decimal place value worksheets grade 4

📚 Topic Summary

Decimal place value worksheets help you understand the value of each digit after the decimal point. Just like whole numbers have ones, tens, and hundreds places, decimals have tenths, hundredths, and thousandths places. Understanding these places is crucial for adding, subtracting, and comparing decimals!

For example, in the number 3.14, the 1 is in the tenths place ($\frac{1}{10}$) and the 4 is in the hundredths place ($\frac{1}{100}$). This worksheet will give you practice identifying and working with these decimal places.

🧮 Part A: Vocabulary

Match the following terms with their correct definitions:

1. Tenths
2. Hundredths
3. Thousandths
4. Decimal Point
5. Place Value

Definitions:

1. The value of a digit based on its position in a number.
2. One part of a whole divided into 100 equal parts.
3. The dot that separates the whole number part from the fractional part.
4. One part of a whole divided into 10 equal parts.
5. One part of a whole divided into 1000 equal parts.

✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks

Complete the following paragraph using the words: tenths, hundredths, thousandths, decimal, place value.

In the number 6.789, the 7 is in the __________ place, the 8 is in the __________ place, and the 9 is in the __________ place. The __________ point separates the whole number from the fractional part. Understanding __________ is key to working with decimals.

🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking

Explain in your own words why understanding decimal place value is important in everyday life. Give at least two examples.