Place Value - Grade 2 Math Worksheet 1 - Free Printable
Download this free printable Place Value worksheet for Grade 2 Math. Perfect for practice, homework, and classroom use.
Grade 2 Math practice
This printable Place Value worksheet is part of the free WizKidsHub Grade 2 Math collection. Print it at home or in the classroom for extra practice.
What this worksheet teaches
- Explain what each digit in a number such as 407 represents, including the role of the zero.
- Compare and order three-digit numbers using the hundreds digit first, then tens, then ones.
- Write numbers in expanded form (for example 358 = 300 + 50 + 8).
- Count on and back in tens and hundreds from any three-digit number.
How to use this worksheet
Use hundreds, tens and ones columns drawn on scrap paper alongside the worksheet. Have your child place each number's digits into the columns before answering comparison questions. Once digits are in columns, 'compare the hundreds first' becomes something they can see rather than a rule to remember.
Sample questions from this worksheet
- Tens digit of 73 = ___
- Ones digit of 46 = ___
Frequently asked questions
Why does my child think 89 is bigger than 102?
Because 8 and 9 are bigger digits than 1, 0 and 2. Comparing digit sizes instead of place values is the standard Grade 2 slip. Put both numbers in hundreds-tens-ones columns and compare the leftmost column first.
Do we need base-ten blocks?
They help but are not required. Ten bundles of ten straws, beans or pasta pieces do the same job, and making the hundred by hand is arguably more memorable than using ready-made blocks.
How does this connect to two-digit addition?
Directly. Carrying is regrouping ten ones into a ten, and borrowing is the reverse. Solid place value in Grade 2 is what stops column addition from becoming a memorised set of steps.