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Living or Not Living? is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on sorting words into the category they belong to, aligned to Common Core standard L.1.5. It prints 3 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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Living or Not Living?

L.1.5

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Sort each word into the right column.

1.Sort each one: Living or Not living?

Sort: tree, pencil, spoon, ball, cat, bee

LivingNot living
2.Sort each one: Living or Not living?

Sort: book, spider, frog, shoe, kite, horse

LivingNot living
3.Sort each one: Living or Not living?

Sort: car, cup, flower, bird, clock, dog

LivingNot living

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Answer key — Living or Not Living?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. ball — Not living 2. bee — Living 3. cat — Living 4. pencil — Not living 5. spoon — Not living 6. tree — Living
  2. 2.1. book — Not living 2. frog — Living 3. horse — Living 4. kite — Not living 5. shoe — Not living 6. spider — Living
  3. 3.1. bird — Living 2. car — Not living 3. clock — Not living 4. cup — Not living 5. dog — Living 6. flower — Living

Questions about Living or Not Living?

What does the Living or Not Living? worksheet cover?

It practices sorting words into the category they belong to — 3 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core L.1.5: Sort words into categories and tell apart words with close meanings. The instruction to students is “Sort each word into the right column”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Living or Not Living? practice?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.5 — L.1.5, under Language for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Living or Not Living? is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on L.1.5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Living or Not Living? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Living or Not Living? can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Living or Not Living? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Living or Not Living?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for L.1.5

Sort words into categories and tell apart words with close meanings.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.1.5 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.