Printable Ordering Decimals Worksheets
Printable ordering decimals worksheets for 4th and 5th grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 3 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as speed drills and word problems.
Targeted Practice by Skill
About Ordering Decimals
What this skill is
Ordering decimals requires arranging three or more decimal values in ascending or descending order by systematically comparing place values and aligning decimal points.
When children learn it
Ordering decimals is taught in 4th and 5th grade, aligned to 5.NBT.A.3.B.
Teaching Tips
- Line up decimals vertically with aligned decimal points.
- Pad empty decimal columns with zeros so all numbers share equal length.
Common Mistakes
- Misordering decimals with differing digit lengths.
- Confusing least to greatest with greatest to least ordering.