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Addition Word Problems

Short story problems where children pick out the numbers and write the addition sentence.

Preview of the Addition Word Problems worksheet
  • One A4 page, black and white, prints on any home printer
  • Answer space built into the page, plus a separate answer key
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Year groups show where this is usually met in England. Other countries order topics differently, so use the age as a guide, not a rule.

A tip for addition

Making ten is the habit that carries furthest: if a child knows 7 + 3, they can work out 7 + 5 by splitting the 5. The make-ten sheet practises exactly that.

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Addition Facts to 20

A page of addition equations within 20, for quick recall of number facts.

Year 2 · ages 6–7

Make Ten to Add

Split the second number to make ten first, then add the rest. A strategy that makes mental addition faster.

Year 2 · ages 6–7

Addition within 100 (No Carrying)

Twenty-four two-digit additions where no column adds past nine, so children practise place value before they meet carrying.

Year 2 · ages 6–7

Vertical Addition (No Carrying)

Two-digit sums written one above the other in columns, with no carrying needed, to build tidy column habits.

Year 2 · ages 6–7

Addition with Carrying

Column addition where the ones add up to more than nine and a ten has to be carried.

Year 3 · ages 7–8

Addition within 100 (With Carrying)

Twenty-four two-digit additions where the ones column has to carry into the tens, set out in neat boxes.

Year 3 · ages 7–8

Vertical Addition (With Carrying)

Column addition of two-digit numbers where the ones add to ten or more, with room to write the carried digit.

Year 3 · ages 7–8
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