Times Tables Practice

Knowing your times tables by heart makes almost every other part of maths easier. Pick a table to practise on its own, or mix them all together. Every game is free and timed, with no sign-up.

Practise mixed times tables

Choose a times table

2 times table 3 times table 4 times table 5 times table 6 times table 7 times table 8 times table 9 times table 10 times table 11 times table 12 times table

The best order to learn them

Most people find this order the easiest, because each step builds on the last:

Start with 10, 2 and 5, which have the clearest patterns.
Then 4 and 8, which are just doubling the 2 times table again and again.
Then 3 and 6, where 6 is the 3 times table doubled.
Then 9 and 11, which both lean on the 10 times table.
Finish with 7 and 12. By then there are only a few facts left to learn.

Little and often

A minute or two every day beats a long session once a week. Speedy Sums keeps your best score for each table, so the aim is simply to beat yesterday. Once the tables feel quick, the ranked Times Tables challenge on the home page puts you on a leaderboard.

Beyond the tables

Division is times tables backwards, so division practice is the natural next step. For bigger numbers, see mental multiplication and our mental maths tricks.