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1st Grade Math Word Problems

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Grade 1 · 40 problems · add and subtract word problems within 20; compare word problems within 20 · includes answer key · CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Add and subtract word problems has 10 stories that put groups together and 10 that ask how many are left. The numbers stay within 20. Compare word problems asks how many more or how many fewer. Read the question at the end before anyone adds the two numbers they see. In the story about Nora's cards, "gives away" means subtract. 12 take away 5 leaves 7. Adding those two numbers is the miss. Eli has 8 grapes and Priya has 4. "How many more" is the difference, 4, not 12. When a story says someone got more, as with Jade's stickers, the answer is the new total, 8.

Add and subtract word problems

Grade 1 · 20 problems · add and subtract word problems within 20 · includes answer key · CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Read the problem. Write the number.

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  1. 1.

    Jade has 6 stickers. Leo gives Jade 2 more stickers. How many stickers does Jade have now?

  2. 2.

    Nora has 12 cards and gives away 5 of them. How many are left?

  3. 3.

    Amina has 17 blocks and gives away 10 of them. How many are left?

  4. 4.

    Priya has 20 stickers and gives away 15 of them. How many are left?

  5. 5.

    Jade has 10 shells and gives away 8 of them. How many are left?

  6. 6.

    Nora has 11 cards and gives away 3 of them. How many are left?

  7. 7.

    Mia has 3 blocks. Jade gives Mia 12 more blocks. How many blocks does Mia have now?

  8. 8.

    Leo has 12 grapes. Eli gives Leo 4 more grapes. How many grapes does Leo have now?

  9. 9.

    Leo has 11 crayons and gives away 11 of them. How many are left?

  10. 10.

    Sam has 9 stickers. Nora gives Sam 11 more stickers. How many stickers does Sam have now?

  11. 11.

    Jade has 4 cards. Priya gives Jade 8 more cards. How many cards does Jade have now?

  12. 12.

    Jade has 8 grapes and gives away 5 of them. How many are left?

  13. 13.

    Nora has 6 crayons. Eli gives Nora 5 more crayons. How many crayons does Nora have now?

  14. 14.

    Amina has 8 cards. Hugo gives Amina 5 more cards. How many cards does Amina have now?

  15. 15.

    Owen has 2 stickers. Hugo gives Owen 12 more stickers. How many stickers does Owen have now?

  16. 16.

    Sam has 3 stickers. Priya gives Sam 10 more stickers. How many stickers does Sam have now?

  17. 17.

    Jade has 12 marbles and gives away 9 of them. How many are left?

  18. 18.

    Jade has 5 grapes and gives away 1 of them. How many are left?

  19. 19.

    Priya has 4 marbles. Owen gives Priya 10 more marbles. How many marbles does Priya have now?

  20. 20.

    Leo has 10 crayons and gives away 7 of them. How many are left?

Answer key

  1. 1. 8
  2. 2. 7
  3. 3. 7
  4. 4. 5
  5. 5. 2
  6. 6. 8
  7. 7. 15
  8. 8. 16
  9. 9. 0
  10. 10. 20
  11. 11. 12
  12. 12. 3
  13. 13. 11
  14. 14. 13
  15. 15. 14
  16. 16. 13
  17. 17. 3
  18. 18. 4
  19. 19. 14
  20. 20. 3

Compare word problems

Grade 1 · 20 problems · compare word problems within 20 · includes answer key · CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Read the problem. Write the number.

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  1. 1.

    Eli has 8 grapes. Priya has 4 grapes. How many more grapes does Eli have than Priya?

  2. 2.

    Hugo has 3 crayons. Jade has 6 crayons. How many fewer crayons does Hugo have than Jade?

  3. 3.

    Jade has 5 cards. Owen has 2 cards. How many more cards does Jade have than Owen?

  4. 4.

    Owen has 13 marbles. Jade has 14 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Owen have than Jade?

  5. 5.

    Mia has 10 blocks. Jade has 4 blocks. How many more blocks does Mia have than Jade?

  6. 6.

    Leo has 10 cards. Amina has 16 cards. How many fewer cards does Leo have than Amina?

  7. 7.

    Amina has 19 apples. Priya has 9 apples. How many more apples does Amina have than Priya?

  8. 8.

    Hugo has 3 marbles. Eli has 4 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Hugo have than Eli?

  9. 9.

    Priya has 11 stickers. Hugo has 7 stickers. How many more stickers does Priya have than Hugo?

  10. 10.

    Nora has 8 blocks. Sam has 13 blocks. How many fewer blocks does Nora have than Sam?

  11. 11.

    Nora has 6 shells. Hugo has 3 shells. How many more shells does Nora have than Hugo?

  12. 12.

    Amina has 11 crayons. Sam has 20 crayons. How many fewer crayons does Amina have than Sam?

  13. 13.

    Eli has 6 cards. Priya has 5 cards. How many more cards does Eli have than Priya?

  14. 14.

    Mia has 7 apples. Hugo has 10 apples. How many fewer apples does Mia have than Hugo?

  15. 15.

    Owen has 16 blocks. Amina has 12 blocks. How many more blocks does Owen have than Amina?

  16. 16.

    Nora has 8 crayons. Priya has 12 crayons. How many fewer crayons does Nora have than Priya?

  17. 17.

    Leo has 13 shells. Eli has 9 shells. How many more shells does Leo have than Eli?

  18. 18.

    Leo has 2 shells. Owen has 5 shells. How many fewer shells does Leo have than Owen?

  19. 19.

    Sam has 5 marbles. Amina has 4 marbles. How many more marbles does Sam have than Amina?

  20. 20.

    Mia has 4 marbles. Leo has 7 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Mia have than Leo?

Answer key

  1. 1. 4
  2. 2. 3
  3. 3. 3
  4. 4. 1
  5. 5. 6
  6. 6. 6
  7. 7. 10
  8. 8. 1
  9. 9. 4
  10. 10. 5
  11. 11. 3
  12. 12. 9
  13. 13. 1
  14. 14. 3
  15. 15. 4
  16. 16. 4
  17. 17. 4
  18. 18. 3
  19. 19. 1
  20. 20. 3

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