2nd grade ordering numbers worksheets
Second graders order four three-digit numbers at a time, sometimes least to greatest and sometimes greatest to least. Each problem takes several place value comparisons (hundreds, then tens, then ones), and close numbers like 421 and 412 make careful checking pay off.
Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core 2.NBT.A.4.
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The kind of problems you'll get
Put each group of numbers in the order shown.
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Write from least to greatest. (107, 116, 102, 105)
Answer: (102, 105, 107, 116)
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Write from least to greatest. (102, 106, 104, 101)
Answer: (101, 102, 104, 106)
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Write from least to greatest. (968, 337, 268, 707)
Answer: (268, 337, 707, 968)
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What's on a 2nd grade sheet
The sample sheet above has 8 problems. This sheet is aligned to 2.NBT.A.4. The 1st grade sheet is aligned to 1.NBT.B.3.
- Order numbers. Put each group of numbers in the order shown. 8 problems per page.
Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key after the problems.
How to teach this
Read the direction together before anything else, since half the errors are right numbers in the wrong direction. Then work one place at a time: sort by hundreds first, and only compare tens where the hundreds tie. Crossing off each number as it is placed keeps four numbers manageable.
Watch for: Kids order by the first digit alone and stop. When the first digits match, the next place has to break the tie. Kids copy the numbers in the order they sit on the page. Read the direction first, least to greatest or greatest to least.
Common questions about 2nd grade ordering numbers
- What makes the second grade sheets harder?
- Four three-digit numbers per problem, and the direction switches between least to greatest and greatest to least. Your child has to read before sorting.
- My child gets the order exactly backwards. What helps?
- They compared correctly but skipped the directions, a very common slip. Have them underline the direction words before writing anything.
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Aligned to Common Core 2.NBT.A.4. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 241, updated October 2026.
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