6 Times Table Worksheet

The 6 times table is where the tables turn serious — the easy patterns run out, and children meet answers they cannot guess. The good news: nobody has to learn the 6 table from scratch. Every 6-table fact is just the matching 5-table fact plus one more group.

This free printable worksheet practises the 6 times table the way memory actually works: mixed order, repeated often, with help that fades away. Download it below, or read on for the 6 table’s hardest facts and the trick that unlocks the whole table.

The 6 times table

• 6 × 1 = 6
• 6 × 2 = 12
• 6 × 3 = 18
• 6 × 4 = 24
• 6 × 5 = 30
• 6 × 6 = 36
• 6 × 7 = 42
• 6 × 8 = 48
• 6 × 9 = 54
• 6 × 10 = 60

The building trick: 6 × n = 5 × n + n. So 6 × 8 = 40 + 8 = 48. There is also a lovely pattern for even multipliers — the answer ends with the multiplier itself: 6 × 2 = 12, 6 × 4 = 24, 6 × 6 = 36, 6 × 8 = 48. Children spot this quickly and use it as an anchor.

Play the 6 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 6 table

Not all facts are equal. In my classroom, these are the 6-table facts children miss most — give them extra attention:

• 6 × 8 = 48 — the most-missed 6-table fact in most classrooms; build it as 40 + 8
• 6 × 7 = 42 — no pattern to lean on — pure recall, so it needs the most repetitions
• 6 × 9 = 54 — teach as 6 × 10 minus 6 (60 − 6)

Memory trick: Use the 5 table, add one more group

A child stuck on 6 × 7 should never start counting from zero. Prompt him: ‘What is 5 × 7?’ (35) — ‘Now add one more 7’ (42). This building strategy works for every fact in the table, keeps the tables connected instead of isolated, and is exactly the kind of thinking written multiplication will need later.

About this worksheet

The download is a one-page A4 sheet with 9 target circles and 54 questions. The 6 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 6 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. 6 × 8 = ?

2. 6 × 7 = ?

3. 6 × 9 = ?

Frequently asked questions

What is the hardest fact in the 6 times table?

6 × 8 = 48, followed by 6 × 7 = 42. Both involve two large numbers with no shortcut pattern, so they need deliberate, repeated mixed-order practice — the circles on this sheet repeat each fact five or six times for exactly this reason.

Is there a pattern in the 6 times table?

Yes, for even multipliers the answer ends with the multiplier itself: 6 × 4 = 24, 6 × 6 = 36, 6 × 8 = 48. Odd multipliers are best built from the 5 table plus one group.

My child knows the 5 table but fears the 6. What should I do?

Show him that he already knows most of it: 6 × n is 5 × n plus one more n. Two or three sessions of building answers this way usually remove the fear, and the worksheet’s fading help rows take it from there.

Is this 6 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 · ← 5 times table worksheet · 7 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.