Addition Word Problems Worksheets
The arithmetic in a addition word problem is usually the easy part. What children struggle with is deciding that it is a addition problem at all, which is why generating new problems matters more here than anywhere else on the site — a memorized answer teaches nothing.
Addition Word Problems
Name:Date:Score:
- 1Sam had 29 marbles. A friend gave Sam 28 more marbles. How many marbles does Sam have now?
- 2Leo had 18 books. A friend gave Leo 84 more books. How many books does Leo have now?
- 3Sam had 21 cards. A friend gave Sam 50 more cards. How many cards does Sam have now?
- 4Sam had 39 stickers. A friend gave Sam 85 more stickers. How many stickers does Sam have now?
- 5Sam had 89 marbles. A friend gave Sam 68 more marbles. How many marbles does Sam have now?
- 6Priya had 27 apples. A friend gave Priya 19 more apples. How many apples does Priya have now?
- 7Noah had 44 pencils. A friend gave Noah 44 more pencils. How many pencils does Noah have now?
- 8Jack had 89 shells. A friend gave Jack 77 more shells. How many shells does Jack have now?
- 9Amina had 22 sweets. A friend gave Amina 65 more sweets. How many sweets does Amina have now?
- 10Leo had 29 marbles. A friend gave Leo 51 more marbles. How many marbles does Leo have now?
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Answer key (10 answers)
- 1. 57
- 2. 102
- 3. 71
- 4. 124
- 5. 157
- 6. 46
- 7. 88
- 8. 166
- 9. 87
- 10. 80
What to watch for when you grade this sheet
- Picking the operation from a keyword rather than the situation.
- Using every number given, including ones that are not needed.
- Getting the arithmetic right and answering a different question than the one asked.
One thing that helps
Ask the child to say what the answer will be a quantity of — cookies, dollars, minutes — before calculating. Naming the unit first prevents most wrong-operation errors.