· Rehman Ahmad · 5 min read
9 Times Table Worksheet — Free Printable Target Circles (with Answer Key)
Free printable 9 times table worksheet: 54 mixed-order target circle questions, help that fades row by row, a no-help Star Challenge, the hardest 9-table facts, and the memory trick that makes the finger-trick table click.
9 Times Table Worksheet
The 9 times table has the best party tricks in all of multiplication: a method that works on your fingers, answers whose digits always add to 9, and a mirror pattern where answers read backwards. Children who ‘discover’ these tricks feel like magicians — and magicians remember their tricks.
This free printable worksheet practises the 9 times table the way memory actually works: mixed order, repeated often, with help that fades away. Download it below, or read on for the 9 table’s hardest facts and the trick that unlocks the whole table.
The 9 times table
- 9 × 1 = 9
- 9 × 2 = 18
- 9 × 3 = 27
- 9 × 4 = 36
- 9 × 5 = 45
- 9 × 6 = 54
- 9 × 7 = 63
- 9 × 8 = 72
- 9 × 9 = 81
- 9 × 10 = 90
Three patterns, each one a checking tool. First: the digits of every answer add to 9 (9 × 7 = 63, and 6 + 3 = 9). Second: the tens digit is always one less than the multiplier (for 9 × 7, the answer starts with 6). Third: the answers mirror — 9 × 2 = 18, 9 × 9 = 81; 9 × 3 = 27, 9 × 8 = 72.
Play the 9 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.
Type each answer in the outer ring — green means correct. Finish all 9 circles!
The hardest facts in the 9 table
Not all facts are equal. In my classroom, these are the 9-table facts children miss most — give them extra attention:
- 9 × 8 = 72 — the mirror of 9 × 3 = 27 — teach the pair together
- 9 × 7 = 63 — tens digit is 6 (one less than 7), ones digit makes the digits sum to 9: 3
- 9 × 6 = 54 — best learned through the finger trick until it becomes instant
Memory trick: The finger trick
Hold up all ten fingers. To multiply 9 by a number, fold down that finger — for 9 × 7, fold the seventh finger. Count the fingers still up on the left (6 — that is your tens digit) and on the right (3 — your ones digit). The answer is 63. Show a class this once and you will see thirty children teaching it to each other at break time.
About this worksheet
The download is a one-page A4 sheet with 9 target circles and 54 questions. The 9 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 9 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. 9 × 8 = ?
Show answer
9 × 8 = 72
2. 9 × 7 = ?
Show answer
9 × 7 = 63
3. 9 × 9 = ?
Show answer
9 × 9 = 81
Frequently asked questions
How does the 9 times table finger trick work?
Fold down the finger matching the multiplier. Fingers standing to the left give the tens digit, fingers to the right give the ones digit. For 9 × 4: fold finger four, 3 fingers stand on the left and 6 on the right — 36.
Why do the digits of 9-table answers always add to 9?
Because 9 is one less than 10. Every step up the table adds 10 and takes away 1 in disguise, which keeps the digit sum locked at 9 (for 9 × 10 = 90, 9 + 0 = 9). It gives children a built-in answer checker.
Is the 9 table easier than the 7 and 8?
For most children, yes — despite the big answers, its patterns are so strong that it is often learned faster than the 7. Teach the digit-sum check and the finger trick and watch confidence soar.
Is this 9 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 · ← 8 times table worksheet · 10 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.
