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