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Reading Decimals Worksheet

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Reading Decimals Worksheet

Read each decimal carefully. Use place-value language, and show your working where needed.

Reading Decimal Numbers

Read decimals using their place values.

1.Write 0.462 in words using place-value language.
2.Write 7.035 in words using place-value language.
3.Which is the correct place-value reading of 5.208?
  • Five and two hundred and eight thousandths
  • Five and twenty-eight hundredths
  • Fifty-two and eight thousandths
  • Five and two hundred and eight hundredths
4.What is the place value of the digit 6 in 8.164?
5.What is the place value of the digit 9 in 0.091?
6.What is the place value of the digit 4 in 12.407?

Place Value and Decimal Fractions

Use place value to interpret decimals in different forms.

7.A museum display label gives the length of an ancient tool as 4.273 metres. What digit is in the tenths place?
8.A museum audio guide lasts 3.506 minutes. Write the value of the digit 5 in this decimal.
9.Match each decimal to its equivalent fraction with a denominator of 1,000.
  • 0.064
  • 0.320
  • 0.875
  • 0.009
  • 0.450
  • 320/1,000
  • 875/1,000
  • 9/1,000
  • 450/1,000
  • 64/1,000
10.Select every correct statement about 2.407 and 0.8.
  • 2.407 has three decimal places.
  • In 2.407, the 4 is in the tenths place.
  • 0.8 is the same as eight hundredths.
  • In 0.8, the 8 is in the tenths place.
  • 2.407 is read as two and four hundred and seven thousandths.

Ordering and Explaining Decimals

Place decimal numbers on a number line and explain their notation.

11.Mark 0.35, 0.9, 1.2 and 1.75 in their correct positions on the number line.
00.250.50.7511.251.51.752
12.Explain how the digits in 6.284 show the decimal's value. Include the value of each digit after the decimal point.

3 printable pages

  • Place-value chart illustration and questions on reading decimal numbers and identifying decimal places.

    Page 1

  • Museum measurement examples and decimal-to-fraction matching practice.

    Page 2

  • Number line activity and a written explanation of decimal place values.

    Page 3

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