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Understanding numbers · typical for Grades 1 to 4
Number sequences – worksheets to print
Spot the rule of a sequence of numbers and continue it.
- Choose the number of tasks and the difficulty yourself
- With an answer sheet and, if you like, a QR code to the answers
- At three levels (★ to ★★★) and as group A and B
- As a single worksheet or as a task on a mixed worksheet
Number sequences: explained simply
A number sequence follows a rule. Discover the rule, then fill gaps or continue the sequence.
How to work it out
- Compare several consecutive numbers: is the same amount always added or subtracted?
- In alternating patterns, two steps repeat, such as +5, −2, +5, −2.
An example, step by step
4, 7, 10, □, □
- From 4 to 7 is +3. From 7 to 10 is also +3.
- Continue with the same step: 10 + 3 = 13.
- Add 3 again: 13 + 3 = 16.
Understand other variations
Alternating steps
In 4, 9, 7, 12, the steps alternate between +5 and −2. The next numbers are 10 and 15. Check both steps in several places.
Your turn
Continue: 20, 18, 16, □, □.
Show the answer and method
Subtract 2 each time: the next numbers are 14 and 12.
Ready-made worksheets: Number sequences
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