Addition
Word Problems
Vocabulary
Number Sentence
Addition
100

5 + 1 =

6

100

The zoo has 4 striped snakes. It has 2 yellow snakes. Write 2 ways you can find how many snakes the zoo has in all and solve.

4 + 2 = 6; 2 + 4 = 6

100

What is an example of a double?

4 + 4 = 8

Two addends that are the same are called doubles.

100

Write a number sentence for this problem:

Four friends were eating a snack. Four more friends joined them. Each friend ate a cookie. How many cookies did they eat?

4 + 4 = 8

They ate 8 cookies.

100

6 + 4 + 2 =

12

200

5 + 3 =

8

200

There are 5 pink fish in a tank. 5 yellow fish and 3 blue fish are added to the tank. How many fish are in the tank now?

13 fish are in the tank now.

200

What is an example of a near double?

4 + 5 = 9

Two addends that are almost a doubles fact are called near doubles.

200

Write a number sentence.

Miss. Gargiulo has 5 new books in her classroom library. Then she buys 7 more books. How many new books does Miss. Gargiulo have?

5 + 7 = 12

Miss. Gargiulo has 12 new books.

200

5 + 5 + 9 =

19

300

6 + 7 =

13

300

There are 6 pigs at the farm. There are 8 sheep at the farm. How many pigs and sheep are there at the farm?

There are 14 pigs and sheep at the farm.
300

What property is this an example of?

3 + 5 = 8; 5 + 3 = 8

Hint: Identity or commutative

The commutative property. You can add numbers in any order.

300
Write a number sentence.


Eva has 4 markers. Leo has 3 more markers than Eva. How many markers do they have in all?

4 + 3 = 7

They have 7 markers in all.

300

7 + 3 + 8 = 

18

400

9 + 0 =

9

400

Toby creates 13 lego pieces on Saturday. On Sunday, he creates 5 more lego pieces. How many lego pieces did Toby make?

Toby made 18 lego pieces.

400

What property is this an example of?

5 + 0 = 0

Hint: Identity or commutative

Identity property.

Any number plus zero equals that number.

400

Write a number sentence.

Miss. Gargiulo's class went to the zoo. They saw 5 black bears, 7 penguins, and 4 lizards. How many animals did they see in all?

5 + 7 + 4 = 16

Miss Gargiulo's class saw 16 animals in all.

400

8 + 2 + 4 =

14

500

9 + 4 =

13

500

The zoo has 3 giraffes, 4 African elephants, and 3 Asian elephants. How many giraffes and elephants are at the zoo?

There are 10 giraffes and elephants at the zoo.
500

What property is this an example of?

7 + 8 = 15; 8 + 7 = 15

The commutative property
500

Write a number sentence.

Fernando has 4 fish. Giavanna has 6 hamsters. Tobin has 3 dogs. How many pets do they have all together?

4 + 6 + 3 = 13

They have 13 pets all together.

500

9 + 5 + 1 =

15

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