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Unit Fractions Worksheet
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Unit Fractions Worksheet
Read each question carefully. When asked to draw, divide the whole into equal parts before shading.
Recognising Unit Fractions
1.Which statement describes a unit fraction?
- It has 1 as its numerator, the top number.
- It has 1 as its denominator, the bottom number.
- It always has a value greater than 1.
2.Select every unit fraction.
- 1/6
- 4/7
- 1/8
- 3/10
- 1/12
Making Fraction Models
3.Draw equal sections in the rectangle and shade one section to show one third.
4.Sketch a circle split into five equal parts. Shade one part to represent one fifth.
5.When a whole is shared into 4 equal parts, what is one part called? Give the fraction name and its number form.
Fraction Names and Symbols
6.Match each fraction name to its symbol.
- One half
- One third
- One quarter
- One fifth
- One tenth
- 1/10
- 1/2
- 1/3
- 1/4
- 1/5
7.Complete the fraction: /2 names one half.
8.Complete the fraction: 1/ names one quarter.
9.Complete the fraction: /5 names one fifth.
10.Complete the fraction: 1/ names one tenth.
Unit Fractions in Stories
11.At the sailing club, Chloe shares a tray of four equal-sized lemon slices with her crew. She takes one slice. What fraction of the tray does she take?
12.Jai cuts a round snack into five equal wedges. Amira eats one wedge. Draw a model and write the fraction of the snack Amira ate.
13.At a sailing-club picnic, a watermelon is divided into three equal pieces. Jai eats one piece. Write a short fraction story with these details and include the fraction Jai ate.
Fraction Challenge
14.Arrange these unit fractions from largest to smallest: 1/2, 1/8, 1/3, 1/6, 1/4.
15.Use the idea of equal-sized wholes to explain why 1/2 is greater than 1/4.
16.A whole is split into four equal parts. If two of those parts are put together, what fraction of the whole is that? Draw a model to show your answer.
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