What these worksheets practise
Multiplication is repeated addition: means six groups of four. The first goal is fast recall of the times tables; the second is the written method for multiplying larger numbers. Each worksheet has 20 problems per page, and you choose how many digits each number has (1 to 5).
One digit times one digit gives times-table facts from to . A multi-digit number times one digit practises carrying, and two multi-digit numbers practise long multiplication, where each digit of the second number gives its own row.
Worked examples
Two digits times one digit:
Ones: , write 4 and carry 2. Tens: , plus the carried 2 is 20.
Long multiplication:
First row: . Second row: (write a 0 in the ones place first). Add the rows:
Check your answers
Estimate: is about , so 4945 is reasonable and 1075 is not. Division also checks the answer: .
Common mistakes
- Forgetting to add the carry. becomes 184 if the carried 2 is left out.
- Missing the placeholder zero. In long multiplication, the second row is , not : is wrong.
- Adding the carry before multiplying. In the tens column, multiply first, then add the 2.
- Mixing up facts. and are the ones most often confused.
Sample problems
These problems come from the same generator as the worksheet above. Press Generate for a fresh set.
2-digit and 1-digit numbers
3-digit and 1-digit numbers
3-digit and 2-digit numbers
Show answers
- 195
- 584
- 1,944
- 3,591
- 21,846
- 14,697
Tips for teachers and parents
- Use one digit times one digit worksheets for daily times-table practice; a timed page shows progress clearly.
- Learn the tables in an order that builds on known facts: 2, 5 and 10 first, then 4 (double 2), then 3, 6, 9, and finally 7 and 8.
- Only move to long multiplication once the facts are automatic; otherwise the method gets lost in the arithmetic.