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Which Number Comes Next? is a free printable Kindergarten maths worksheet on naming the successor without recounting, aligned to Common Core standard K.CC.B.4. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Which Number Comes Next?

K.CC.B.4

NameDate

Write the missing numbers.

1.121415
2.679
3.161819
4.7810
5.131516
6.131416
7.81011
8.121315

LessonPrint · K.CC.B.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Which Number Comes Next?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.13
  2. 2.8
  3. 3.17
  4. 4.9
  5. 5.14
  6. 6.15
  7. 7.9
  8. 8.14

Questions about Which Number Comes Next?

What does the Which Number Comes Next? worksheet cover?

It practises naming the successor without recounting — 8 questions for Kindergarten, all on Common Core K.CC.B.4: Know that the last number you say when counting tells you how many there are. The instruction to pupils is “Write the missing numbers”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Which Number Comes Next? practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4 — K.CC.B.4, in the Counting & Cardinality domain for Kindergarten. The published standard reads: “Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Which Number Comes Next? is written for Kindergarten, typically ages 5-6. It is one of the sheets on K.CC.B.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Which Number Comes Next? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Which Number Comes Next? can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Which Number Comes Next? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Which Number Comes Next?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for K.CC.B.4

Know that the last number you say when counting tells you how many there are.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to K.CC.B.4 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.