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Number Order: What Comes Before and After?

Practice finding numbers before, after, and between

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Number Order: What Comes Before and After?

Practice finding numbers before, after, and between

Math - Grade K-1

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Write the missing number in the blank.
  1. 1

    What number comes after 4? 4, __

    Count forward one number from 4.

    The number that comes after 4 is 5.
  2. 2

    What number comes before 8? __, 8

    The number that comes before 8 is 7.
  3. 3

    Fill in the missing number: 10, __, 12

    Count by ones from 10.

    The missing number is 11 because 11 comes between 10 and 12.
  4. 4

    What number comes after 15? 15, __

    The number that comes after 15 is 16.
  5. 5

    What number comes before 3? __, 3

    Count backward one number from 3.

    The number that comes before 3 is 2.
  6. 6

    Fill in the missing number: 6, __, 8

    The missing number is 7 because 7 comes after 6 and before 8.
  7. 7

    What number comes after 0? 0, __

    Start at 0 and count one more.

    The number that comes after 0 is 1.
  8. 8

    What number comes before 14? __, 14

    The number that comes before 14 is 13.
  9. 9

    Fill in the missing number: 18, __, 20

    Count forward from 18 to 20.

    The missing number is 19 because 19 comes between 18 and 20.
  10. 10

    What number comes after 21? 21, __

    The number that comes after 21 is 22.
  11. 11

    What number comes before 25? __, 25

    Count backward one number from 25.

    The number that comes before 25 is 24.
  12. 12

    Fill in the missing number: 27, __, 29

    The missing number is 28 because 28 comes after 27 and before 29.
  13. 13

    Write the number that comes before and after 9: __, 9, __

    Count one step back and one step forward from 9.

    The number before 9 is 8, and the number after 9 is 10.
  14. 14

    Write the number that comes before and after 16: __, 16, __

    The number before 16 is 15, and the number after 16 is 17.
  15. 15

    Write the numbers in order by filling the blanks: 30, __, 32, __, 34

    Count forward by ones.

    The missing numbers are 31 and 33, so the order is 30, 31, 32, 33, 34.
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