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Four Digit Place Value Worksheet

This four digit place value worksheet gives 3rd Grade students focused practice writing numbers in standard and expanded form, with an answer key included, so number sense grows with every problem.

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Understanding four digit numbers is one of the biggest steps in third grade math, and this four digit place value worksheet gives students a clear, focused way to practice it. Every number from 1,000 to 9,999 is built from thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones, and each digit carries a value that depends entirely on where it sits. When a child can read a number like 4,263 and explain that the 2 stands for 200, that child is ready to round, compare, add, and subtract larger numbers with real confidence.

This printable worksheet moves through three short parts. In Part A, students read six expanded form number sentences and write each one in standard form. The place words are deliberately mixed up, so children have to read carefully instead of copying the digits in the order they appear. In Part B, students break four numbers apart and fill in the missing digits for the thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones. Part C finishes with two applied problems, including one that asks students to explain their thinking in writing. Use this four digit place value worksheet as morning work, independent practice, a math center task, or a quick review before a unit test.

What’s Included

  • 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
  • 6 expanded form to standard form problems
  • 4 number decomposition problems
  • 2 applied problems, including a written explanation
  • 1 complete answer key

This 3rd grade place value worksheet helps children learn in three ways. First, the scrambled place words push students to read for meaning, which builds true understanding instead of pattern matching. Second, working in both directions, from expanded form to standard form and back again, shows students that any number can be taken apart and put back together. Third, the written explanation item asks children to defend an answer in their own words, which is the same reasoning that state math assessments ask for.

Teachers and parents can stretch this skill in fun ways. Roll four number cubes, build the largest number you can, and say the value of each digit out loud. Write a four digit number on a sticky note and ask your child to circle the hundreds digit. Play a guessing game with clues such as “the 7 in my number is worth 7,000.” Then hunt for four digit numbers together on receipts, house numbers, sports scores, and page numbers around the house.

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