1st Grade Tens and Ones Worksheet (PDF)
This grade 1 place value worksheet for 1st Grade covers tens and ones (Common Core 1.NBT.B.2a, 1.NBT.B.2b, 1.NBT.B.2c), with a free PDF to print.
Grade 1 · Common Core State Standards: 1.NBT.B.2a, 1.NBT.B.2b, 1.NBT.B.2c
Grade 1 place value worksheet: exercises 1 to 10
Exercise 1 – Make a ten
Count the ten cubes. Circle them as one group. Write how many tens and how many ones.
Exercise 2 – Ones to a ten
Ethan has 10 ones. Fill in the blank: 10 ones make ___ ten.
Exercise 3 – Teen number from a frame
Look at the ten frames. Write the number as 1 ten and some ones.
Exercise 4 – Build a teen number
Write the number that is 1 ten and 7 ones.
Exercise 5 – Break apart a teen
Fill in the blanks: \(19\) is ___ ten and ___ ones.
Exercise 6 – Count the blocks (a)
Count the blocks. How many tens? How many ones? Write the number.
Exercise 7 – Count the blocks (b)
Write how many tens, how many ones, and the number.
Exercise 8 – Tens and ones to a number
Write the number: 4 tens and 8 ones.
Exercise 9 – Number to tens and ones
Fill in the blanks: \(73\) is ___ tens and ___ ones.
Exercise 10 – Counting by tens
Priya has 5 rods and no cubes. Write the number.
Exercises 11 and up
Exercise 11 – How many tens?
How many tens are in \(80\)? How many ones?
Exercise 12 – Tens equal a number
Fill in the blank: 3 tens = ___.
Exercise 13 – What does the digit stand for? (a)
Look at the chart for 56. What does the digit 5 stand for?
Exercise 14 – What does the digit stand for? (b)
In \(94\), what does the digit 4 stand for?
Exercise 15 – Which number is it?
Aisha wrote a number with 2 tens and 9 ones. Circle her number: \(92\) or \(29\).
Exercise 16 – Switched digits
Diego has 8 tens and 3 ones. Mei has 3 tens and 8 ones. Write both numbers.
Exercise 17 – Add the tens and the ones
Write the number: \(60 + 3\).
Exercise 18 – Missing ones
Fill in the blank: \(52 = 50 + \)___
Exercise 19 – Bags of stickers
Noah puts stickers in bags of 10. He fills 4 bags and has 6 stickers left over. How many stickers does he have?
Exercise 20 – Craft sticks
Liam has 7 bundles of 10 craft sticks. He has no loose sticks. How many craft sticks does he have?
Exercise 21 – Full groups of ten
A farmers market stand has 58 apples. How many full groups of ten can be made? How many apples are left over?
Exercise 22 – Which number is right?
Mei says 6 tens and 0 ones is the number 6. Is she right? Explain.
Exercise 23 – Marbles in a jar
Jamal counts marbles by tens: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60. Then he counts 1 more, 2 more, 3 more. How many marbles are there? Write the tens and ones.
Exercise 24 – Teen number story
Sofia has 1 ten and 5 ones in her block pile. She writes the number \(51\). Is she right? Fix her number if needed.
Key facts behind this grade 1 place value worksheet
- 10 ones make 1 ten.
- The numbers 11 to 19 are 1 ten and some ones.
- In a two-digit number, the left digit counts tens and the right digit counts ones.
- The numbers 10, 20, 30 up to 90 are 1 to 9 tens and 0 ones.
- 47 and 74 are different numbers because their digits are in different places.
How to use this grade 1 place value worksheet
Work through the exercises in order: they go from simple to challenging. Write every step on paper, then compare with the solutions page and redo any exercise you missed the next day.
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