Year 2 addition and subtraction word problemsName: ................................................ Date:...................................................

Read the questions carefully and decide whether you need to add or take away. Show all of your workings out.

Set A

1. Lucy has 9 marbles, but 3 roll away. How many are left?

2. If there are 7 ladybirds in the garden and 3 fly away, how many are left?

3. Adam has 10 apples. He buys 4 more. How many does he have altogether?

4. A shop has 14 chocolate bars and they sell 6. How many do they have left?

5. If you have 17 slices of pizza and you eat 9 of them, how many do you have left?

6. Hannah has 13 marbles and wins another 6. How many does she have now?

7. Alex has 11 sweets and he buys 5 more. How many does he have?

8. If you invite 15 people to your party and 7 say they can’t come, how many people will be at the party?

9. If you bake 18 cookies and eat 12 of them, how many do you have left?

10. There are 12 sheep and 7 cows in a field. How many animals are there altogether?

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Year 2 addition and subtraction word problemsName: ................................................ Date:...................................................

Read the questions carefully and decide whether you need to add or take away. Show all of your workings out.

Set B

1. Lucy has 21 marbles, but 13 roll away. How many are left?

2. If there are 37 ladybirds in the garden and 17 fly away, how many are left?

3. Adam has 30 apples. He buys 14 more. How many does he have altogether?

4. A shop has 24 chocolate bars and they sell 16. How many do they have left?

5. If you have 37 slices of pizza and you and your friends eat 19 of them, how many do you have left?

6. Hannah has 53 marbles and wins another 16. How many does she have now?

7. Alex has 41 sweets and he buys 15 more. How many does he have?

8. If you invite 47 people to your party and 16 say they can’t come, how many people will be at the party?

9. If you bake 38 cookies and eat 12 of them, how many do you have left?

10. There are 22 sheep and 17 cows in a field. How many animals are there altogether?

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Year 2 addition and subtraction word problems

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Year 2 addition and subtraction word problemsName: ................................................ Date:...................................................

Read the questions carefully and decide whether to add or take away.

Set C

1. Lucy has 51 marbles, but 13 roll away. How many are left?

2. If there are 77 ladybirds in the garden and 28 fly away, how many would be left?

3. Adam has 56 apples. He buys 24 more. How many does he have altogether?

4. A shop has 74 chocolate bars and they sell 26. How many do they have left?

5. If you have 77 slices of pizza and you and your friends eat 19 of them, how many do you have left?

6. Hannah has 83 marbles and wins another 36. How many does she have now?

7. Alex has 61 sweets and he buys 25 more. How many does he have?

8. If you invite 57 people to your party and 26 say they can’t come, how many people will be at the party?

9. If you bake 68 cookies and eat 42 of them, how many do you have left?

10. There are 62 sheep and 47 cows in a field. How many animals are there altogether?

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Year 2 addition and subtraction word problemsSet A – answers

1. 9 – 3 = 6

2. 7 – 3 = 4

3. 10 + 4 = 14

4. 14 – 6 = 8

5. 17 – 9 = 8

6. 13 + 6 = 19

7. 11 + 5 = 16

8. 15 – 7 = 8

9. 18 – 12 = 6

10. 12 + 7 = 19

Set B – answers

1. 21 – 13 = 8

2. 37 – 17 = 20

3. 30 + 14 = 44

4. 24 – 16 = 8

5. 37 – 19 = 18

6. 53 + 16 = 69

7. 41 + 15 = 56

8. 47 – 16 = 31

9. 38 – 12 = 26

10. 22 + 17 = 39

Set C – answers

1. 51 – 13 = 38

2. 77 – 28 = 49

3. 56 + 24 = 80

4. 74 – 26 = 48

5. 77 – 19 = 58

6. 83 + 36 = 119

7. 61 + 25 = 86

8. 57 – 26 = 31

9. 68 – 42 = 26

10. 62 + 47 = 109

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