Integer Pairs Answer Key

This worksheet turns integer practice into a matching activity. Students solve each expression, then find the answer in a lettered answer bank and write the matching letter beside the problem. The expressions include a mix of addition and subtraction with positive and negative integers, such as -8 + 3, 6 – (-8), -11 + (-7), 15 + (-4), and -14 + 8. Because students must connect each expression to a separate answer choice, they get an extra layer of checking built into the activity. If their result is not in the answer bank, that is a signal to stop and look at the signs again.

For a parent, the matching format makes this worksheet especially manageable. You do not need to explain every answer from scratch. Instead, you can ask the child to solve the expression first and then check whether that result appears in the box at the top. If it does not, there is probably a mistake in the operation or the sign. That turns the worksheet into a small puzzle and makes correction feel more natural.

Learning Goals

• Solve Mixed Integer Problems: Students practice both addition and subtraction across several sign combinations.
• Match Answers Accurately: Learners connect each result with the correct lettered value.
• Use Self-Checking: The answer bank provides immediate evidence when a calculation may need to be revisited.
• Strengthen Sign Control: Students must carefully manage positive and negative signs to find a valid match.
• Build Fluency: Repeated exposure helps integer rules become faster and more automatic.

Classroom & Home Use

• Feels Like a Puzzle: Matching adds variety to what could otherwise feel like another ordinary computation page.
• Easy for Parents to Support: Ask, “What answer did you get, and is that answer actually in the box?”
• Encourages Independent Correction: Students can often find and fix an error without being told exactly what went wrong.
• Good for Partner Practice: Two students can solve separately and compare their matching letters.
• Useful for Review: The mixed problems make the worksheet a strong follow-up after learning both addition and subtraction rules.

Parent-Friendly Strategy

A simple routine is:

1. Solve the expression carefully.
2. Check the sign of the result.
3. Find that value in the answer bank.
4. Write the matching letter.

If the answer is missing from the bank, go back to the original problem and ask whether subtraction should have been rewritten as addition of the opposite, or whether the larger absolute value should have controlled the sign.

This worksheet helps students practice integer operations while also learning to check whether their answers fit the available choices. Positive integers, negative integers, addition, subtraction, matching, sign reasoning, and self-correction all work together as students find each pair. For parents, the built-in answer bank makes the page easier to supervise because the child has a clear way to test the result. In classroom and homeschool settings, this activity is a useful and engaging way to build speed, accuracy, and confidence with adding and subtracting integers.