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Count the Words is a free printable Kindergarten English worksheet on counting the words in a printed sentence, aligned to Common Core standard RF.K.1. It prints 8 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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Count the Words

RF.K.1

NameDate

Circle the right answer.

1.How many words are in this sentence? Fish swim.
  • A.Four
  • B.Two
  • C.One
2.How many words are in this sentence? It is hot.
  • A.Four
  • B.Two
  • C.Three
3.How many words are in this sentence? Look at me.
  • A.Three
  • B.Two
  • C.Four
4.How many words are in this sentence? Dad made a big cake.
  • A.Three
  • B.Six
  • C.Five
5.How many words are in this sentence? Sam has a hat.
  • A.Four
  • B.Three
  • C.Six
6.How many words are in this sentence? Frogs hop.
  • A.One
  • B.Two
  • C.Three
7.How many words are in this sentence? The bird sang.
  • A.Three
  • B.Two
  • C.Five
8.How many words are in this sentence? We went to the park.
  • A.Six
  • B.Five
  • C.Four

LessonPrint · RF.K.1 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Count the Words

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Two
  2. 2.Three
  3. 3.Three
  4. 4.Five
  5. 5.Four
  6. 6.Two
  7. 7.Three
  8. 8.Five

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.K.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.