Worksheets are one of the most effective ways to practise Grade 2 math — but only when they target the right skills. Generic worksheet collections often mix topics randomly without covering everything a Grade 2 student actually needs to know. This guide gives you Grade 2 math worksheets organised by topic, with answers included, so you can see exactly what your child should be practising and check their work as you go.
Grade 2 math worksheets by topic
Grade 2 math across Canada covers the same core areas regardless of province: number sense and operations, simple algebra and patterns, data and probability, geometry and measurement, and money. The worksheets below are organised by these topic areas so you can target practice to whatever your child needs most.
Grade 2 math worksheets: Number worksheets: place value and operations
Worksheet 1: Place value to 200
Write the value of each underlined digit.
- 146
- 83
- 197
- 205 (note: numbers above 200 included for stretch — most Grade 2 work stays to 200)
- 64
Answers: 1) 40 2) 80 3) 7 4) 200 5) 40
Worksheet 2: Addition with regrouping
Solve each problem, showing your regrouping.
- 47 + 38 = ___
- 56 + 27 = ___
- 64 + 19 = ___
- 38 + 45 = ___
- 72 + 29 = ___
Answers: 1) 85 2) 83 3) 83 4) 83 5) 101
Worksheet 3: Subtraction with regrouping
Solve each problem.
- 62 − 27 = ___
- 85 − 38 = ___
- 91 − 46 = ___
- 73 − 29 = ___
- 100 − 64 = ___
Answers: 1) 35 2) 47 3) 45 4) 44 5) 36
Worksheet 4: Skip counting
Continue each pattern.
- 2, 4, 6, 8, ___, ___, ___
- 5, 10, 15, 20, ___, ___, ___
- 10, 20, 30, ___, ___, ___
- 100, 95, 90, ___, ___, ___ (counting back by 5)
- 3, 6, 9, 12, ___, ___, ___
Answers: 1) 10, 12, 14 2) 25, 30, 35 3) 40, 50, 60 4) 85, 80, 75 5) 15, 18, 21
For more skip counting worksheets, see Skip Counting Worksheets: Practice Sheets, Games and Examples.
Worksheet 5: Fractions of a whole
Shade the fraction described, or name the fraction shown (best used with shapes drawn alongside).
- Shade 1/2 of a rectangle divided into 2 equal parts.
- Shade 1/3 of a circle divided into 3 equal parts.
- Shade 1/4 of a square divided into 4 equal parts.
- If a pizza is cut into 4 equal slices and 2 are eaten, what fraction is left?
- If a chocolate bar has 3 equal pieces and 1 is eaten, what fraction remains?
Answers: 4) 2/4 (or 1/2) 5) 2/3
Grade 2 math worksheets: Patterns and equations worksheets
Worksheet 6: Repeating and growing patterns
Identify the rule and find the next two terms.
- 4, 8, 12, 16, ___, ___ (rule: add 4)
- 1, 3, 5, 7, ___, ___ (rule: add 2)
- Red, Blue, Red, Blue, ___, ___ (rule: alternating)
- 20, 17, 14, ___, ___ (rule: subtract 3)
- 2, 4, 8, ___, ___ (rule: double)
Answers: 1) 20, 24 2) 9, 11 3) Red, Blue 4) 11, 8 5) 16, 32
Worksheet 7: Missing number equations
Find the missing number.
- □ + 5 = 12
- 8 + □ = 15
- □ − 6 = 9
- 14 − □ = 8
- □ + □ = 10
Answers: 1) 7 2) 7 3) 15 4) 6 5) any two numbers totalling 10 (e.g. 5 + 5, 4 + 6, 3 + 7)
Grade 2 math worksheets: Graphs and probability worksheets
Worksheet 8: Reading a bar graph
(Best used alongside a simple bar graph showing favourite fruits: apples = 8, bananas = 5, oranges = 3, grapes = 6)
- Which fruit is the most popular?
- Which fruit is the least popular?
- How many more students chose apples than oranges?
- How many students were surveyed in total?
- How many more students chose grapes than oranges?
Answers: 1) Apples 2) Oranges 3) 5 4) 22 5) 3
Worksheet 9: Probability language
Decide if each event is impossible, possible, or certain.
- Rolling a 7 on a standard six-sided die.
- It will rain at some point this year.
- A coin lands on heads.
- The sun will rise tomorrow.
- Picking a red marble from a bag containing only blue marbles.
Answers: 1) Impossible 2) Possible 3) Possible 4) Certain 5) Impossible
Grade 2 math worksheets: Geometry and measurement worksheets
Worksheet 10: 2D shape properties
How many sides and corners does each shape have?
- Triangle
- Square
- Pentagon
- Hexagon
- Rectangle
Answers: 1) 3 sides, 3 corners 2) 4 sides, 4 corners 3) 5 sides, 5 corners 4) 6 sides, 6 corners 5) 4 sides, 4 corners
Worksheet 11: Measuring length
Estimate, then measure (best used with real objects or printed lines of specific lengths).
- Estimate the length of a pencil in centimetres, then measure it.
- Estimate the length of your desk in centimetres.
- Which is longer: a paperclip or a pencil?
- Order these three objects from shortest to longest: eraser, ruler, marker.
- If one book is 25 cm long and another is 18 cm long, what is the difference in length?
Answer (5): 7 cm
Worksheet 12: Telling time to five minutes
What time is shown? (Best used with clock images.)
- The hour hand is between 3 and 4, the minute hand is on the 6. What time is it?
- The hour hand is on 9, the minute hand is on the 12. What time is it?
- The hour hand is between 7 and 8, the minute hand is on the 9. What time is it?
- If it is 2:45, what time will it be in 15 minutes?
- If it is 10:20, what time was it 20 minutes ago?
Answers: 1) 3:30 2) 9:00 3) 7:45 4) 3:00 5) 10:00
Grade 2 math worksheets: Money worksheets
Worksheet 13: Counting Canadian coins
What is the total value?
- 3 quarters and 2 dimes
- 4 dimes and 3 nickels
- 1 loonie and 4 quarters
- 5 nickels and 6 pennies
- 2 quarters, 3 dimes, and 1 nickel
Answers: 1) 95¢ 2) 55¢ 3) $2.00 4) 31¢ 5) 85¢
Worksheet 14: Making change
If you pay with the amount given for an item, how much change do you get?
- Item costs $1.50. You pay with $2.00.
- Item costs $0.75. You pay with $1.00.
- Item costs $3.25. You pay with $5.00.
- Item costs $1.80. You pay with $2.00.
- Item costs $0.60. You pay with $1.00.
Answers: 1) 50¢ 2) 25¢ 3) $1.75 4) 20¢ 5) 40¢
How to use these worksheets effectively
Don’t do everything at once. Twenty minutes of focused practice on one topic area is more effective than an hour spread across everything. Pick one or two worksheets per session.
Talk through mistakes, don’t just mark them. If a child gets 47 + 38 wrong, the useful question isn’t “what’s the right answer” — it’s “where did the regrouping go wrong.” Understanding the specific error matters more than correcting the final number.
Mix review with new content. If your child is currently working on fractions at school, don’t only practise fractions. A worksheet of addition or skip counting keeps earlier skills sharp while new content is being introduced.
Watch for patterns across multiple worksheets. If your child consistently struggles with regrouping in both addition and subtraction, that’s a place value gap, not two separate problems. Fixing the underlying issue is faster than treating each symptom separately.
What Grade 2 math worksheets should cover (and a common gap)
Many generic worksheet collections are organised by general topic (addition, subtraction, money) without making sure every area gets equal attention. This works fine for basic practice, but it means parents often don’t realise when an entire area — most commonly data and probability, or money — has been skipped over in favour of repeated number sense practice.
A complete Grade 2 math worksheet routine should touch number sense, patterns, data, geometry, measurement, and money across a few weeks, not just the topics that feel most like “real math.” Data and probability, in particular, are often under-practised at home even though they lay the foundation for the more complex data work in Grades 5 and 6.
How Think Academy Canada supports Grade 2 students
Think Academy Canada works with high-performing students across Canada from Grade 1 through Grade 12. For Grade 2 students, worksheets are a useful starting point — but they tell you what a child got wrong, not why.
Our approach starts with a free diagnostic. Every new student completes a short assessment and receives a personalised feedback report showing exactly where their skills sit across number sense, patterns, data, geometry, measurement, and money. For Grade 2 students, this typically reveals one or two specific gaps — whether that’s regrouping, fraction concepts, or money — that targeted practice can address quickly.
Rather than working through generic worksheets that cover everything equally, our instructors focus preparation on what each individual student actually needs — and every student who completes our free assessment receives practice resources matched to their specific results, not a one-size-fits-all worksheet pack.
FAQ
Where can I find free Grade 2 math worksheets?
Many educational websites offer free Grade 2 math worksheets, including the practice problems in this guide. Look for resources that organise by topic (number sense, patterns, data, geometry, measurement, money) rather than mixing everything together randomly, so you can see what’s been covered and what hasn’t.
What topics should Grade 2 math worksheets cover?
A complete set of Grade 2 worksheets should cover number sense and operations (place value to 200, addition/subtraction with regrouping, fractions, skip counting), patterns and simple equations, data and probability (graphs, likelihood language), geometry and measurement (shapes, length, time), and money (counting coins, making change).
How much should a Grade 2 student practise math each week?
Most students benefit from short, focused sessions — 15 to 20 minutes, three to four times a week — rather than one long session. Consistency matters more than duration at this age.
Are worksheets enough to prepare for Grade 3?
Worksheets are useful for practice and consolidation, but they don’t diagnose why a student is making mistakes. A diagnostic assessment identifies specific skill gaps, which makes practice time far more targeted and effective than generic worksheet practice alone.
What is the hardest topic in Grade 2 math?
Most students find regrouping in addition and subtraction the most challenging new skill in Grade 2, since it requires solid place value understanding. Fractions of sets (rather than just shapes) is the second most common area where students need extra support.
Does Grade 2 math content vary much by province in Canada?
The core skills — place value, addition and subtraction with regrouping, basic fractions, shapes, and money — are similar across Canadian provinces at this age. Ontario’s curriculum names these areas slightly differently and adds explicit coding content from Grade 1, but the underlying math a Grade 2 student needs to know is largely consistent nationally.
How can I tell if my Grade 2 child needs extra help in math?
Watch for consistent errors in regrouping, difficulty with fraction concepts beyond simple shapes, trouble counting money, or an inability to describe a pattern rule in words. A free diagnostic assessment is the fastest way to identify specific gaps rather than guessing from homework alone.
How can Think Academy Canada help beyond worksheets?
Think Academy Canada offers a free diagnostic assessment for students in Grades 1 to 12. Unlike a generic worksheet pack, the assessment identifies the specific reason behind a wrong answer and produces a personalised feedback report — and your child receives free practice resources matched to those results, not a standard set everyone gets.
About Think Academy Canada Think Academy Canada is a K-12 mathematics tutoring programme, part of TAL Education Group. We work with motivated students across Canada from Grade 1 through Grade 12, with a focus on Ontario curriculum, EQAO preparation, and competition mathematics including CEMC and AMC. All lessons are delivered online. Follow us on Instagram at @thinkacademyca.
