81 + 1966 =
Four-digit column addition.
Add whole numbers up to four digits using a written method.
Four-digit column addition
Practice sheet
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Add whole numbers up to four digits using a written method.
9223 + 7137 =
449 + 2219 =
1091 + 7742 =
3337 + 7370 =
2706 + 6212 =
Four-digit column addition
Answer key
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Add whole numbers up to four digits using a written method.
81 + 1966 =
9223 + 7137 =
449 + 2219 =
1091 + 7742 =
3337 + 7370 =
2706 + 6212 =
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The skill behind this activity
Add whole numbers up to four digits using a written method.
Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗
Year 4 → Number → Addition and subtraction · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.
For teachers and parents
Combine the quantities. Align equal place values for a written column method; each group of ten becomes one in the next place.
A common slip
A carried ten belongs one place to the left and is counted once.
4085 + 1630 =
Combine the quantities. Align equal place values for a written column method; each group of ten becomes one in the next place.