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Grade 1 Ten more and ten less Worksheets

Grade 1 practice: Use place value to count on or back by ten to find ten more or ten less. Choose a level below to generate a fresh set of questions.

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Understanding ten more and ten less

Ten more and ten less uses place value to jump forward or backward by a full ten without counting every number in between. In Grades 1 and 2 learners find ten more than 34 or ten less than 70 by changing only the tens digit, which shows that the ones place stays the same during the jump. This quick move supports mental addition and the hundred-chart patterns children meet next.

For example, ten more than 34 is 44, and ten less than 70 is 60, because only the tens digit changes by one. A common mistake is changing the ones digit as well, writing 45 for ten more than 34, or crossing a hundred incorrectly. A helpful tip is to keep the ones digit fixed and count the tens digit up or down by one, checking that the last digit of the answer matches the last digit of the start number.

Sample ten more and ten less questions

These examples come from the Easy setting. Generate a worksheet for a complete page with space for working.

  1. What is ten less than 11?
  2. What is ten more than 15?
  3. What is ten less than 24?
  4. What is ten less than 14?
Check the sample answers
  1. 1
  2. 25
  3. 14
  4. 4

Practice focus

Use place value to count on or back by ten to find ten more or ten less. Explain how the picture or equation supports the answer.

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