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Place Value Tens and Ones Worksheet: Free Year 2 Maths with Answers

This free, printable worksheet helps children understand tens and ones in 2-digit numbers. They split numbers into tens and ones, put tens and ones back together, and then split numbers in a different way.

It prints on one A4 page, and the answers print on a second page for grown-ups.

Years 1–2 · ages 5–7KS1Free to printFree to shareSheet 62

What your child is learning

‘recognise the place value of each digit in a two-digit number (tens, ones)’

Year 2 Maths: Number – number and place value, National Curriculum in England. Source and licence

Place Value: Tens and Ones

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A cartoon beaver with bundles of sticks tied with string and a few loose sticks, drawn as black outlines on white for colouring in.

Split into tens and ones

Write the missing tens or ones.

1.91 = 90 +
2.54 = 50 +
3.59 = 50 +
4.43 = 40 +
5.31 = 30 +
6.92 = + 2
7.72 = + 2
8.36 = + 6
9.27 = + 7

Put them back together

Add the tens and ones to make the number.

1.90 + 6 =
2.50 + 1 =
3.80 + 3 =
4.20 + 4 =
5.60 + 9 =
6.80 + 9 =
7.3 + 60 =
8.8 + 30 =
9.8 + 40 =

Split another way

These use fewer tens. Write the missing number.

1.66 = 20 +
2.56 = 40 +
3.44 = 10 +
4.67 = 50 +
5.32 = 10 +
6.76 = 10 +

Answers: Place Value: Tens and Ones

Sheet 62

91 = 90 + 1
54 = 50 + 4
59 = 50 + 9
43 = 40 + 3
31 = 30 + 1
92 = 90 + 2
72 = 70 + 2
36 = 30 + 6
27 = 20 + 7
90 + 6 = 96
50 + 1 = 51
80 + 3 = 83
20 + 4 = 24
60 + 9 = 69
80 + 9 = 89
3 + 60 = 63
8 + 30 = 38
8 + 40 = 48
66 = 20 + 46
56 = 40 + 16
44 = 10 + 34
67 = 50 + 17
32 = 10 + 22
76 = 10 + 66

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Answer key

91 = 90 + 1
54 = 50 + 4
59 = 50 + 9
43 = 40 + 3
31 = 30 + 1
92 = 90 + 2
72 = 70 + 2
36 = 30 + 6
27 = 20 + 7
90 + 6 = 96
50 + 1 = 51
80 + 3 = 83
20 + 4 = 24
60 + 9 = 69
80 + 9 = 89
3 + 60 = 63
8 + 30 = 38
8 + 40 = 48
66 = 20 + 46
56 = 40 + 16
44 = 10 + 34
67 = 50 + 17
32 = 10 + 22
76 = 10 + 66

What tens and ones mean

In the number 47, the 4 is worth 4 tens, which is 40, and the 7 is worth 7 ones. So 47 = 40 + 7. Splitting a number like this is called partitioning. A number can be split in other ways too: 47 is also 30 + 17, because 3 tens and 17 ones is the same amount.

How to help at home

Bundle lolly sticks or straws into tens with an elastic band, and keep some loose as ones. Make a number, such as 4 bundles and 6 loose sticks, and ask your child to say it and write it: 46. Then undo one bundle and ask how many tens and ones there are now. It is still 46, as 3 tens and 16 ones.

Why it matters

Place value is behind almost all the maths that follows. Children use it to add and take away 2-digit numbers, to count in tens from any number, and later to work with hundreds and thousands. In Year 2 they also begin to understand 0 as a place holder, as in 50.

Frequently asked questions

When do children learn tens and ones?

Children start in Year 1 by counting and reading numbers to 100. In Year 2, when they are 6 to 7, the National Curriculum in England asks them to recognise the place value of each digit in a 2-digit number.

Why does the last part split numbers a different way?

Splitting 34 into 20 + 14, as well as 30 + 4, helps with subtraction later, when children exchange a ten for ten ones. The Year 2 curriculum guidance gives this kind of splitting as an example.

Is this worksheet really free?

Yes. Print it, save it as a PDF or share it with other parents and teachers. There is no sign-up and no email needed.

Curriculum links

Year 2 Maths: Number – number and place value (statutory): 'recognise the place value of each digit in a two-digit number (tens, ones)'
Year 2 Maths: Number – number and place value (statutory): 'use place value and number facts to solve problems'

Quoted word for word from Department for Education documents: the National Curriculum in England, the EYFS framework or the RSHE guidance. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Made by The Owee education team. Updated 13/10/2026. Free to print and share.