Four-Digit Addition Worksheets

Using this page

Four-digit additions such as 4867 + 2598 with carries across several columns. Grade 4 in the Common Core expects fluent multi-digit addition with the standard algorithm, and Australian students extend the column method to larger numbers in the upper primary years. The sheets suit revision before tests, and the answer key makes marking quick. Suits around Year 4 and Year 5 in Australia and Grade 4 in the US (Common Core 4.NBT.B.4), but use whatever level fits the child.

Tips

• Keep sessions short: one sheet of 10 to 20 questions a day beats a long session once a week.
• Mark the sheet together with the answer key and talk about the mistakes; each one shows what to practise next.
• Move to the next sheet when a child gets almost every question right without counting on fingers.
• Where it is offered, use the column layout for written methods and the across layout for mental strategies.

Worked example

4867 + 2598. Ones: 7 + 8 = 15, write 5 carry 1. Tens: 6 + 9 + 1 = 16, write 6 carry 1. Hundreds: 8 + 5 + 1 = 14, write 4 carry 1. Thousands: 4 + 2 + 1 = 7. So 4867 + 2598 = 7465.

Common mistakes

Columns drifting out of line in long numbers. Use the column layout, or squared paper for working.

Rushing the last column and forgetting its carry. Check every carry has been added.

How to use this generator

Choose the options above the sheet: the number of questions and the settings for this kind of worksheet. Every change makes a new sheet straight away, and New worksheet gives a different set of questions with the same settings.

Each sheet has a worksheet number printed at the top. Type the same number later, or keep the page link, to print exactly the same questions and answer key again. Leave Answer key page ticked to print the answers on a second page, then press Print. Every printed page carries the makekite logo and web address.

Common questions

Why are there no commas in these numbers?
The questions are printed without commas so that every digit sits in its own column, which is how column addition is set out.

How many questions should a child do?
Ten to twenty is plenty for daily practice. The 100-question drill sheet is for short timed practice once or twice a week.

Can I print the same worksheet again?
Yes. Note the worksheet number printed at the top, or keep the link in your browser's address bar, which ends with that number. Entering it later gives the same questions and answers.

Is it free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, and nothing you choose is sent anywhere: the sheets are made in your browser.