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Number Patterns and Skip Counting Worksheets

Print number pattern and skip counting practice: continue the pattern, find the rule, and fill missing numbers, with an answer key.

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Printable Number Patterns Worksheet

Use this student worksheet for classroom practice or homework. Look for what is added, subtracted, or multiplied each step. The answer key prints separately.

Skip Counting (Write the Next Three)

#	Pattern
1	2, 4, 6, 8, ___, ___, ___
2	5, 10, 15, 20, ___, ___, ___
3	10, 20, 30, ___, ___, ___
4	3, 6, 9, 12, ___, ___, ___

Find the Next Number

#	Pattern
5	1, 4, 7, 10, ___
6	100, 90, 80, ___
7	2, 4, 8, 16, ___
8	1, 3, 9, 27, ___

Fill the Missing Number

#	Pattern
9	5, 10, ___, 20, 25
10	12, ___, 18, 21, 24
11	50, 45, ___, 35, 30
12	4, 8, 12, ___, 20

Trickier Patterns (Find the Next Number)

#	Pattern
13	7, 14, 21, 28, ___
14	64, 32, 16, 8, ___
15	1, 2, 4, 7, 11, ___
16	0, 5, 10, 15, ___

Word Problems

#	Problem
17	A plant grows 3 cm each week, starting at 0. How tall after 4 weeks?
18	Counting by 4s (4, 8, 12, …), what is the 6th number?
19	A pattern starts at 100 and subtracts 7 each step. What comes after 86?
20	Counting by 25s (25, 50, 75, …), what is the 5th number?

Number Patterns Answer Key

#	Answer
1	10, 12, 14
2	25, 30, 35
3	40, 50, 60
4	15, 18, 21
5	13
6	70
7	32
8	81
9	15
10	15
11	40
12	16
13	35
14	4
15	16
16	20
17	12 cm
18	24
19	79
20	125

A Few Worked Examples

Problem 7: each number doubles - $2, 4, 8, 16, 32$ (×2).

Problem 15: the step grows by one each time (+1, +2, +3, +4, +5), so $11 + 5 = 16$ .

Problem 19: subtract 7 from 86 to get $79$ .

Reinforce skip counting with the multiplication worksheets, or explore multiples with the GCF and LCM calculator.