$Adding and subtracting fractions: warm-up: math worksheet for Grade 5, page 1 preview$

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Adding and subtracting fractions: warm-up · Grade 5

Add and subtract fractions; simplify the answers. 20 problems at a warm-up level for Grade 5, with an answer key for grown-ups.

Grade 5 · ages 10 to 11
Easy
20 to 30 minutes
1 page
Free

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The problems on the sheet

Directions: Add or subtract. Write the answer in simplest form.

What your child practices

Your child practices the math skill “Add and subtract fractions”: add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators.

Grades and ages: Grade 5, ages 10 to 11
Time: About 20 to 30 minutes
Subject: Mathematics
Level: Easy for Grade 5
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Try the first question together so the format is clear. Then let your child work through the rest, showing their thinking on the page. It is one of the easier sheets for Grade 5, good as a warm-up or a first look at the skill.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Check the first three problems together before your child carries on alone; most mix-ups show early.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.