1st grade addition and subtraction word problems worksheets

Your child reads short stories about adding to, taking away and comparing, with numbers up to 20, and works out the answer to each one.

Common Core 1.OA.A.1 (Operations and Algebraic Thinking)

Sample problems

  1. Sample 1Amir picked 10 plums. Tess picked 6 plums. How many fewer plums did Tess pick than Amir?

    Answer: 4 plums

  2. Sample 2Mia has 7 apples. She eats 4 apples. How many apples are left?

    Answer: 3 apples

  3. A bit harderKim finds 3 shells. Lee finds 4 shells. Max finds 9 shells. How many shells do they find in all?

    Answer: 16 shells

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