Printable Fraction Crossword Puzzle

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Fraction Crossword

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Answer key: Fraction Crossword

1F2L3DO4HIILA5PK6MODEL7NINEEVN8NUMER9ATORODO10SHADENUM

Across 6 MODEL · 7 NINE · 8 NUMERATOR · 10 SHADE

Down 1 FOLD · 2 LIKE · 3 DIME · 4 HALVE · 5 PINT · 8 NOON · 9 ADD · 10 SUM

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Naming Fractions 27

  • Bar Fraction ___: the line between the top and bottom numbers
  • Denominator In 5/8, the 8
  • Eighth 1/2 of 1/4 is one ___
  • Fifth 20 cents is one ___ of a dollar
  • Fourth Each piece of a square folded into 4 equal pieces
  • Fourths In 3/4, what the equal pieces are called
  • Half Each piece when a sandwich is cut into 2 equal pieces
  • Halves 2 of these make a whole
  • Hundredth One cent is one ___ of a dollar
  • Ninth 1/3 of 1/3 is one ___
  • Numerator In 5/8, the 5
  • Over Word often said for the line in a fraction: 3 ___ 4
  • Portion Another word for a part of a whole
  • Quarter Another name for 1/4, and a 25-cent coin
  • Seventh Each part when a whole is cut into 7 equal parts
  • Share A fair ___: what each person gets when a whole is split evenly
  • Sixteenth 1/2 of 1/8 is one ___
  • Sixth Each piece when a cake is cut into 6 equal pieces
  • Slash The slanted line in 3/4
  • Tenth 0.1 as a fraction: one ___
  • Third 20 minutes is one ___ of an hour
  • Thirds 2/3 is read as 2 of these
  • Thousandth 0.001 as a fraction: one ___
  • Twelfth 1/3 of 1/4 is one ___
  • Twentieth 5 cents is one ___ of a dollar
  • Unit ___ fraction: one with 1 on top, such as 1/5
  • Zero A bottom number can never be this

Kinds and Comparing 27

  • Benchmark ___ fraction: a familiar one such as 1/2, used to judge others
  • Common A ___ bottom number is one that 2 fractions can both be written with
  • Compare Decide which of 2 fractions is larger
  • Complex ___ fraction: one with a fraction in its top or its bottom
  • Decimal 0.5 is this form of 1/2
  • Equivalent What 2/3 and 4/6 are to each other
  • Greater 3/4 is ___ than 2/4
  • Greatest Of 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4, 1/2 is the ___
  • Improper 9/4 and 5/5 are this kind of fraction: worth 1 or more
  • Infinite Endless: how many fractions lie from 0 to 1
  • Least Of 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4, 1/4 is the ___
  • Less 1/8 is ___ than 1/4
  • Like ___ fractions have the same bottom number, such as 1/8 and 5/8
  • Lowest 2/3 is in ___ terms: only 1 goes evenly into both 2 and 3
  • Majority More than 1/2 of a group
  • Minority Under 1/2 of a group
  • Mixed ___ number: a whole number and a fraction together, such as 2 1/4
  • Order Line fractions up from smallest to largest
  • Percent 50 of these is the same amount as 1/2
  • Proper Kind of fraction with a top smaller than its bottom, such as 2/5
  • Ratio 3 to 4, also written 3:4
  • Rational Kind of number that can be written as a fraction of whole numbers
  • Reciprocal What 5/2 is to 2/5: the same fraction turned upside down
  • Simplest 3/4 is in ___ form; 6/8 is not
  • Terminating 1/4 becomes 0.25, which stops: it is ___
  • Unlike ___ fractions have different bottom numbers, such as 1/2 and 1/3
  • Value 1/2 and 3/6 look different but have the same ___

Working With Fractions 40

  • Add For 1/5 + 2/5, do this to the tops and keep the 5
  • Bisect Cut a line or an angle exactly in 2
  • Cancel Cross out the 3s in 3/5 × 2/3 before working it out
  • Convert Change from one form to another, such as 1/2 to 0.5
  • Decompose Break 3/4 into 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4
  • Difference The answer to a subtraction: 5/6 − 1/6 gives 4/6
  • Divide Do this to the top by the bottom to turn 3/4 into 0.75
  • Dividend In 3/4 ÷ 1/8, the 3/4
  • Divisor In 3/4 ÷ 1/8, the 1/8
  • Double Take 2 of something: do it to 1/4 and you get 1/2
  • Factor 4 is one of both 8 and 12: it goes into each evenly
  • Flip Everyday word for turning 2/3 into 3/2
  • Fold Do this to a sheet of paper once to make 2 equal parts
  • Grid A 10 by 10 one shows hundredths
  • Halfway At the 1/2 mark
  • Halve Cut into 2 equal parts: do it to 1/2 and you get 1/4
  • Invert Turn a fraction upside down
  • Model A drawing or an object that shows a fraction
  • Multiple 24 is a shared one of 6 and 8
  • Multiply To do this with fractions, work top times top and bottom times bottom
  • Number line A line marked 0, 1/2, 1 and so on
  • Partition Cut a shape into equal parts
  • Product The answer to a multiplication: 1/2 × 1/3 gives 1/6
  • Quadrant 1/4 of a round shape
  • Quotient The answer to a division: 1/2 ÷ 1/4 gives 2
  • Reduce Another word for writing 4/8 as 1/2
  • Regroup Trade 1 whole for 4/4 so you can take 3/4 from 2 1/4
  • Remainder The 1 left when 7 is put into groups of 2; it becomes the top of the fraction in 3 1/2
  • Rename Write 1/2 as 3/6 so it can be added to 1/6
  • Semicircle 1/2 of a round shape
  • Set A fraction can name part of a ___, such as 3 of 8 marbles
  • Shade Color in 3 of 4 equal parts to show 3/4
  • Simplify Rewrite 10/15 as 2/3
  • Strip Fraction ___: a long paper rectangle folded into equal parts
  • Subtract For 7/9 − 2/9, do this to the tops and keep the 9
  • Sum The answer to an addition: 1/4 + 2/4 gives 3/4
  • Tick Small mark that shows a fraction's place on a line
  • Tile Fraction ___: a plastic piece sized to match 1/2, 1/3 or 1/4
  • Trisect Cut into 3 equal parts
  • Wedge Shape of one piece of a round cake

Everyday Fractions 24

  • Clock On its face, 15 minutes is 1/4 of the way around
  • Cup 1/16 of a gallon
  • Day 1/7 of a week
  • Dime Coin worth 1/10 of a dollar
  • Dozen 12 things: 1/2 of one is 6
  • Foot 1/3 of a yard
  • Halftime Break at the 1/2 mark of a game
  • Inch 1/36 of a yard
  • Milliliter 1/1000 of a liter
  • Millimeter 1/1000 of a meter
  • Minute 1/60 of an hour
  • Month 1/12 of a year
  • Nickel Coin worth 1/20 of a dollar
  • Noon 12 in the daytime: 1/2 of the way through 24 hours
  • Ounce 1/16 of a pound
  • Penny Coin worth 1/100 of a dollar
  • Pint 1/8 of a gallon
  • Quart 1/4 of a gallon
  • Recipe Cooking directions, often full of amounts such as 3/4 and 1/2
  • Ruler Tool whose small marks split each numbered length into 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 and 1/16
  • Semester One of 2 parts that many school years are divided into
  • Slice One piece of a pizza or a pie cut into equal parts
  • Teaspoon 1/3 of a tablespoon, in the United States
  • Trimester One of 3 parts that some school years are divided into

Fraction of a Number 28

  • Eight 2/5 of 20
  • Eighteen 3/4 of 24
  • Eighty 4/5 of 100
  • Eleven 1/2 of 22
  • Fifteen 5/8 of 24
  • Fifty 5/6 of 60
  • Five 1/3 of 15
  • Forty 2/3 of 60
  • Four 2/3 of 6
  • Fourteen 2/3 of 21
  • Hundred 1/10 of 1,000 is one ___
  • Nine 3/4 of 12
  • Nineteen 1/4 of 76
  • Ninety 9/10 of 100
  • Seven 1/2 of 14
  • Seventeen 1/3 of 51
  • Seventy 7/10 of 100
  • Six 3/4 of 8
  • Sixteen 4/5 of 20
  • Sixty 3/4 of 80
  • Ten 5/6 of 12
  • Thirteen 1/3 of 39
  • Thirty 3/10 of 100
  • Thousand 1/10 of 10,000 is one ___
  • Three 1/4 of 12
  • Twelve 3/5 of 20
  • Twenty 2/5 of 50
  • Two 1/2 of 4

How this list was compiled: Clues written for this site for grades 3 to 6. Fraction terms follow the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (thecorestandards.org) and the Fraction article of English Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org, CC BY-SA 4.0), and every answer is an entry in Wiktionary. Every sum in a clue was worked twice. Measures are United States customary units, checked against Wikipedia in October 2026. Licence: own work

How it works

In this printable fraction crossword puzzle a clue reads In 5/8, the 8, or Rewrite 10/15 as 2/3, so solving it means doing fractions, not only naming them.

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Six sets of fraction clues

Easy Fraction Words is the set with Numerator, Half, Mixed and Simplify. Naming Fractions runs from Third to Thousandth. Kinds and Comparing has Improper, Equivalent and Reciprocal. Working With Fractions has Regroup, Cancel and Decompose. Everyday Fractions turns measures into clues: a Pint is 1/8 of a gallon, a Nickel 1/20 of a dollar.

A set with numbers for answers

In Fraction of a Number every clue is a small problem, such as 3/4 of 24, and the answer is written as a word: Eighteen. Written as words, these answers can cross Numerator or Quart in one grid when the clue set is All.

  • Fraction of a Number works as a warm-up: students solve 12 short problems to fill the grid.

Questions and answers

Is the fractions crossword free to print?

Yes. There is no sign-up, so print one for every student. It prints on Letter or A4, and New puzzle draws a fresh grid from the same clue set for a second group.

Which grade is this printable crossword puzzle for fractions?

Grades 3 to 6, in our judgment, which is not a published standard. Easy Fraction Words suits grade 3; Working With Fractions, with Invert and Regroup, suits grades 5 and 6.

Does the fraction crossword come with an answer key?

Yes. The key prints on the last sheet as a filled grid. On screen, Show all clues and answers lists each worked example beside its answer.

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