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.
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.
A practice path through the settings
- One table at a time. Set both numbers to 1 digit and give the first a Max Value of 5. Every problem then uses a factor from 2 to 5, which covers the easier tables first.
- All the facts. Set the Max Value back to 9: one digit times one digit gives every fact from to .
- Two digits times one digit. The first written method, with carrying from the ones to the tens.
- Three digits times one digit, then two digits times two digits. Long multiplication, with a second row that starts with a placeholder zero.
Fluent facts make every later step easier, so a daily page of step 2 is worth keeping even after moving on.
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
- 272
- 152
- 1,612
- 2,544
- 41,514
- 27,393
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. For a page of one table, set Number 1 to 1 digit and Number 2's Min Value and Max Value to the same number, for example 7 and 7.
- Only move to long multiplication once the facts are automatic; otherwise the method gets lost in the arithmetic.