Addition Word Problems
A free printable addition word problems worksheet with an answer key. Read each story, write the number sentence and solve it. Perfect for 2nd grade addition practice at home or in class.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the worksheet and its answer key
- Level
- Grade 2
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
A free printable addition word problems worksheet with an answer key. Read each story, write the number sentence and solve it. It fits second grade, around ages 7 to 8. Use small objects like buttons or cereal to check tricky problems.
On this sheet
A bus has 18 people on it. At the next stop, 20 more people get on ___. How many people are on the bus now? Omar collected 38 shells on Saturday and 27 shells on Sunday. How many shells did Omar collect? Priya read 56 pages on Monday and 5 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did Priya read in all? Lily has 18 stickers. Liam gives Lily 39 more. How many stickers does Lily have now? A farm has 47 chickens and 28 ducks.
Tips for using it
- Underline the question and circle the numbers before solving.
- Draw a quick picture of each story before writing the number sentence.
- Have your child say each fact out loud while writing the answer.
- Teach the make-10 trick early: 8 + 5 is the same as 8 + 2 + 3 = 13.
Printing tips
Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. The PNG shows page 1 only. Free for personal, family and classroom use.
