This grade 1 place value worksheet gives 23 problems on tens and ones, ordered from easy to hard, with a separate answer key.
These 23 problems practice tens and ones for Grade 1 (1.NBT.B.2). Children bundle ten ones into a ten, read teen numbers, and read two-digit numbers from base-ten blocks and charts. The problems start easy and get harder. The last six are word problems. Use cubes or a drawing if it helps.
Grade 1 Place Value Worksheet: problems 1–5
Problem 1: Ten ones make a ten
Count the ten cubes. Write how many ones there are. Then write how many tens they make when bundled.
Problem 2: Ones in a ten
Write the missing number: \(10\) ones \(=\) ___ ten.
Problem 3: Count the rods
Write how many tens. Then write the number.
Problem 4: Ten frames show a teen
Write the number shown by the two ten frames.
Problem 5: Ten and some ones
Find the number: \(10 + 6\).
Grade 1 Place Value Worksheet: problems 6–10
Problem 6: Write the teen number
Write the number for 1 ten and 8 ones.
Problem 7: Split a teen
Write how many tens and ones are in 15.
Problem 8: Count the blocks
Write the number shown by the blocks.
Problem 9: More blocks
Write the number shown by the blocks.
Problem 10: Tens and ones to a number
Write the number for 6 tens and 2 ones.
Grade 1 Place Value Worksheet: problems 11–15
Problem 11: Tens digit
Look at 74. Which digit is in the tens place? How many tens is that?
Problem 12: Ones digit
Look at 38. Which digit is in the ones place? How many ones is that?
Problem 13: Fill the place value chart
Write the number shown in the chart.
Problem 14: Whole tens
Write the number shown by the rods.
Problem 15: Count by tens
Write the missing numbers: 10, 20, ___, 40, ___, 60.
Grade 1 Place Value Worksheet: problems 16–20
Problem 16: Zero ones
Write the number for 7 tens and 0 ones.
Problem 17: Tens and ones as a sum
Write the missing numbers: \(83 =\) ___ \(+\) ___.
Problem 18: Is Maya right?
Maya says that 41 is 1 ten and 4 ones. Is she right? Explain.
Problem 19: Marble bags
Diego has 3 bags with 10 marbles in each bag. He also has 5 loose marbles. How many marbles does he have?
Problem 20: Sticker sheets
Priya has 47 stickers. Each full sheet has 10 stickers. How many full sheets and how many loose stickers does she have?
Grade 1 Place Value Worksheet: problems 21–23
Problem 21: Crayon boxes
Liam fills 6 boxes with 10 crayons in each box. He has 9 more crayons. How many crayons does he have in all?
Problem 22: Bead bags
Aisha has 9 bags of beads. Each bag has 10 beads. How many beads does she have? How many ones are in that number?
Problem 23: Trade ones for a ten
Ethan has 2 tens and 13 ones. He trades 10 ones for 1 ten. How many tens and ones does he have now? What is the number?
How to use this grade 1 place value worksheet
Print this grade 1 place value worksheet as a PDF, solve every problem on paper, then compare with the answer key.
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