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Money in Numbers to Words Worksheets for 2nd Grade

Read an amount written with a ¢ or $ sign and write it out in words. 15 free printable worksheets, each with an answer key.

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Free Money in Numbers to Words Worksheets

Click a worksheet to open the PDF, or grab the matching answer key. Every sheet prints on one page.

Money in Numbers to Words: what children learn

Students read dollar and cent amounts and write them as words, practicing number names and the singular and plural forms of dollar and cent. The word "and" joins the dollars and the cents. When there are no cents, only the dollars are written.

Money in Numbers to Words: worked example

$3.15 = three dollars and fifteen cents

The 3 before the dot is three dollars. The 15 after the dot is fifteen cents.

Money in Numbers to Words: a common mistake to watch for

Kids often say 1 dollars or 1 cents instead of 1 dollar and 1 cent.

Money in Numbers to Words: how to help at home or in class

Write a pretend check together. Pick an amount like $12.40 and have your child fill in the amount line in words: twelve dollars and forty cents. Do a few more, including one with exactly one dollar and one with no cents, such as $1.00, which is just one dollar. Read each check aloud. When your child writes dollar and dollars correctly, comparing amounts of money comes next.

What is on these Money in Numbers to Words worksheets

This set has 15 different worksheets for 2nd grade, with 5 questions on each and a matching answer key for every sheet. The instruction printed on each worksheet is: “Write each amount in words. Say dollars and cents.”

Example questions like the ones on these worksheets, with their answers:

  • $6.26 =six dollars and twenty-six cents
  • $1.73 =one dollar and seventy-three cents
  • $9.32 =nine dollars and thirty-two cents
  • $4.20 =four dollars and twenty cents
  • $1.29 =one dollar and twenty-nine cents

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