Grade 5 Place Value Worksheets — Millions and Decimals
Fifth grade stretches place value in both directions at once. To the left the columns reach millions; to the right they continue past the decimal point into tenths and hundredths, where each step divides by ten instead of multiplying. Grade 5 splits that across seven sheets. Digits and Places and Value of a Digit work in seven-digit whole numbers; Decimal Place Value names the tenths and hundredths columns; and Expanded Form, Number Words, Comparing Numbers and Ordering Numbers all switch to decimals at this grade.
Pick the sheet, then a level inside it — Digits and Places runs "Which digit is in this place", "Which place is this digit in" and "How many of a place in all", and each of the others has three of its own. Comparing Numbers holds the classic trap, 82.5 against 82.87, where the longer-looking number is smaller. Set the count, add the answer key, and print.
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Each one generates a different kind of question, with its own three levels and answer key.
- Digits and PlacesFind which digit sits in a place, and which place a digit sits in.
- Value of a DigitSay what a digit is worth, not just which column it sits in.
- Expanded FormWrite a number as the sum of what each of its digits is worth.
- Number WordsRead and write numbers in words as well as in digits.
- Comparing NumbersDecide which of two numbers is greater, working from the biggest place.
- Ordering NumbersPut three numbers in order, smallest first or largest first.
- Decimal Place ValueName the tenths and hundredths places, and say what those digits are worth.
What each level generates
Grade 5 digits and places — the exact skill behind each difficulty setting, straight from the generator.
- Level 1Which digit is in this place
- Level 2Which place is this digit in
- Level 3How many of a place in all
Grade levels follow the progression common to most English-language curricula — not one specific national curriculum. Every level shows exactly what it generates, so you can check the fit with your own program. See the full scope & sequence →
The pattern continues past the decimal point
Students often treat decimals as a new topic when they are the same system extended. Each column to the right is worth a tenth of the one before it: hundreds, tens, ones, then tenths, hundredths. Grade 5 keeps both ends live at the same time — Value of a Digit asks what a digit is worth inside a seven-digit number, and Decimal Place Value asks exactly the same question of a decimal — so the shared rule stays visible whichever of the two you print.
Say the decimal aloud the right way: 47.85 is "forty-seven and eighty-five hundredths", not "forty-seven point eight five". The correct reading names the place, and a student who reads it that way rarely misidentifies the columns afterwards. Number Words is the sheet that asks for that reading in writing, and its hardest level hides a zero, where 3.05 has to come out as three and five hundredths rather than three and five tenths.
Decimal expanded form and the length trap
Expanded Form asks for 47.85 as 40 + 7 + 0.8 + 0.05, then gives the sum and asks for the number, then blanks out one term. Writing 0.05 rather than 5 is the point of the exercise: the digit is five, but its value is five hundredths, and confusing the two is the root of most decimal errors later on.
Comparing Numbers is decimals throughout at this grade. It opens with two decimals that share a whole part and both run to hundredths, so the first place that differs decides it. Then comes the trap: a one-place decimal against a two-place one, such as 82.5 and 82.87. Students who think more digits means more value pick the longer one every time. The fix is to line up the decimal points and compare place by place — tenths first, five against eight, decided — or to write 82.5 as 82.50 so both numbers have the same number of columns. Its last level sets a decimal sum against a numeral, and Ordering Numbers runs the same length trap over three numbers at once.
Frequently asked questions
▸What place value does Grade 5 cover?
Grade 5 works with whole numbers into the millions and with decimals to hundredths. Digits and Places and Value of a Digit cover the millions; every other sheet at this grade works in decimals, naming places, writing expanded form and words, and comparing and ordering.
▸Which place value sheets does Grade 5 have?
Seven, printed separately. Digits and Places and Value of a Digit work in seven-digit whole numbers. Decimal Place Value names the tenths and hundredths columns and asks what a decimal digit is worth. Expanded Form, Number Words, Comparing Numbers and Ordering Numbers all work in decimals at this grade. Each sheet carries its own three levels.
▸Which is bigger, 4.7 or 4.68?
4.7. Compare place by place after the decimal point: seven tenths beats six tenths, so the hundredths digit never matters. Writing 4.7 as 4.70 makes the comparison obvious and is a good habit to teach.
▸How do you write a decimal in expanded form?
Write what each digit is worth and join the terms with plus signs: 47.85 becomes 40 + 7 + 0.8 + 0.05. The decimal digits keep their place value, so the 5 is written as 0.05, not as 5.