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Halves, Thirds and Quarters Worksheets: Free Printable With Answers
Free printable halves, thirds and quarters worksheets using circles and bars, with an answer key. New questions every time you tap New sheet.
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Circles and bars split into equal parts. Name the shaded fraction, or shade the fraction shown. Answer key included.
Tip: print the worksheet for your child and the answer key for yourself. Choose “Save as PDF” as the printer to keep a copy.
What fraction is shaded?
Write the fraction of each shape that is shaded.
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📚 Curriculum sources: Common Core Grade 3: Number & Operations, Fractions · National curriculum in England: mathematics
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The bottom number (denominator) says how many equal parts the whole is split into. The top number (numerator) says how many of those parts are shaded.
Check the parts really are equal: a shape cut into unequal pieces doesn't show quarters, even if it has four pieces.
| Shaded parts | Equal parts | Fraction | Simplest form |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1/3 | 1/3 |
| 1 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| 2 | 3 | 2/3 | 2/3 |
| 3 | 4 | 3/4 | 3/4 |
| 2 | 4 | 2/4 | 1/2 |
| 1 | 4 | 1/4 | 1/4 |
US Common Core: halves and fourths in Grade 1, thirds in Grade 2, fractions as numbers in Grade 3. England: halves and quarters in Year 1, thirds in Year 2.
Questions grown-ups ask
Which fractions should we start with?+
Halves and quarters first, then thirds, then fifths, sixths, eighths and tenths.
What's the difference between the activities?+
Name it: the shape is shaded and your child writes the fraction. Shade it: the fraction is written and your child colours the right number of parts.