Fraction Words
Name That Fraction
Parts of a Whole
100

What do we call the number of parts that are shaded in the fraction that we’re counting?

What is the numerator?

100

Look at the first image on your table. What fraction does it represent?

What is 1/3?

100

If a shape has 4 parts and 2 are shaded, what part is NOT shaded?

What is 2/4?

200

What do we call a shape divided into 2 equal parts?

What are halves?

200

Look at the pictures on your table. Three out of the four parts are shaded. What shape or picture do you see?

What is the third image? 

200

If 1 part out of 2 is shaded, what fraction is that?

What is 1/2?

300

If something is cut into 4 equal parts, what are those parts called?

What are fourths?

300

Look at the pictures on your table. What do you call a shape that is split into two equal parts, and one part is shaded? 

What is a triangle?

or

What is image 4? 

300

If a shape is split into 3 parts and 1 part is shaded, what is the fraction?

What is 1/3?

400

What is the number on the bottom of a fraction called?

What is the denominator?

400

Look at the images on your table. Which one shows that two out of four parts are shaded?

What is image 5?

400

If a shape is split into 3 parts and 2 are shaded, what is the fraction?

What is 2/3?

500

What word means each part must be the same size?

What is equal parts?

500

Take a look at the images on your table. Which one shows that one part out of three is shaded?

What is image 2? 

500

Look at image three on your table. If I shade all the parts inside the circle, what fraction represents the whole when all parts are shaded?

What is  4/4 =1?