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Year 6 Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheets

Year 6 worksheets for adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators and mixed numbers.

Year group

Year 6

Subject

Maths

Topic

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Difficulty

KS2

Worksheet type

Fractions Decimals Percentages

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Year 6 Adding and Subtracting Fractions Worksheets

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What children practise

These printable worksheets help children build confidence with adding and subtracting fractions through focused, topic-specific practice.

Finding common denominators
Adding fractions
Subtracting fractions
Working with mixed numbers

About these adding and subtracting fractions worksheets

Support Year 6 children with adding and subtracting fractions worksheets for KS2 maths practice, SATs revision, fluency and reasoning.

About these Year 6 adding and subtracting fractions worksheets

These Year 6 adding and subtracting fractions worksheets help children build confidence with adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators. The questions are designed to support arithmetic fluency, accuracy and mathematical reasoning.

Children can use these worksheets for classroom practice, home learning, intervention, revision or KS2 SATs preparation. The content uses UK Year 6 and KS2 wording throughout.

What children learn from this topic

Adding and Subtracting Fractions helps children strengthen upper KS2 maths knowledge and apply it to calculations, representations, reasoning or SATs-style problem-solving contexts.

  • Finding common denominators
  • Adding fractions
  • Subtracting fractions
  • Working with mixed numbers
  • Simplifying answers

How parents and teachers can use these worksheets

Parents can use these adding and subtracting fractions worksheets for short, focused revision and ask children to explain the method or reasoning behind each answer.

Teachers can use them for lesson practice, retrieval tasks, small-group support, SATs revision or mixed-topic assessment preparation.

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What should Year 6 children practise in adding and subtracting fractions?+

Year 6 children should practise adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators using accurate methods, clear vocabulary and KS2 reasoning.

How can these adding and subtracting fractions worksheets support SATs preparation?+

Adding and Subtracting Fractions supports Year 6 fluency and reasoning, helping children prepare for KS2 SATs-style arithmetic and problem-solving questions.

How can parents and teachers use adding and subtracting fractions worksheets?+

They can be used for focused revision, intervention, homework or mixed practice, with children explaining each method and checking whether answers are sensible.