Number Line Worksheet Generator
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Choose the kind of number and the kind of question. The generator builds accurate number lines with the points on exact tick marks, then prints them with an answer key.
Number Lines
Count how many equal parts each space is split into before you answer.
Write the number each letter shows.
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Write the number each letter shows.
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Write the number each letter shows.
A = B =
Write the number each letter shows.
A = B =
Write the number each letter shows.
A = B = C = D =
Write the number each letter shows.
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Number Lines — Answer Key
A = 14B = 34C = 12 (12 counted as 2/4)
A = 34 (34 counted as 6/8)B = 78C = 38D = 14 (14 counted as 2/8)
A = 13B = 23
A = 23B = 13
A = 34 (34 counted as 6/8)B = 18C = 58D = 14 (14 counted as 2/8)
A = 23B = 13
Quick check: try a few questions online
A number line from 0 to 1 is split into 5 equal parts. A point is at the 3rd mark after 0. What number is it?
Correct answer: 3/5. Count the equal parts, not the marks. The line is cut into 5 parts, so each part is 1/5. The point is 3 parts from 0, which gives 3/5.
Which number is farther to the right on a number line, −2 or −5?
Correct answer: −2. Numbers get larger as you move right. −2 is closer to zero than −5, so it sits farther right and is the greater number.
On a number line from 3 to 4, there are 10 equal parts. A point is 3 marks past 3. What decimal is it?
Correct answer: 3.3. Each part is one tenth, or 0.1. Moving 3 marks past 3 adds 3 tenths, so the number is 3.3.
Pick an answer for each question.
About this tool
Number lines are where whole numbers, fractions, decimals and negatives all meet. They are also where students make one of the most common mistakes in elementary math: counting the tick marks instead of counting the spaces between them. These worksheets are built to catch that.
Choose whole numbers with different scales, integers that cross zero, tenths and hundredths, fractions between 0 and 1, or mixed numbers. Then pick the task. Students can read the point each letter marks, plot a list of numbers, or fill in labels that have been left blank.
Every point is placed on an exact tick mark, and every value is calculated with exact fractions, so a fraction such as 3/6 lands in the same place as 1/2. The answer key shows the equivalent forms when they differ.
How to use it
- Choose Read the points, Plot the numbers, or Fill in the missing labels.
- Pick the kind of number. Fractions and decimals label only the ends of the line, so students must work out the size of each space.
- Set the difficulty. Harder sheets use larger scales, hundredths, and denominators such as 8, 10 and 12.
- Press New worksheet for a different set, and open the answer key to check.
- Download the first number line as an image to use on a slide or test.
Counting spaces, not marks
Take a number line from 0 to 1 with 5 equal spaces. There are 6 tick marks, but the fraction denominator is 5, because that is how many equal parts the whole has been cut into. A point on the third tick mark after 0 is at 3/5.
When a number line from 0 to 1 is cut into sixths, a point at the third tick is 3/6. That is the same place as 1/2. Students who see both names for the same point understand equivalent fractions much more deeply than students who only see the rule.
Common questions
What grade levels is this for?
Whole number lines start in grade 1 and 2. Fractions on a number line begin in grade 3. Decimals and negative numbers on a number line appear in grades 4 through 6.
Why are only the end points labeled on fraction lines?
That is the skill. Students use the ends to work out how many equal parts the line is cut into and then name each point.
Can I print number lines with negative numbers?
Yes. Choose Integers (with negatives). The scales cross zero and include steps of 1, 2 and 5.
Does the answer key show equivalent fractions?
Yes. When a point could be named by a fraction that simplifies, the key shows both names.
Can I save a number line as an image?
Yes. Use Download SVG or Download PNG to save the first number line.
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