Negative Number Worksheets
Free negative number worksheets with answer key. No login or account needed. From identifying number's absolute value, to adding and subtracting negative numbers, we've got you covered. A grading column and quick grade scale maker grading a breeze and a modified pages help with lower level learners or when just introducing a topic. Great for teachers or for homeschool.
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About these worksheets
These worksheets help students understand positive and negative numbers. Activities include comparing negative numbers, locating negative numbers on a number line, identifying which integer is greater or less, finding opposites, understanding absolute value with number lines, comparing using absolute value, ordering integers, and finding equivalent expressions with negatives. Aligned with sixth grade.
6ns7a
- Decide which of two negative numbers is greater or less.
- Use the idea that numbers closer to zero are greater when both numbers are negative.
- Write the correct comparison symbol (>, <, or =) between two negative numbers.
6ns7a
- Find where a negative number belongs on a number line.
- Use 0 as a reference point to tell whether a number is to the left or right of zero.
6ns6a
- Decide which of two integers is greater or less, including negative numbers.
- Understand that a negative number closer to zero is actually greater than a more negative number.
- Compare integers by thinking about their distance from zero (absolute value) and their sign.
6ns6a
- Find the opposite of a number by switching its sign.
- Understand that a number and its opposite add up to 0.
- Recognize that 0 is its own opposite.
6ns7c
- Find the absolute value of an integer by counting how far it is from 0 on a number line.
- Explain that absolute value is a distance, so the answer is never negative.
- Read and use number lines with negative and positive numbers to locate a given integer.
6ns7c
- Compare positive and negative numbers to decide which one is greater or less.
- Use absolute value to tell which number is farther from zero.
- Compare expressions that mix integers and absolute values, like -4 and | -6 |.
- Put positive and negative integers in order from least to greatest or greatest to least.
7ns1c
- Practice rewriting an expression with negative numbers so it means the same thing.
- Simplify expressions by combining positive and negative terms.
- Use the rules for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing signed numbers to keep the value the same.
- Convert between forms like subtraction and adding a negative (for example, a − b and a + (−b)).
- Choose the correct equivalent expression from multiple choices.
Adding & Subtracting
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Students practice adding and subtracting with negative numbers. Worksheets include using helper number lines, computing with positive and negative integers, adding and subtracting to zero, working with rational numbers as decimals, and showing distance on a number line. Aligned with seventh grade number system standards.
7ns1a
- Add and subtract negative numbers to find the correct answer.
- Use a number line to show each move when you add or subtract integers.
- Decide which direction to move on the number line for adding vs. subtracting a negative.
7ns1a
- Add and subtract positive and negative integers correctly.
- Use the plus and minus signs to tell whether a number is a gain or a loss.
- Find the sum or difference when both numbers are negative.
- Handle problems where subtracting a negative turns into adding.
7ns1a
- Add positive and negative integers and see when they cancel to make 0.
- Recognize opposite numbers (like 7 and -7) and use them to make a sum of 0.
7ns1d
- Add and subtract positive and negative numbers correctly.
- Work with rational numbers written as decimals.
- Keep track of signs and absolute value to decide whether the answer should be positive or negative.
7ns1b
- Use a number line to add a negative number by moving left from the starting point.
- Use a number line to add a positive number by moving right from the starting point.
- Keep track of where you land when you make several jumps on a number line with negative numbers.
7ns1b
- Use a number line to add and subtract positive and negative numbers by moving left and right.
- Start at the first number and make the correct size jumps for the second number, including when it is negative.
- Figure out whether the answer should be positive or negative based on where you land on the number line.
- Read the final position on the number line and write it as an integer.
Multiplying & Dividing
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These worksheets cover multiplying and dividing with negative numbers. Students determine the sign of products and quotients, divide negative fractions, and find missing values in multiplication and division equations involving negatives. Aligned with seventh grade standards.
7ns2a
- Multiply negative and positive integers and decide whether the product should be positive or negative.
- Divide negative and positive integers and decide whether the quotient should be positive or negative.
- Use the sign rules to work quickly with problems that have one negative number or two negative numbers.
7ns2b
- Practice dividing negative fractions and mixed signs and deciding whether the answer is positive or negative.
- Find a missing number in a division equation with fractions and negative values.
7ns2b
- Find the missing number in multiplication equations, including when negatives are involved.
- Find the missing number in division equations, including when negatives are involved.
- Use the relationship between multiplication and division to solve for an unknown value.
About these worksheets
Students examine absolute value — the distance a number is from zero regardless of sign. These worksheets build understanding that absolute value is always positive or zero and provide practice evaluating absolute value expressions. Aligned with sixth grade standards.
6ns7c
- Find the absolute value of positive and negative integers.
- Understand absolute value as a number’s distance from zero.
