Year 2 Skip Counting by 2s, 5s and 10s Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 2 patterns & sequences worksheet.

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Skip counting means counting in jumps. Write the missing numbers.

1.Count back by 2s: 18, 16, 14, , , 8

Answer: 12, 10

Each number is 2 less than the one before.

2.Count by 5s: 0, , 10, 15, 20,

Answer: 5, 25

Each number is 5 more than the one before.

3.Count by 10s: 10, 20, 30, , 50,

Answer: 40, 60

Each number is 10 more than the one before.

4.Count back by 2s: 20, 18, 16, 14, ,

Answer: 12, 10

Each number is 2 less than the one before.

5.Count back by 5s: 55, 50, 45, , 35,

Answer: 40, 30

Each number is 5 less than the one before.

6.Count back by 10s: 80, 70, , 50, , 30

Answer: 60, 40

Each number is 10 less than the one before.

7.Count back by 2s: 18, 16, , , 10, 8

Answer: 14, 12

Each number is 2 less than the one before.

8.Count by 5s: 5, 10, 15, , 25,

Answer: 20, 30

Each number is 5 more than the one before.

9.Count by 2s: 8, 10, 12, 14, 16,

Answer: 18

Each number is 2 more than the one before.

10.Count by 2s: 12, 14, , 18, 20,

Answer: 16, 22

Each number is 2 more than the one before.

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