Algebra Worksheets

Five printable worksheet generators for grades 7–9, each with three difficulty levels and an answer key.

Grades 7–9

What Algebra covers

This level is the step from arithmetic to algebra. It starts with the order of operations, the rules that make every expression mean one thing, then introduces variables: combining like terms, expanding with the distributive property, and finally solving linear equations, where all of those skills come together.

These topics are usually taught in grades 7–9, often in a course called Algebra 1; the exact grade depends on the school and the province or state. Each worksheet generator has an Easy, a Medium and a Hard level, so a topic can be used when it is first introduced and again for review.

Algebra topics

Order of Operations I Evaluate expressions with +, −, × and parentheses, where answers can be negative. Order of Operations II Add exponents, division, brackets and negative bases to the order of operations. Simplifying Expressions Combine like terms in expressions with x, y and constants. Distributive Property Expand expressions with the distributive property and simplify. Solving Equations Solve one-step, two-step and multi-step linear equations.

Recommended order

  1. Order of Operations I — ++, −-, ×\times and parentheses, with negative answers.
  2. Order of Operations II — adds exponents, division and brackets.
  3. Simplifying Expressions — combining like terms.
  4. Distributive Property — expanding parentheses, then combining like terms.
  5. Solving Equations — uses everything above.

Students who make sign errors in equations usually benefit from going back to Simplifying Expressions for a worksheet or two, rather than repeating harder equations.

Difficulty levels and layout

Every Algebra topic has Easy, Medium and Hard settings. Most worksheets hold 20 problems on a page, but Order of Operations II holds 10, leaving room under each problem to write out the steps of a long expression with brackets and exponents.

A practical way through a new topic is one Easy page to check the idea, Medium pages for practice, and Hard once a Medium page comes back mostly correct. Printable one-page lessons for each topic open from the coloured tabs on the right of the worksheet.