Sorting Words into Groups: Animals, Food and Toys — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Kindergarten / Foundation vocabulary worksheet.
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Part A: Which group?
Grown-up: read the words aloud. Child: circle the word that fits the group.
1.Which one is an animal?
- Acake
- Bdog
- Cball
Answer: dog
A dog is an animal.
2.Which one is a food?
- Aegg
- Bkite
- Ccat
Answer: egg
An egg is a food.
3.Which one is a toy?
- Apig
- Bbread
- Cdoll
Answer: doll
A doll is a toy.
4.Which one is an animal?
- Aduck
- Bdrum
- Cjam
Answer: duck
A duck is an animal.
5.Which one is a food?
- Abus
- Bapple
- Chen
Answer: apple
An apple is a food.
6.Which one is a toy?
- Akite
- Bcow
- Cpie
Answer: kite
A kite is a toy.
Part B: Odd one out
Two words belong together. Circle the one that does not.
7.Which one is not an animal?
- Acat
- Bcow
- Ccup
Answer: cup
A cup is not an animal.
8.Which one is not a food?
- Abread
- Bsock
- Cegg
Answer: sock
A sock is not a food.
9.Which one is not a toy?
- Aball
- Bdoll
- Cfrog
Answer: frog
A frog is an animal, not a toy.
Part C: Your turn
10.Write one animal, one food and one toy.
Model answer: Any three words in the right groups, e.g. animal: fox; food: rice; toy: blocks.
Success criteria:
- The animal word is an animal
- The food word is a food
- The toy word is a toy
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.
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