Alike and Not Alike is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on sorting what two books say about one thing into alike and not alike, aligned to Common Core standard RI.K.9. 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.
Set 16 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Alike and Not Alike
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Sort each one into the right box.
1.Sort each one: Alike or Not alike?
Sort: Book 1: snow is cold. Book 2: snow is cold., Book 1: the dog is big. Book 2: the dog is small., Book 1: the frog is green. Book 2: the frog is brown., Book 1: bees make honey. Book 2: bees make honey.
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2.Sort each one: Alike or Not alike?
Sort: Book 1: the apple is red. Book 2: the apple is green., Book 1: ducks can swim. Book 2: ducks can swim., Book 1: owls hunt at night. Book 2: owls hunt at night., Book 1: the ant carries a leaf. Book 2: the ant carries a seed.
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3.Sort each one: Alike or Not alike?
Sort: Book 1: fish live in water. Book 2: fish live in water., Book 1: the bus is yellow. Book 2: the bus is red., Book 1: cats have whiskers. Book 2: cats have whiskers., Book 1: the bear lives in the woods. Book 2: the bear lives on the ice.
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LessonPrint · RI.K.9 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Alike and Not Alike
Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Book 1: bees make honey. Book 2: bees make honey. — Alike 2. Book 1: snow is cold. Book 2: snow is cold. — Alike 3. Book 1: the dog is big. Book 2: the dog is small. — Not alike 4. Book 1: the frog is green. Book 2: the frog is brown. — Not alike
2.1. Book 1: ducks can swim. Book 2: ducks can swim. — Alike 2. Book 1: owls hunt at night. Book 2: owls hunt at night. — Alike 3. Book 1: the ant carries a leaf. Book 2: the ant carries a seed. — Not alike 4. Book 1: the apple is red. Book 2: the apple is green. — Not alike
3.1. Book 1: cats have whiskers. Book 2: cats have whiskers. — Alike 2. Book 1: fish live in water. Book 2: fish live in water. — Alike 3. Book 1: the bear lives in the woods. Book 2: the bear lives on the ice. — Not alike 4. Book 1: the bus is yellow. Book 2: the bus is red. — Not alike
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.K.9 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.