Year 1 Counting Objects Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 1 counting worksheet.
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Part A: How many?
Count the shapes in each row. They are set out in groups of five to help you. Write how many.
1.★★★★★ ★ → (answer space)
Answer: 6
There are 6 stars.
2.■■■■■ ■■■■■ ■■ → (answer space)
Answer: 12
There are 12 squares.
3.●●●●● ●●●●● → (answer space)
Answer: 10
There are 10 circles.
4.◆◆◆◆◆ ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆◆◆◆◆ ◆◆◆ → (answer space)
Answer: 18
There are 18 diamonds.
5.♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥ → (answer space)
Answer: 8
There are 8 hearts.
6.■■■■■ ■■■■■ ■■■■■ → (answer space)
Answer: 15
There are 15 squares.
7.♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥ → (answer space)
Answer: 9
There are 9 hearts.
8.■■■■■ ■■■■■ ■■■ → (answer space)
Answer: 13
There are 13 squares.
Part B: More or fewer?
Count each group. Circle the group that matches the question.
9.Which group has fewer?
- A★★★★★ ★★★
- B●●●●● ●
Answer: ●●●●● ●
There are 8 stars and 6 circles.
10.Which group has fewer?
- A●●●●● ●●●●● ●●●●● ●●●●●
- B■■■■■ ■■■■■ ■■■■■ ■■
Answer: ■■■■■ ■■■■■ ■■■■■ ■■
There are 20 circles and 17 squares.
11.Which group has more?
- A●●●●● ●●●●● ●●●●● ●●●●
- B♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥
Answer: ●●●●● ●●●●● ●●●●● ●●●●
There are 19 circles and 14 hearts.
12.Which group has more?
- A♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- B★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★
Answer: ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★
There are 10 hearts and 20 stars.
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