Expanded Form Worksheet

Students write four-digit numbers in expanded form, rebuild numbers from parts out of order and work with number words.

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Years
3–4
Pages
2
A4
Type
Worksheet
Includes
Answer key
Answer key included

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Writing four-digit numbers in expanded form

This page moves four-digit numbers between standard form, expanded form and words. A breakdown of 7,416 at the top shows that a zero place can be left out, which students need straight away: four of the six numbers they expand have a zero, like 8,064 and 6,903. Going the other way, two sums list the parts out of place order, such as 20 + 8,000 + 3 + 700. Students also switch between numerals and words three times and work backward from the whole number in two missing-part items.

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Learning objectives

  • Write four-digit numbers in expanded form, leaving out zero places.
  • Write the standard form of a sum whose parts are out of order.
  • Write a four-digit number in words, and number words as numerals.
  • Find the missing part of an expanded form.
From the creator

Teaching tips

1

Item 10, 7,000 + 80 + 2, has no hundreds. If a student writes 782, have them say each place aloud ("seven thousand, no hundreds, eighty, two") and write a 0 for the silent place.

2

For the two mixed-up sums in Section B, have students rewrite the parts from largest to smallest before writing the number.

Differentiation

Meet every learner.

Ways to adjust the four expanded-form sections for different students.

Support

Use a place-value chart

  • Give a blank thousands, hundreds, tens and ones chart to write each digit into first.
  • Do 3,729 together as a second worked example.
  • Let students say 6,215 aloud before writing it in words.
On level

Teach as written

  • All four sections in order.
  • Students add up each Section A answer to make sure it gives the starting number.
Extension

Other ways to split a number

  • Write each Section A number in words as well.
  • Write two missing-part items for a partner where the answer place holds a zero.
  • Show 8,435 another way, such as 8 thousands, 43 tens and 5 ones.

Curriculum alignment.

Each one is checked against the official document. Where the resource covers only part of a standard, the note says so.

Australian Curriculum: Mathematics · Year 3
AC9M3N01Read, write and rename numbers

Students write four-digit numbers in expanded form, put expanded numbers back into standard form, switch between numerals and number words, and find missing place-value parts; all numbers stay below 10,000, so the part about numbers beyond 10,000 and ordering numbers is not covered.

Good to know.

How is it different from the Place Value Worksheet?

It has no base-ten block pictures, riddles or digit-value questions. All 15 items move numbers between expanded form, standard form and words, including out-of-order sums and missing parts.

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Expanded Form Worksheet · 2 pages
Expanded Form Worksheet: a 7,416 breakdown in coloured tiles, then sections to break apart, snap back, write number words and fill missing parts
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Expanded Form Worksheet: answer key with expanded and standard forms, number words, missing pieces and a teacher tip about zero placeholders
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