Printable Long Division Worksheets

Printable long division worksheets for 4th and 5th grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 5 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as visual guides and speed drills.

Targeted Practice by Skill

About Long Division

What this skill is

Long division applies standard multi-step algorithms (Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring Down) to solve multi-digit dividends with 1-digit and 2-digit divisors.

When children learn it

Long division begins in 3rd grade and is mastered in 4th and 5th grade, aligned to 4.NBT.B.6 and 5.NBT.B.6.

Teaching Tips

  • Use the mnemonic DMSB (Does McDonald s Serve Burgers?: Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring down).
  • Use grid paper to keep long division work aligned.

Common Mistakes

  • Misaligning quotient digits above incorrect dividend place value columns.
  • Forgetting the bring-down step in multi-digit long division.