Commutative Property of Addition Worksheets with Associative Practice

Properties of addition worksheets: students rewrite sums using the commutative and associative properties, solve identity and zero property problems, and name the property shown in each equation.
Year levels
Years 1–5
Pages
8
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Preparation
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Updated Sep 18, 2026

Subject
Addition, Addition and Subtraction, Numbers, Early Math, Maths
Topic
Properties of Addition Worksheets, Commutative Property Worksheets
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About this resource

Introduction

This worksheet pack helps students explore and practise the properties of addition through simple and clear activities. Students learn how numbers can be added in different ways while still getting the same result.

What’s Included:

• Activities that introduce the properties of addition
• Practice using the commutative property of addition
• Exercises exploring the associative property
• Problems that demonstrate the identity property of addition
• Simple tasks that help students understand addition patterns and number relationships

Year Levels / Ages:

Ideal for Years 2–4

Implementation Format:

These worksheets can be used for:

• Maths lessons
• Classroom practice
• Independent work
• Small group activities
• Morning work
• Homework assignments
• Extra maths review

Answer Key:

Not included

File Type:

PDF (Non-editable)

Number of Pages:

8 pages total

Licence:

Paid product for personal or single-classroom use only

Tags to Use:

properties of addition worksheets, commutative property worksheets, associative property worksheets, addition properties practice, primary maths worksheets, maths worksheets for kids, addition rules worksheets

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Rewrite an addition sentence by changing the order or the grouping of the addends

  • Identify which property of addition an equation shows

Skills covered

  • Applying the commutative property — rewriting sums such as 3 + 7 with the addends swapped

  • Regrouping addends — using the associative property on three-number sums

  • Naming properties — labelling equations as commutative, associative or identity

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Commutative property

  • Associative property

  • Identity property

  • Zero property

  • Addition facts

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