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4-Digit Column Addition Worksheet: Free Year 4 Maths with Answers

This free, printable worksheet practises column addition with 4-digit numbers. The first four sums have no exchanging. In the last four, children exchange in one or more columns, and every answer stays below 10,000.

It prints on one A4 page, and the answers print on a second page for grown-ups.

Year 4 · age 8–9KS2Free to printFree to shareSheet 134

What your child is learning

‘add and subtract numbers with up to 4 digits using the formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction where appropriate’

Year 4 Maths: Number – addition and subtraction, National Curriculum in England. Source and licence

4-Digit Column Addition

Free Maths worksheet · Ages 8 to 9

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Add the columns

Add the ones first, then the tens, hundreds and thousands. Exchange when you need to.

1.2721+3223
2.1424+2542
3.2384+1413
4.3276+4121
5.2226+2516
6.5870+2168
7.2688+3083
8.2798+2572

Answers: 4-Digit Column Addition

Sheet 134

1. 2721 + 3223 = 5944
2. 1424 + 2542 = 3966
3. 2384 + 1413 = 3797
4. 3276 + 4121 = 7397
5. 2226 + 2516 = 4742
6. 5870 + 2168 = 8038
7. 2688 + 3083 = 5771
8. 2798 + 2572 = 5370

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Answer key

1. 2721 + 3223 = 5944
2. 1424 + 2542 = 3966
3. 2384 + 1413 = 3797
4. 3276 + 4121 = 7397
5. 2226 + 2516 = 4742
6. 5870 + 2168 = 8038
7. 2688 + 3083 = 5771
8. 2798 + 2572 = 5370

Lining up the columns

With 4-digit numbers there are four columns: thousands, hundreds, tens and ones. Many mistakes come from digits that are not lined up, so encourage your child to write one digit to a square if they use squared paper. Then add from the ones on the right to the thousands on the left.

Exchanging more than once

In 4-digit sums, exchanging can happen in any column. If the ones make 13, write 3 and exchange ten ones for one ten. If the tens then make 11, write 1 and exchange ten tens for one hundred. Each exchanged digit is written small under the next column and added in.

How to help at home

Ask your child to round both numbers to the nearest 1,000 before they start. 3,684 + 2,457 is about 4,000 + 2,000, so the answer should be near 6,000. If the answer is far from the estimate, look again. The exact answer here is 6,141.

Frequently asked questions

When do children learn 4-digit column addition?

Adding 4-digit numbers in columns is Year 4 work, for children aged 8 to 9. Year 3 uses numbers with up to 3 digits, and Year 4 extends the same method to 4 digits.

What if the answer has five digits?

On this sheet every answer is below 10,000, so it fits in four columns. In Year 5, children add numbers with more than 4 digits, using the same method.

Is this worksheet really free?

Yes. Print it, save it as a PDF or share it with other parents and teachers. There is no sign-up and no email needed.

Curriculum links

Year 4 Maths: Number – addition and subtraction (statutory): 'add and subtract numbers with up to 4 digits using the formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction where appropriate'
Year 4 Maths: Number – addition and subtraction (statutory): 'estimate and use inverse operations to check answers to a calculation'

Quoted word for word from Department for Education documents: the National Curriculum in England, the EYFS framework or the RSHE guidance. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Made by The Owee education team. Updated 13/10/2026. Free to print and share.