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Patterns — Find the Rule is a free printable Grade 4 maths worksheet on naming an additive rule with a larger step, aligned to Common Core standard 4.OA.C.5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Patterns — Find the Rule

4.OA.C.5

NameDate

Write the rule and the next number.

1.2, 12, 22, 32, 42, ___ What is the rule?
2.1, 9, 17, 25, 33, ___ What is the rule?
3.7, 14, 21, 28, 35, ___ What is the rule?
4.4, 10, 16, 22, 28, ___ What is the rule?
5.1, 11, 21, 31, 41, ___ What is the rule?
6.5, 11, 17, 23, 29, ___ What is the rule?
7.3, 13, 23, 33, 43, ___ What is the rule?
8.5, 14, 23, 32, 41, ___ What is the rule?

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Answer key — Patterns — Find the Rule

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.add 10; next is 52
  2. 2.add 8; next is 41
  3. 3.add 7; next is 42
  4. 4.add 6; next is 34
  5. 5.add 10; next is 51
  6. 6.add 6; next is 35
  7. 7.add 10; next is 53
  8. 8.add 9; next is 50

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 4.OA.C.5 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.