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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.

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Alike and Not Alike

RI.K.9

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Sort each one into the right box.

1.Sort each one: Alike or Not alike?

Sort: Book 1: the bird ate seeds. Book 2: the bird ate worms., Book 1: owls hunt at night. Book 2: owls hunt at night., Book 1: bees make honey. Book 2: bees make honey., Book 1: the dog is big. Book 2: the dog is small.

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2.Sort each one: Alike or Not alike?

Sort: Book 1: fish live in water. Book 2: fish live in water., Book 1: snow is cold. Book 2: snow is cold., Book 1: the bus is yellow. Book 2: the bus is red., Book 1: the apple is red. Book 2: the apple is green.

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3.Sort each one: Alike or Not alike?

Sort: Book 1: a spider has eight legs. Book 2: a spider has eight legs., Book 1: the bear lives in the woods. Book 2: the bear lives on the ice., Book 1: the ant carries a leaf. Book 2: the ant carries a seed., Book 1: ducks can swim. Book 2: ducks can swim.

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LessonPrint · RI.K.9 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Alike and Not Alike

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Book 1: bees make honey. Book 2: bees make honey. — Alike 2. Book 1: owls hunt at night. Book 2: owls hunt at night. — Alike 3. Book 1: the bird ate seeds. Book 2: the bird ate worms. — Not alike 4. Book 1: the dog is big. Book 2: the dog is small. — Not alike
  2. 2.1. Book 1: fish live in water. Book 2: fish live in water. — Alike 2. Book 1: snow is cold. Book 2: snow is cold. — Alike 3. Book 1: the apple is red. Book 2: the apple is green. — Not alike 4. Book 1: the bus is yellow. Book 2: the bus is red. — Not alike
  3. 3.1. Book 1: a spider has eight legs. Book 2: a spider has eight legs. — Alike 2. Book 1: ducks can swim. Book 2: ducks can swim. — Alike 3. Book 1: the ant carries a leaf. Book 2: the ant carries a seed. — Not alike 4. Book 1: the bear lives in the woods. Book 2: the bear lives on the ice. — Not alike

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.K.9 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.