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Grade 2 Place value Worksheets & Practice

Place value tells you what a digit means based on its position. Discover the strategy, try a few examples, and choose a free printable level.

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What your learner will practice

Building two-digit confidence. Second graders connect place value to addition, subtraction and familiar everyday situations. Encourage grouping into tens and ones.

With place value in Grade 2, the goal is to build understanding and to explain the method, not just get a number. Take breaks and repeat short sessions when needed.

How to solve place value problems

  1. 1Read the whole number from left to right.
  2. 2Identify the digit and its position: ones, tens, hundreds, or higher.
  3. 3Multiply the digit by the value of its place.
Common mistake to watch for

A digit and the value of that digit are not always the same.

Try these six examples

Read each question, solve on paper, and then check the answer. The full printable sets below provide 20 new problems each.

  1. Value of the ones digit in 665? Answer: 5
  2. Value of the hundreds digit in 665? Answer: 600
  3. Value of the hundreds digit in 717? Answer: 700
  4. Value of the ones digit in 449? Answer: 9
  5. Value of the ones digit in 270? Answer: 0
  6. Value of the ones digit in 961? Answer: 1

Helpful teaching idea

Use a place-value chart and highlight the target digit.

Try a short warm-up, then have the learner explain one problem with a drawing or written number sentence.