Math Drills
Adding Fractions (Unlike Denominators) worksheets for Grade 5 (Elementary School)
What this unit covers
The procedure of finding a common denominator and then adding the numerators is built up through proper fractions, improper fractions and mixed numbers. Mixed numbers that carry, Fill in the Blank and sums of three fractions are covered, and the word problems include denominators in a multiple relationship and sums that come out as mixed numbers.
Adding the denominators as they stand, so that 1/2 + 1/3 becomes 2/5, is the most frequent error. With mixed numbers, children add only the whole-number parts and leave the fractions alone, or fail to carry when the fraction part of the sum turns improper. Answers left unsimplified stand out as well.
Learning steps
Adding Proper Fractions (Unlike Denominators)
- Calculation
- Fill in the Blank
Adding Improper Fractions
- Calculation
- Fill in the Blank
Adding Mixed Numbers (Unlike Denominators)
- No Carrying
- Mixed Number + Proper Fraction
- With Carrying
- Fill in the Blank
Adding Fractions (Word Problems and Applications)
- Unlike Denominators (Multiple Relationship)
- Unlike Denominators, Multiple Relationship (Sum Is a Mixed Number)
- Unlike Denominators (Working Backwards)
- Unlike Denominators
- Unlike Denominators (Mixed Numbers)
Adding 3 Fractions
- 3 Terms (Expressions)
- Fill in the Blank
- 3 Terms (Word Problems)
Worksheets
Adding Proper Fractions (Unlike Denominators)
Adding Improper Fractions
Adding Mixed Numbers (Unlike Denominators)
Adding Fractions (Word Problems and Applications)
Word Problems (Multiples, Working Backward)
- Unlike Denominators (Working Backwards)2 questions
- Unlike Denominators (Multiple Relationship)3 questions
Word Problems (2-Step, Mixed Numbers)
- Unlike Denominators2 questions
- Unlike Denominators (Mixed Numbers)2 questions
- Unlike Denominators, Multiple Relationship (Sum Is a Mixed Number)1 question
Adding 3 Fractions
Summary Prints
Calculation
- Adding Proper Fractions (Unlike Denominators) · Calculation2 questions
- Adding Improper Fractions · Calculation2 questions
- Adding Mixed Numbers (Unlike Denominators) · No Carrying1 question
- Adding Mixed Numbers (Unlike Denominators) · With Carrying1 question
- Adding 3 Fractions · 3 Terms (Expressions)2 questions
Word Problems
- Adding Fractions (Word Problems and Applications) · Unlike Denominators1 question
- Adding Fractions (Word Problems and Applications) · Unlike Denominators (Multiple Relationship)1 question
- Adding Fractions (Word Problems and Applications) · Unlike Denominators, Multiple Relationship (Sum Is a Mixed Number)1 question
- Adding Fractions (Word Problems and Applications) · Unlike Denominators (Working Backwards)1 question
- Adding 3 Fractions · 3 Terms (Word Problems)1 question
Related study guides
- Why Fractions Confuse Children at the Start — "Cut in Two" Isn't the Same as "One Half"
Fraction trouble starts in grade 3, not grade 5. The missing word "equally", the shifting "half of what", the reversed sense of size — and how to build the base that carries through to common denominators.
Frequently asked questions
- What do the “Adding Fractions (Unlike Denominators)” worksheets for Grade 5 (Elementary School) practice?
- They cover problems such as Calculation, Fill in the Blank, No Carrying, Mixed Number + Proper Fraction, With Carrying, Unlike Denominators (Multiple Relationship), Unlike Denominators, Multiple Relationship (Sum Is a Mixed Number), Unlike Denominators (Working Backwards).
- How many “Adding Fractions (Unlike Denominators)” worksheets are there for Grade 5 (Elementary School)?
- 46 worksheets are free to use. Every one is a printable PDF and comes with an answer key.