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Choose the size of each number on its own, so 3 digits plus 1 digit is possible.
Free tool
Addition worksheets, set the digits, the carrying and the layout.
Choose how many digits each number has and whether carrying is needed, and print a fresh addition sheet in rows or stacked columns. Make the answer the missing part, or the first or second number, for harder practice. No problem repeats, there is an answer key, and every sheet has a code so you can print the same one again.
Every answer is worked out by the program.
Addition
The same code and settings always give the same sheet. Copy link keeps both.
Sheets are made in your browser from the code and settings. Nothing is uploaded.
How it works
Facts to five-digit sums.
02 / Carrying
Any, always or never
Practise the idea on its own: a sheet with no carrying, then one where every sum needs it.
03 / Missing
Find the part left out
12 + ? = 19 asks for the second number, which is a first step towards subtraction.
Guide
How to make addition worksheets, from facts to carrying.
An addition worksheet is a page of sums to work through. A good one matches the learner: simple facts first, then two digit numbers without carrying, then carrying, then bigger numbers. This page gives you that control. You choose the digits for each number and whether a sum may need carrying, then print a sheet that is new every time and still comes back unchanged from its code.
How to use it
- Under Addition, set the digits for the First number and the Second number, from 1 digit to 5.
- Set Carrying to Any, Always needs carrying or Never needs carrying.
- Choose a Missing part: the answer, the second number, the first number, or a mix.
- Choose Layout, Columns, Problems on a sheet and Sheets.
- Press Save the PDF. The answer key is added unless you untick it.
A ladder of settings
| Step | Digits | Carrying | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Facts | 1 and 1 | Any | 8 + 7 = 15 |
| Tens, no carrying | 2 and 2 | Never | 23 + 41 = 64 |
| Tens, carrying | 2 and 2 | Always | 47 + 38 = 85 |
| Hundreds | 3 and 3 | Any | 256 + 378 = 634 |
Each example is one the settings can make. In 47 + 38, the ones column is 7 + 8 = 15, so write 5 and carry 1. Then the tens column is 4 + 3 + 1 = 8, which gives 85. In 23 + 41, the ones are 3 + 1 = 4 and the tens are 2 + 4 = 6, with no carrying at all.
Missing number problems
With The second number, a problem reads 12 + ____ = 19, and the answer is 7. With The first number, it reads ____ + 7 = 19, and the answer is 12. These ask the learner to think of addition as a balance, and they lead naturally into subtraction. Choose A mix of all three to put every kind on one sheet. Missing number problems are written across the page even if you chose the stacked layout, and the page says so.
No repeats
A sum and its swap, such as 3 + 5 and 5 + 3, count as one problem, so only one of them is printed. That matters for small settings: adding two numbers from 0 to 9 allows only 55 different sums. If you ask for more than that, the sheet has 55 and a note says why. For longer practice, raise the digits or make several sheets.
Rows or columns
Across, with a line for the answer, suits facts and quick practice. Stacked columns suit sums done on paper, where the learner writes the carried digit above the next column. The numbers are set in a monospaced font so that the ones, tens and hundreds line up under each other.
Ideas for using the sheets
- Set a timer and see how many sums are done in five minutes, then do the same sheet again next week, using its code.
- Print the answer key on its own for a parent or a friend to mark.
- Make a sheet of 30 facts and a sheet of 10 carrying sums for a short daily routine.
Mix in the other operations with the math worksheet generator, or practise counting patterns with the skip counting worksheets. Check your own sums with the fraction calculator when fractions come next.
Questions
Good to know.
Can I make addition worksheets with no carrying?
Yes. Set Carrying to Never needs carrying. Every sum is checked against it.
Can I make a sheet where every sum needs carrying?
Yes. Choose Always needs carrying. The first and second number need enough digits for a carry to be possible, and one digit and one digit works for sums like 8 + 7.
How do missing number problems work?
Choose a Missing part. The second number gives 12 + ____ = 19, and the first number gives ____ + 7 = 19. They are written across the page.
Is there an answer key?
Yes, on the last page, numbered like the sums. Answer key only saves it on its own.
Why does a sheet have fewer problems than I asked for?
The settings only allow that many different sums. Adding two one digit numbers gives 55. Raise the digits to get more.
Can I print the same sheet again?
Yes. Copy link saves the sheet code with your settings.
Does it print on US Letter?
Yes. Choose US Letter under Paper.
