2nd Grade Arrays and Equal Groups Worksheet (PDF)

2nd Grade math worksheet: Arrays and Equal Groups – Maths PDF


This arrays practice worksheet for 2nd Grade covers arrays and equal groups (Common Core 2.OA.C.4), with a free PDF to print.

These 20 problems practice arrays and equal groups. Students count rows and columns, write repeated-addition sentences with equal addends, and find totals for arrays with up to 5 rows and 5 columns.

The work follows Common Core standard 2.OA.C.4. The last six problems are word problems that use more than one step.

Grade 2 · Common Core State Standards: 2.OA.C.4

Arrays practice worksheet: exercises 1 to 10

Exercise 1 – Muffin tin

Look at the muffin tin. How many rows are there? How many columns are there?

Row 1Row 2Row 3
A muffin tin.

Exercise 2 – Window panes

A wall has windows in an array. Write an addition sentence that adds the rows to find the total number of windows.

Row 1Row 2Row 3Row 4
Windows on a wall.

Exercise 3 – Chocolate squares

A chocolate bar has squares in an array. Write an addition sentence that adds the columns.

Each color is one column.

Exercise 4 – Egg carton

An egg carton has 2 rows of 5 eggs. Write an addition sentence and find how many eggs in all.

Exercise 5 – Seed packets

Maya sorted seed packets into 5 rows with 2 packets in each row. How many packets are there? Write an addition sentence.

Exercise 6 – Two ways to add

Look at the array of stamps. Write one addition sentence for the rows and one for the columns.

Row 1Row 2Row 3
A sheet of stamps.

Exercise 7 – Floor tiles

A floor has 4 rows of tiles with 4 tiles in each row. How many tiles are on the floor?

Exercise 8 – Draw a star array

Draw an array of stars with 3 rows and 4 stars in each row. Then write an addition sentence for the total.

Exercise 9 – Cupcake tray

A cupcake tray has 3 rows and 4 columns. How many cupcakes fit on the tray?

Exercise 10 – Desks in a classroom

Mr. Lopez put desks in 5 rows. Each row has 3 desks. How many desks are in the room?

Exercises 11 and up

Exercise 11 – Missing total

Find the missing total: \(4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = ?\) Then say how many rows and how many columns the array has.

Row 1Row 2Row 3Row 4Row 5
Count the circles.

Exercise 12 – Missing row size

An array has 4 equal rows and 12 objects in all. How many objects are in each row? Write the addition sentence.

Exercise 13 – Same total?

True or false: an array with 3 rows of 5 has the same total as an array with 5 rows of 3. Show addition sentences.

Exercise 14 – Find the mistake

Jamal looked at an array with 2 rows of 4 and wrote \(4 + 4 + 4 = 12\). Explain his mistake and write the correct sentence.

Exercise 15 – Bags of apples

Each bag holds 5 apples. How many apples are in 4 bags? Write an addition sentence.

Equal groups.

Exercise 16 – Sticker sheet

A sticker sheet has 5 rows with 5 stickers in each row. Liam peels off the top 2 rows. How many stickers are left on the sheet?

Exercise 17 – Garden rows

A garden has 4 rows with 4 plants in each row. Priya plants one more row of 4. How many plants are in the garden now? Write one addition sentence.

Exercise 18 – Two trays

Ethan has a tray with 3 rows of 5 cookies. Aisha has a tray with 2 rows of 5 cookies. How many cookies do they have together?

Exercise 19 – Which array is bigger?

Array A has 4 rows of 3 dots. Array B has 3 rows of 5 dots. Which array has more dots, and how many more?

Array AArray B
Compare the arrays.

Exercise 20 – Equal rows of stickers

Noah has 20 stickers. He wants to put them in an array with 4 equal rows. How many stickers go in each row? Then he decides to use 5 equal rows instead. How many stickers go in each row now?

See the solutions: Arrays and Equal Groups worksheet solutions

Key facts behind this arrays practice worksheet

Key facts
  • Rows go across and columns go up and down.
  • Repeated addition adds the same number again and again: 4 + 4 + 4 = 12.
  • Grade 2 arrays have up to 5 rows and up to 5 columns.
  • Adding the rows or adding the columns gives the same total.
  • Equal groups, such as 4 bags of 5, can be added the same way.

How to use this arrays practice 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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