Long Multiplication: Four Digits by Two Digits

Year 5 MathsMultiplication and Division3 pages

About this worksheet

Twenty-four questions building up to full long multiplication in Year 5 maths. Pupils warm up multiplying by multiples of 10, break calculations like 214 × 22 into partial products, then finish with formal long multiplication up to 2,403 × 25 against the clock. The answer key lists all 24 solutions. Targets the England National Curriculum long multiplication objective.

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Curriculum objectives covered

Number - multiplication and division

Multiply numbers up to 4 digits by a one- or two-digit number using a formal written method, including long multiplication for two-digit numbers

The three sections scaffold the method from mental steps to the full written form.

What's inside this worksheet

Warm up: Multiplying by Multiples of 10

Mental questions like 43 × 20 with fill-in-the-blank answers.

Level up: Partial Products

Pupils complete intermediate steps, such as 45 × 11 = 45 + blank.

Challenge: Beat the Clock

Formal long multiplication from 34 × 15 up to 2,403 × 25.

Answer key

All 24 solutions listed.

How teachers use it

Fluency practice

Time the final section once the class knows the method.

Intervention

The partial products section isolates the step where most errors happen.

Homework

The build-up structure lets pupils re-teach themselves the method at home.

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