Place value worksheet
Forty questions on place value: naming places, red-digit values, place value charts, expanded and standard form, and problems with 3-digit to 6-digit numbers.
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Place value worksheet
What’s on the worksheet
- 40 questions on place value, sized for US Letter paper
- 2 pages of questions plus an answer key on the last page
- Written for grades 2–4, matching Common Core 2.NBT.A.1, 4.NBT.A.1, 4.NBT.A.2
- Name and date lines at the top, and room to show the work
Sample questions from this worksheet
- Name the place of the red digit: 48,607
- Write the value of the red digit: 683,236
- Write 4,072 in the place value chart.
- Write 8,409 in expanded form.
- 60,000 + 80 + 7,000 =
- How many tens are in 3,400?
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Place value: a worked example (The 6 in 3,652)
- Count the places from the right: 2 is ones, 5 is tens, 6 is hundreds.
- So the 6 is in the hundreds place.
- Its value is 6 hundreds: 6 × 100 = 600.
- The digit is 6, but the value is 600, because of where it sits.
How to use it at home and in class
At home
This is the main place value sheet, so it suits a check-up at the start or end of a unit. Ask your child to read each number aloud first. For Part A, a quick place value chart across the top of the page helps: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands. Part C is good for younger children; Parts B, E and F stretch older ones. The place value guide explains each idea, and the place value calculator checks any number. Ten problems a day works better than a whole sheet at once. Mark them together with the answer key, then ask your child to explain one they got wrong: finding the mistake themselves is where the learning happens.
In class
Use the first row as a warm-up, a full page for independent practice, or five questions as an exit ticket. For a retake or a second group, make a new version with the test maker so every child gets different numbers.
Mistakes to watch for
- Giving the digit instead of its value, so the 6 in 3,652 is worth 6 instead of 600.
- Counting places from the left instead of the right.
- In the chart, writing a 4-digit number with no zero, so 1,009 goes in as 1, 9.
- Mixing up “how many tens are in 3,400” (340) with “the tens digit” (0).
What to practice before and after place value
- Before: number names. If this sheet is a struggle, go back a step.
- After: rounding numbers, once this one is mostly right.
- Learn it first: the place value guide and the place value chart.
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Questions parents ask
What is the difference between a digit and its value?
The digit is the symbol, like 6. Its value depends on its place: in 3,652, the 6 is in the hundreds place, so its value is 600.
What grade is this place value worksheet for?
It is written for grades 2–4 and matches Common Core standards 2.NBT.A.1, 4.NBT.A.1, 4.NBT.A.2.
Can I get a different version of this place value worksheet?
Yes. Use the free Mathify Kids test maker to make a new place value worksheet with different numbers every time. You choose how many questions, and every version comes with its own answer key.