Fractions Word Search
Fractions have a top number that counts the parts you have and a bottom number that shows how many parts make one whole. They turn up early in arithmetic and come back around again just before decimals.
Fractions word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- eighth
- fifth
- fourth
- half
- piece
- quarter
- sixth
- tenth
- third
- whole
Fractions word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- compare
- eighth
- equal parts
- fifth
- fourth
- half
- piece
- quarter
- reduce
- share
- simplify
- sixth
- tenth
- third
- whole
Fractions word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- compare
- decimal
- eighth
- equal parts
- fifth
- fourth
- half
- improper
- numerator
- percent
- piece
- proper
- quarter
- reduce
- share
- simplify
- sixth
- tenth
- third
- whole
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Words in the Fractions word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- half
- One of two equal parts of a whole.
- whole
- The complete thing before it is cut apart.
- piece
- One section cut from a larger whole thing.
- third
- One of three equal parts of a whole.
- fourth
- One of four equal parts, also called a quarter.
- fifth
- One of five equal parts of a whole.
- sixth
- One of six equal parts of a whole.
- eighth
- One of eight equal parts of a whole.
- tenth
- One of ten equal parts of a whole.
- quarter
- Another name for one fourth of something.
- share
- To split something into parts for several people.
- equal parts
- Pieces that are exactly the same size.
- compare
- Decide which of two fractions is larger.
- simplify
- Write a fraction using the smallest possible numbers.
- reduce
- Divide top and bottom by the same number.
- decimal
- Another way to write a fraction using a point.
- percent
- A fraction with one hundred as the bottom number.
- proper
- A fraction smaller than one whole.
- improper
- A fraction whose top number is bigger than bottom.
- numerator
- The top number, counting how many parts you have.
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