Identifying and Extending AB and ABB Patterns Worksheet

Question 1

Look at the pattern: red, blue, red, blue, red, ___. What color comes next?

Accepted Answer

Blue comes next because the pattern repeats red, blue.

Question 2

Look at the pattern: star, heart, heart, star, heart, heart, ___. What shape comes next?

Accepted Answer

A star comes next because the pattern repeats star, heart, heart.

Question 3

Is this an AB pattern or an ABB pattern? cat, dog, cat, dog, cat, dog

Accepted Answer

This is an AB pattern because it repeats cat, dog.

Question 4

Is this an AB pattern or an ABB pattern? clap, stomp, stomp, clap, stomp, stomp

Accepted Answer

This is an ABB pattern because it repeats clap, stomp, stomp.

Question 5

Finish the pattern: circle, square, circle, square, circle, ___

Accepted Answer

Square comes next because the pattern repeats circle, square.

Question 6

Finish the pattern: green, yellow, yellow, green, yellow, yellow, green, ___, ___

Accepted Answer

Yellow and yellow come next because the pattern repeats green, yellow, yellow.

Question 7

Write the next two sounds in the pattern: beep, buzz, beep, buzz, beep, buzz, ___, ___

Accepted Answer

Beep and buzz come next because the pattern repeats beep, buzz.

Question 8

Write the next three shapes in the pattern: triangle, circle, circle, triangle, circle, circle, ___, ___, ___

Accepted Answer

Triangle, circle, and circle come next because the pattern repeats triangle, circle, circle.

Question 9

Draw an AB pattern using two different shapes. Make at least 6 shapes.

Accepted Answer

An example answer is circle, square, circle, square, circle, square. It is an AB pattern because two shapes repeat in the same order.

Question 10

Draw an ABB pattern using one sun and two moons. Make at least 6 pictures.

Accepted Answer

An example answer is sun, moon, moon, sun, moon, moon. It is an ABB pattern because one sun is followed by two moons, and that group repeats.

Question 11

Find the missing item: apple, banana, banana, apple, ___, banana

Accepted Answer

Banana is missing because the pattern repeats apple, banana, banana.

Question 12

Find the missing item: black, white, black, white, ___, white

Accepted Answer

Black is missing because the pattern repeats black, white.

Question 13

Circle the group that repeats in this pattern: fish, crab, crab, fish, crab, crab

Accepted Answer

The repeating group is fish, crab, crab. This makes an ABB pattern.

Question 14

Circle the group that repeats in this pattern: leaf, flower, leaf, flower, leaf, flower

Accepted Answer

The repeating group is leaf, flower. This makes an AB pattern.

Question 15

Make the pattern longer: orange, purple, purple, orange, purple, purple, ___. Write the next 4 colors.

Accepted Answer

The next 4 colors are orange, purple, purple, orange because the pattern repeats orange, purple, purple.

Identifying and Extending AB and ABB Patterns