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Numbers with a Zero is a free printable Grade 2 maths worksheet on the placeholder role of zero, aligned to Common Core standard 2.NBT.A.1. It prints 12 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Numbers with a Zero

2.NBT.A.1

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Write each number in expanded form.

1.430 = ___ + ___ + ___
2.801 = ___ + ___ + ___
3.830 = ___ + ___ + ___
4.605 = ___ + ___ + ___
5.390 = ___ + ___ + ___
6.601 = ___ + ___ + ___
7.102 = ___ + ___ + ___
8.202 = ___ + ___ + ___
9.506 = ___ + ___ + ___
10.260 = ___ + ___ + ___
11.490 = ___ + ___ + ___
12.608 = ___ + ___ + ___

LessonPrint · 2.NBT.A.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Numbers with a Zero

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.400 + 30 + 0
  2. 2.800 + 0 + 1
  3. 3.800 + 30 + 0
  4. 4.600 + 0 + 5
  5. 5.300 + 90 + 0
  6. 6.600 + 0 + 1
  7. 7.100 + 0 + 2
  8. 8.200 + 0 + 2
  9. 9.500 + 0 + 6
  10. 10.200 + 60 + 0
  11. 11.400 + 90 + 0
  12. 12.600 + 0 + 8

Questions about Numbers with a Zero

What does the Numbers with a Zero worksheet cover?

It practises the placeholder role of zero — 12 questions for Grade 2, all on Common Core 2.NBT.A.1: Know what each digit means in a three-digit number. The instruction to pupils is “Write each number in expanded form”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Numbers with a Zero practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.NBT.A.1 — 2.NBT.A.1, in the Number & Operations in Base Ten domain for Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Numbers with a Zero is written for Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on 2.NBT.A.1, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Numbers with a Zero come with an answer key?

Yes. All 12 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Numbers with a Zero can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Numbers with a Zero free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Numbers with a Zero, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for 2.NBT.A.1

Know what each digit means in a three-digit number.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 2.NBT.A.1 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.