5 Times Table Worksheet

After the 3s and 4s, the 5 times table arrives like a gift. Children already live inside this table every day — counting coins, telling the time on a clock face, counting fingers on a hand. It is usually the table where a struggling child’s confidence comes back.

This free printable worksheet practises the 5 times table the way memory actually works: mixed order, repeated often, with help that fades away. Download it below, or read on for the 5 table’s hardest facts and the trick that unlocks the whole table.

The 5 times table

• 5 × 1 = 5
• 5 × 2 = 10
• 5 × 3 = 15
• 5 × 4 = 20
• 5 × 5 = 25
• 5 × 6 = 30
• 5 × 7 = 35
• 5 × 8 = 40
• 5 × 9 = 45
• 5 × 10 = 50

Every answer in the 5 table ends in 5 or 0 — nothing else is possible. Even multipliers end in 0 (5 × 4 = 20, 5 × 6 = 30), odd multipliers end in 5 (5 × 3 = 15, 5 × 7 = 35). And because 5 is half of 10, every 5-table answer is simply half of the matching 10-table answer: 5 × 8 is half of 80, which is 40.

Play the 5 times table game online

Type the answers in the outer ring. Every correct answer turns green — finish all 9 circles and try to beat your own score and time.

The hardest facts in the 5 table

Not all facts are equal. In my classroom, these are the 5-table facts children miss most — give them extra attention:

• 5 × 9 = 45 — the largest of the ‘ends in 5’ facts; half of 90 makes it easy
• 5 × 8 = 40 — sometimes answered 45 by carrying the pattern of the previous fact
• 5 × 7 = 35 — worth speed-drilling; it appears inside many real-life money problems

Memory trick: Half of the 10 table

Teach children to find any 5-table answer by halving the 10-table answer: 5 × 7 → 10 × 7 = 70 → half is 35. Then connect it to the clock: the numbers on a clock face ARE the 5 table (5, 10, 15, 20… minutes). A child who reads the time is practising this table without knowing it.

About this worksheet

The download is a one-page A4 sheet with 9 target circles and 54 questions. The 5 sits in the centre of each circle; the inner ring holds multipliers 1 to 10 in mixed order; the child writes each answer in the outer ring.

• Row 1 — With a little help: two answers are printed in blue on each circle, so a nervous beginner starts with success.
• Row 2 — Only one help: a single given answer per circle.
• Row 3 — Star Challenge: no help at all — the true test of recall.

Every multiplier appears five or six times across the sheet, so even the hardest facts above get repeated practice. A score strip at the bottom records the score out of 54 and the time taken, with three stars to colour in.

Download

• Download the 5 times table worksheet (full-size printable image)
• All 9 worksheets, tables 2–10, in one PDF
• Answer keys for all 9 tables (PDF)

The sheet prints cleanly in black and white on A4. For reuse, slide it into a plastic sleeve and let children write with a whiteboard marker.

Quick practice — can you answer without the sheet?

1. 5 × 9 = ?

2. 5 × 7 = ?

3. 5 × 8 = ?

Frequently asked questions

Why is the 5 times table so much easier than the 3 and 4?

Because its answers follow the friendliest pattern in multiplication — they only ever end in 5 or 0 — and children meet the sequence daily on clock faces and in money. Easy wins here rebuild confidence for the harder 6, 7 and 8 tables.

How does the 5 table help with telling the time?

Minutes on a clock are counted in fives. A child who knows 5 × 7 = 35 can read ‘35 minutes past’ instantly instead of counting round the clock face.

Should the 5 table be taught before the 3 and 4?

Many teachers do teach 2, 5 and 10 first — the three pattern-friendly tables — and then 3 and 4. Either order works; what matters is that the 5 table’s confidence boost is not wasted.

Is this 5 times table worksheet free for classroom use?

Yes — it is free for classroom and home use. Please keep the credit line at the bottom of the sheet so other teachers can find the source.

Keep going

All tables — the complete target circles set · ← 4 times table worksheet · 6 times table worksheet →

Prepared by Rehman Ahmad Chaudhary — Head Teacher, GPS 117 DB(BJ), Yazman, Pakistan. I make these worksheets for my own classroom and share them free for teachers everywhere.