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Free Kindergarten / Foundation Vocabulary Worksheets

3 free vocabulary resources for Kindergarten / Foundation: 3 worksheets. Answers included.

Word meanings, synonyms, antonyms and word building. In Kindergarten / Foundation, children build the foundations: recognising and writing numbers to 20, counting objects, simple adding and taking away, naming shapes, and in English, letter sounds, early sight words, tracing letters and listening to and retelling stories.

Students will practise: knowing the opposites of common words; choosing a word that means the opposite; using an opposite in a sentence; sorting words into groups; finding the word that does not belong; reading simple everyday words; knowing words that mean the same; telling a same-meaning word from an opposite.

Recommended learning path

  1. 1Opposites: Big and Small, Hot and Cold
  2. 2Sorting Words into Groups: Animals, Food and Toys
  3. 3Words That Mean the Same: Big and Large, Happy and Glad

Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Opposites: Big and Small, Hot and Cold

    A first vocabulary worksheet on opposites. Children circle the opposite of everyday words such as big, hot, up, fast and open, then finish…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    12 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Sorting Words into Groups: Animals, Food and Toys

    Children read simple words like dog, cake and ball and decide which group each one belongs to: animals, food or toys. They circle the word…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    10 questions
    Answers
    Answers included
  • Worksheet

    Words That Mean the Same: Big and Large, Happy and Glad

    Some words mean the same, or nearly the same, thing: big and large, small and little, happy and glad. Children circle the word that means…

    Difficulty
    Getting started
    Time
    10 min
    Questions
    10 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

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Common questions

What do Kindergarten / Foundation students learn about vocabulary?

Word meanings, synonyms, antonyms and word building. At Kindergarten / Foundation, our resources focus on: knowing the opposites of common words; choosing a word that means the opposite; using an opposite in a sentence; sorting words into groups.

Where should we start?

Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.

Are answers included?

Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.

How to use these resources

  1. Read the passage aloud together first for younger students.
  2. Ask your child to point to the sentence that proves their answer.
  3. Use the extended response to practise writing in full sentences.

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