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Place Value Thousands Worksheet: Free Year 4 Maths with Answers

This free, printable worksheet practises place value with thousands. Children write what a digit is worth in 4-digit numbers, then find 1,000 more and 1,000 less than a number.

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

Year 4 · age 8–9KS2Free to printFree to shareSheet 139

What your child is learning

‘recognise the place value of each digit in a four-digit number (thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones)’

Year 4 Maths: Number – number and place value, National Curriculum in England. Source and licence

Place Value: Thousands

Free Maths worksheet · Ages 8 to 9

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A robotic arm in a factory placing a big cube made of small cubes beside stacks of flat squares and rods, like base-ten blocks, drawn as black outlines for colouring in.

What is the 7 worth?

Each number has one 7 in it. Write what the 7 is worth.

1.1,671 →
2.1,749 →
3.5,476 →
4.6,047 →
5.4,687 →
6.7,542 →
7.3,751 →
8.5,748 →
9.7,288 →
10.7,936 →
11.9,472 →
12.4,297 →

1,000 more

Write the number that is 1,000 more.

1.3,513 →
2.156 →
3.8,482 →
4.2,096 →
5.5,099 →
6.8,365 →

1,000 less

Write the number that is 1,000 less.

1.7,420 →
2.5,093 →
3.8,912 →
4.5,482 →
5.1,046 →
6.7,714 →

Answers: Place Value: Thousands

Sheet 139

1,671 → 70
1,749 → 700
5,476 → 70
6,047 → 7
4,687 → 7
7,542 → 7,000
3,751 → 700
5,748 → 700
7,288 → 7,000
7,936 → 7,000
9,472 → 70
4,297 → 7
3,513 → 4,513
156 → 1,156
8,482 → 9,482
2,096 → 3,096
5,099 → 6,099
8,365 → 9,365
7,420 → 6,420
5,093 → 4,093
8,912 → 7,912
5,482 → 4,482
1,046 → 46
7,714 → 6,714

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Answer key

1,671 → 70
1,749 → 700
5,476 → 70
6,047 → 7
4,687 → 7
7,542 → 7,000
3,751 → 700
5,748 → 700
7,288 → 7,000
7,936 → 7,000
9,472 → 70
4,297 → 7
3,513 → 4,513
156 → 1,156
8,482 → 9,482
2,096 → 3,096
5,099 → 6,099
8,365 → 9,365
7,420 → 6,420
5,093 → 4,093
8,912 → 7,912
5,482 → 4,482
1,046 → 46
7,714 → 6,714

Thousands, hundreds, tens and ones

In 4,327, the 4 is worth 4,000, the 3 is worth 300, the 2 is worth 20 and the 7 is worth 7. A zero holds a place: in 4,027 there are no hundreds, but the 0 keeps the 4 in the thousands place. Without it, the number would be 427.

How to help at home

Look for 4-digit numbers around you, such as the year, a price for a bike or a holiday, or the number of pages in a long book. Ask what each digit is worth. Then ask for 1,000 more and 1,000 less, and check that only the thousands digit has changed.

Why it matters

Year 4 children use 4-digit place value in column addition and subtraction, in rounding to the nearest 10, 100 or 1,000, and in ordering and comparing numbers beyond 1,000. In Year 5 they go on to numbers up to 1,000,000.

Frequently asked questions

When do children learn place value with thousands?

Place value with thousands comes in Year 4, when children are 8 to 9. Year 3 covers numbers to 1,000, and Year 4 moves on to 4-digit numbers.

Why can 1,000 less give a 2-digit number?

Because there are no thousands left. 1,042 take away 1,000 is 42. Children sometimes write 042 or 0,042, but the zeros at the front are not needed.

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 4 Maths: Number – number and place value (statutory): 'recognise the place value of each digit in a four-digit number (thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones)'
Year 4 Maths: Number – number and place value (statutory): 'find 1,000 more or less than a given number'

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.