Place-value worksheets
Practice identifying the digit in a chosen place. Choose the number size and place range before printing.
Sample worksheet
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Before starting: Read whole numbers and recognize that each place is ten times the place to its right.
After this: Write numbers in expanded form and use place values to compare larger numbers.
Example questions
- What digit is in the hundreds place in 3,742?
- What digit is in the tens place in 6,205?
- What digit is in the thousands place in 48,901?
Settings in the builder
- place range
- whole-number size
- question mix
Worked example
What digit is in the hundreds place in 3,742?
Answer: 7
How to solve it
From right to left, 2 is ones, 4 is tens, and 7 is hundreds. The digit is 7; its value is 700.
Common mistakes
What to check
- naming the digit instead of its value
- skipping zero as a placeholder
Ways to review the work
- 1
Build the number with a place-value chart before moving to symbolic form.
- 2
Contrast the questions 'What is the digit?' and 'What is its value?' using the same number.
Teaching content updated 2026-09-05. Read our accuracy standards.