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Make Ten First is a free printable Grade 1 math worksheet on reordering to reach a ten before adding on, aligned to Common Core standard 1.OA.B.3. It prints 12 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Make Ten First

1.OA.B.3

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Work out each answer.

1.7 + 3 + 4 =
2.6 + 4 + 9 =
3.7 + 3 + 2 =
4.5 + 5 + 5 =
5.2 + 8 + 8 =
6.5 + 5 + 2 =
7.6 + 4 + 7 =
8.3 + 7 + 7 =
9.5 + 5 + 6 =
10.5 + 5 + 3 =
11.4 + 6 + 4 =
12.7 + 3 + 3 =

LessonPrint · 1.OA.B.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Make Ten First

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.14
  2. 2.19
  3. 3.12
  4. 4.15
  5. 5.18
  6. 6.12
  7. 7.17
  8. 8.17
  9. 9.16
  10. 10.13
  11. 11.14
  12. 12.13

Questions about Make Ten First

What does the Make Ten First worksheet cover?

It practices reordering to reach a ten before adding on — 12 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core 1.OA.B.3: Use facts you know to work out ones you do not — like knowing 3+8 because you know 8+3. The instruction to students is “Work out each answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Make Ten First practice?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.B.3 — 1.OA.B.3, under Operations & Algebraic Thinking for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Apply properties of operations as strategies to add and subtract.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Make Ten First is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on 1.OA.B.3, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Make Ten First come with an answer key?

Yes. All 12 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Make Ten First can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Make Ten First free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Make Ten First, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for 1.OA.B.3

Use facts you know to work out ones you do not — like knowing 3+8 because you know 8+3.

All Grade 1 worksheets

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 1.OA.B.3 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.