Math Grade K-1

Missing Numbers: Fill in the Blank

Practice counting forward and finding numbers that come next

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Practice counting forward and finding numbers that come next

Math - Grade K-1

Instructions: Read each number sentence or number pattern. Write the missing number in the blank. Count carefully and show your thinking when needed.
  1. 1
    Five baskets of apples showing one through five apples.

    Fill in the blank: 1, 2, __, 4, 5

  2. 2
    Five jars of beads showing counts from six to ten.

    Fill in the blank: 6, 7, __, 9, 10

  3. 3
    Four apples with three grouped together and one separate.

    What number is missing? 3 + __ = 4

  4. 4
    Five mats with ten-rods and increasing extra cubes from none to four.

    Fill in the blank: 10, 11, 12, __, 14

  5. 5
    Four plates of cookies showing one through four cookies.

    Fill in the blank: __, 2, 3, 4

  6. 6
    Seven stars with five in one group and two in another group.

    What number is missing? 5 + __ = 7

  7. 7
    Five mats with ten-rods and extra cubes increasing from five to nine.

    Fill in the blank: 15, 16, __, 18, 19

  8. 8
    Four bowls of marbles showing counts from eight to eleven.

    Fill in the blank: 8, __, 10, 11

  9. 9
    Six balloons with five grouped together and one separate.

    What number is missing? __ + 1 = 6

  10. 10
    Five plates showing empty, one, two, three, and four cookies.

    Fill in the blank: 0, 1, __, 3, 4

  11. 11
    Four mats with ten-rods and extra cubes increasing from two to five.

    Fill in the blank: 12, __, 14, 15

  12. 12
    Five fish with two in one group and three in another group.

    What number is missing? 2 + __ = 5

  13. 13
    Four mats with base-ten blocks showing amounts from seventeen to twenty.

    Fill in the blank: __, 18, 19, 20

  14. 14
    Five crayon cups showing counts from four to eight.

    Fill in the blank: 4, 5, 6, __, 8

  15. 15
    Ten marbles with nine grouped together and one separate.

    What number is missing? 9 + __ = 10

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