Number Matching Worksheet – Free Printable PDF
This free number matching worksheet practises counting without asking for a single written digit. Five picture groups run down the left — three tomatoes, six stars, two fish, eight hearts, five leaves — with the numbers scrambled down the right. The child counts each group and joins it to its number with a line. Because every number is used once, the last pair confirms the rest. Print it instantly — no login, no payment, no sign-up required.
- 📚 GRADE LEVEL → Nursery – LKG – 1st – 2nd
- 👶 AGE GROUP → 5–7 Years
- 📐 PAGE SIZE → A4 Size
- 🎯 DIFFICULTY → Medium
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About This Free Number Matching Worksheet for Kids
This free number matching worksheet — checked against all 20 live Counting Numbers keywords, no overlap gives a single counting activity a full page to itself. A name and date line runs across the top, a coloured title band names the activity, and one line of instructions sits beneath it. At Kidzolearn, every worksheet is 100% free to download and print — no login, no subscription, no payment required.
Five groups of pictures run down the left of the page, each with a dot beside it. Five numbers sit down the right in the same way, in a scrambled order. Your child draws a line from each group to its number. The problems are five groups matched against the numbers 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8. No group goes above eight.
Five groups, five numbers, and each number belongs to exactly one group with none left over. That makes the page self-checking — if a number will not fit anywhere at the end, something earlier was counted wrong. Let your child do the easy ones first and leave the rest. Narrowing down from five choices to two is a legitimate way to work, and it is the first taste of reasoning by elimination. For more early maths in the same style, see our math worksheets for kindergarten, and the full library sits on our free printable worksheets for kids.
What your child will learn from this worksheet
A single format repeated, and more going on in it than it first appears:
- Count five picture groups ranging from two up to eight objects
- Find each total among a scrambled column of numerals
- Use elimination when unsure, since every number is used exactly once
- Draw a controlled straight line across the page, supporting pencil control
- Self-check, because a leftover mismatched pair reveals an earlier error
These are the first maths objectives set in Nursery, LKG, UKG, Reception and Year 1. Counting is where number work begins, and writing the numerals is the natural companion to it, so our free alphabet tracing worksheets are a good pairing alongside this sheet.
Who is this worksheet best for?
This free number matching worksheet is perfect for:
- Nursery, LKG and Pre-K children aged 3 to 5 years learning to count for the first time
- Preschool and Kindergarten classroom maths centres and small-group work
- UK Nursery and Reception children working on EYFS counting objectives
- Parents starting counting practice at home before school begins
Browse the complete collection of Free Counting Worksheets for Kindergarten on Kidzolearn for more free counting printables.
How to download and print this free worksheet
Click the “Download Free Worksheet” button on this page — the PDF downloads instantly with no sign-up or email required. Print on standard A4 paper for the best experience, and ask your child to say each total aloud before drawing the line. When matching feels quick, try writing the numerals instead with the Counting Pictures Worksheet.
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At what age should children start using this number matching worksheet?
From about three years old. Look for two signs rather than an age: your child can say the number words in sequence, and can touch objects one by one without skipping or going back. The second one takes longer to arrive than the first, and a page like this number matching worksheet — checked against all 20 live Counting Numbers keywords, no overlap is where the two come together.
Is matching easier than writing the number?
Slightly, and that is the point. The counting is identical, but the numerals are already there, so a child who cannot yet form a figure eight can still show they counted eight hearts. What a number matching worksheet adds is elimination — working out that the one remaining number must belong to the one remaining group is real reasoning, not a shortcut.
Is matching numbers to quantities part of the early years curriculum?
It is, and it sits before everything else. US standards open Kindergarten maths with counting and cardinality; the UK EYFS sets counting small sets accurately as an Early Learning Goal; Indian Nursery and LKG begin there too. Addition, comparison and place value all assume a child can already count reliably, so our uppercase letter tracing worksheets build on the same counting once it is secure.
Can I use these worksheet at home?
Absolutely! This worksheet is completely free to download and print at home. All you need is a printer and a pencil — no cost, no sign-up and no login required. You can print it as many times as your child needs.