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Roman Numerals Worksheets

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Roman numeral charts to 100 (C) and 1,000 (M), converting both ways, comparing, clock faces and years, for 3rd to 5th grade with answer keys.

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Roman numeral charts

A chart of every Roman numeral from 1 to 100, and a chart of the seven symbols with the ones, tens and hundreds up to 1,000.

Convert Roman numerals

Write the number for a Roman numeral and the Roman numeral for a number, then compare Roman numerals with >, < and =.

Roman numeral clocks and years

Tell time on clock faces with Roman numerals, and read and write years such as MMXXVI.

Print at 100% (actual size) for the cleanest tracing lines.

About these roman numerals worksheets

Roman numerals use seven letters: I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D = 500 and M = 1,000. Children still meet them on clock faces, in book chapters, in movie credits and on buildings.

Start with the chart to 100 and the conversions to 39, which only need I, V and X. Then move to numbers up to 100, comparing, and finally numbers up to 1,000 and years.

Every answer is worked out from the rules, and each practice sheet has an answer key on page 2.

Standards

  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.NBT.A.2Read and write multi-digit whole numbers using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. Compare two multi-digit numbers based on meanings of the digits in each place, using >, =, and < symbols to record the results of comparisons.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.A.1Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes. Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes, e.g., by representing the problem on a number line diagram.

How to use them

  1. Hang the chart to 100 or the chart to 1,000 where children can see it while they work.
  2. Convert one place at a time: 46 is 40 + 6, which is XL + VI, so 46 = XLVI.
  3. Use the clock sheets alongside an analog clock with Roman numerals if you have one.
  4. Finish with the years sheet: look for Roman numeral years on buildings, books or film credits.

Teaching tips

  • A smaller symbol before a bigger one is taken away: IV = 4, IX = 9, XL = 40, XC = 90, CD = 400, CM = 900.
  • The same symbol is never written more than three times in a row, so 4 is IV, not IIII.
  • Some clock faces write 4 as IIII. That is a clock tradition; on worksheets 4 is IV.
  • There is no Roman numeral for zero.

Questions teachers and parents ask

What grade learns Roman numerals?

Roman numerals are not part of the Common Core standards, so schools teach them at different times, most often in 3rd or 4th grade. They make a good extension of place value, because each place is written on its own.

How do you write 1,000 in Roman numerals?

1,000 is M. 500 is D and 100 is C, so 900 is CM and 1,999 is MCMXCIX.

How do you write the year 2026 in Roman numerals?

2026 is 2,000 + 20 + 6, which is MM + XX + VI, so 2026 = MMXXVI.