YEAR 5-6 MATHS VOCABULARY - Numbers, Fractions, Calculations, Shapes and Measures

Q: What topics are covered in the Year 5/6 maths vocabulary list?

It covers numbers and number systems, counting, estimation and rounding, fractions/decimals/percentages, calculations and place value, shapes (2D/3D), and measurement topics such as money, time, length, area, volume, mass, and capacity.

Q: Does the document include vocabulary for reasoning and problem solving?

Yes. It includes terms for calculation, operations, equations, being reasonable/right/correct/accurate, and prompts like explain your method, show your working, justify, and likely/unlikely.

Q: Are graph and diagram-related vocabulary included?

Yes. It includes terms for bar charts/graphs, axes and intervals, Carroll diagrams and Venn diagrams, and tools like tally charts and frequency charts.

Sep 28, 2026

Uploaded by jay

Vocabulary list for Year 5/6 Maths covering core number and number-system terms, including counting language, estimates and rounding, factors and multiples, prime numbers and sieves, fractions, decimals, percentages, and common symbols. Includes calculation and place-value ordering vocabulary, equations and properties of inequality, and reasoning prompts. Also covers shape terminology (2D/3D), multiplication and division language, plus money, time, length, area, volume, mass, capacity, graphs, diagrams, and likelihood words.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages3

Reading Time8 min

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Numbers and the Number System

Fractions, Decimals, Percentages

Calculations and Place Value

Shape

Money, Time, and Measures

Mass, Capacity, and Graphs

YEAR 5/6 MATHS VOCABULARY Numbers and the Number System Counting and the Properties of Numbers Estimating and Rounding number estimate, estimation zero, one, two, three….ten, twenty, thirty roughly, nearly, close to, about hundred, thousand, ten thousand…million too many, too few, enough, not enough nought give or take….. how many…? round to the nearest ten…hundred count to…up to…on from… on to… round up, round down count back…back from… back to approximate, approximately, approximation count forwards…backwards…in groups of.. the symbol is approximately equal to (=) tally property Fractions, Decimals, Percentages odd, even every other, alternate part, whole, whole number consecutive fraction, mixed number multiple, factor, divisor proper fraction, improper fraction square number, rectangular number numerator, denominator squared, the notation 62 common denominator square root, the square root sign√ equivalent, fraction, reduce to, cancel prime number half, quarter, eighth…third, sixth, twelfth sieve of Eratosthenes fifth, tenth, twentieth, hundredth, thousandth magic square decimal sequence decimal fraction, decimal point, decimal continue place predict recurring relationship, rule, formula percentage, percent,% symbol positive number, negative number above zero, below zero Calculations Place Value And Ordering Addition and Subtraction Numeral, Roman numeral, figure, digit Units, tens, hundreds One, two, three, or four digit number Place, place value Represents Exchange The same number as, as many as Equal Equivalent Compare Order add, subtract increase, decrease sum, total, altogether more, how many more to make…? less, how many more/less is… than…? take, take away, take from. Taken from, leaves difference between sign, plus, minus, equals complement inverse Ascending order, descending order ≥ greater than or equal to > greater than, more than, larger than < less than, smaller than, fewer than ≤ less than, equal to most, greatest, largest, least, smallest ordinal number: first, second, third…tenth… hundredth…thousandth last, last but one before, after, next, adjacent between, half-way between Shape Triangle Isosceles Scalene Equilateral Perpendicular Circumference Tetrahedron Translation Congruent Radius Spherical Diameter Parallelogram Quadrilateral Multiplication and Division lots of, groups of Times, multiply, multiplied by once, twice, three times…ten times times table pair, double, halve share, share equally, group divide, divided by, divided into divisible by left, left over, remainder product, quotient inverse brackets Analogue Pentagon Heptagon Nonagon Decagon Making sense of Number Problems Making Decisions Calculate, calculation, arithmetic Operation Equation Answer Reasonable, right, correct, accurate, exact, wrong Problem, solve, solution, method How did you work it out..? Calculator, display, button, key, constant Enter clear Money Money, coin, note, pence, penny, pound, £ Price, cost, change Pay, buy, sell, sale Dear, costs more, more/most expensive Area and Volume area, surface covers square centimetre, square metre square millimetre volume space fills cubic centimetre Time Time, date, date of birth, calendar diary Days: Monday Tuesday… months: January, February seasons: spring, summer, autumn winter day, week, weekend, month, year Cheap, costs less, cheaper, less/least expensive leap year How much? Century, millennium Value, amount special days: Christmas, Diwali Discount cost price, selling price Ramadan Birthday, holiday, Mother’s Day Measures (General) morning, am. , afternoon, pm, noon Evening, night, midnight Measure, measuring scale today, yesterday, tomorrow Unit, standard unit, metric unit, imperial unit now, soon, early, late, earliest latest Quick, quicker, quickest, quickly Length fast, faster, fastest, Slo

FAQs

What topics are covered in the Year 5/6 maths vocabulary list?

It covers numbers and number systems, counting, estimation and rounding, fractions/decimals/percentages, calculations and place value, shapes (2D/3D), and measurement topics such as money, time, length, area, volume, mass, and capacity.

Does the document include vocabulary for reasoning and problem solving?

Yes. It includes terms for calculation, operations, equations, being reasonable/right/correct/accurate, and prompts like explain your method, show your working, justify, and likely/unlikely.

Are graph and diagram-related vocabulary included?

Yes. It includes terms for bar charts/graphs, axes and intervals, Carroll diagrams and Venn diagrams, and tools like tally charts and frequency charts.

Sep 28, 2026

Uploaded by jay