Printable matching worksheets

    Pick a theme, set the number of pairs and download an A4 PDF. Free, no registration.

    Settings

    The child draws a line between the pairs that belong together.

    Content

    Number of pairs

    6pairs

    Instruction on the sheet

    Settings

    Adds a second page with the correct links drawn in.

    Preview

    Jobs and their thingsPictures: OpenMoji (openmoji.org), CC BY-SA 4.0 • link.predskolacik.app • no. 1976580924Draw a line to what each one needs.cooksyringefirefightertractordoctorfirefarmerpolice carteacherpanpolice officerbooks
    How it works

    A worksheet in seconds

    Pick a theme, set the number of pairs and download the PDF. Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.

    1. Pick a theme

    Jobs and their tools, animals and their food, opposites, weather and clothes, and more. Or choose colours, shapes, counting or first letters.

    2. Set the number of pairs

    Three pairs for a three-year-old, six for a preschooler, eight for older children. The pictures resize automatically so everything stays on one A4 sheet.

    3. Write your own instruction

    Every theme comes with one, but you can replace it with the exact words you use with your own class.

    4. Add your own pictures

    Search a library of over 800 pictures in English or Slovak, or upload your own photos. Photos stay in your browser and are never uploaded anywhere.

    5. Download the PDF

    One click and the A4 sheet is ready. Add a second page with the answers if you want one.

    Printing

    Making it look right on paper

    A few small things that decide whether the sheet is comfortable to draw on.

    Print at 100 %

    Turn off "fit to page" in the print dialog. Otherwise the measurements change and the pictures come out smaller than intended.

    Ordinary paper is fine

    Standard 80 gsm paper is perfectly good for drawing lines. Heavier 120 gsm paper only pays off when you are cutting pieces out.

    Black and white works

    In the colours theme every colour also gets its own shape, so the sheet still makes sense without a colour printer.

    Keep the answer key

    Print the second page for yourself, or hand it over so children can check their own work.

    Play it on a tablet too

    The same theme plays right in the browser. The child taps the pairs instead of drawing lines.

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    With children

    How to use the worksheet

    Matching pairs practises attention, vocabulary and pencil control all at once.

    How it works

    1. 1One picture of each pair is on the left; the same pairs are shuffled on the right.
    2. 2The child finds the pair and draws a line from dot to dot.
    3. 3Let the child say each pair out loud - that is where most of the benefit is.
    4. 4In sorting mode the child draws a line from each picture to the right group.
    5. 5In cut-and-glue mode the child cuts the strip at the bottom and glues each piece beside its pair.

    Things to try

    For the youngest

    Start with three pairs and turn captions on. The child does not have to read, but sees that a picture has a name.

    Instead of drawing

    Three-year-olds cannot steer a line yet. Choose cut-and-glue: the same lesson, without the pencil.

    Bring in counting

    Counting mode joins a number to a number of dots or stars. A good bridge between pictures and numerals.

    Same theme, new order

    The shuffle button reorders the right-hand column, so the same theme works a second time without the child remembering it.

    Try it on a tablet

    The same game plays in the browser - just tap the pairs.

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