Word problems
Addition Facts
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Strategy
1st Grade
Problems of +1 and +2
Set 1:
1. Bob has 3 pens and John has 1 pen. How many pens do Bob
and John have altogether?
2. Carrie found 2 kittens and Kate found 4 kittens. How many kittens
did Carrie and Kate find in all?
3. Kathy had 2 gray chickens and 1 red chicken. How many
chickens did Kathy have altogether?
4. There were 4 fish in the pond. Jack put 2 more fish in, how many
fish are in the pond now?
5. Jerry gave his mom 5 roses. His sister Mary gave their mom 1
rose. How many roses does mom have?
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Set 2:
1. There were 4 people riding the train. When the train stopped 2
more people got on. How many people are now on the train?
2. Mark saw 3 rabbits in a meadow and 1 rabbit by a stream. How
many rabbits did Mark see?
3. Carl has 1 puppy and John has 2 puppies. How many puppies do
Carl and John have altogether?
4. Sara saw 1 cat sitting in a window and 4 cats playing by a tree.
How many cats did Sara see?
5. Mike read 2 books in the library and 5 books at home. How many
books did Mike read altogether?
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Sets 3:
1. Katie has 3 red balls and 1 blue ball. How many balls does Katie
have altogether?
2. Travis has 2 apples and Kevin has 4 apples. How many apples
do Travis and Kevin have in all?
3. Karen had 5 candy bars and June had 2 candy bars. How many
candy bars did they have altogether?
4. Sandy has 1 dolls and Carol has 3 dolls. How many dolls do
Sandy and Carol have altogether?
5. Mom bought me 2 cookies and 2 cookies for my brother. How
many cookies did mom buy?
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Set: 4
1. Nancy has 2 red blocks and 3 blue blocks. How many blocks
does Nancy have altogether?
2. Bob has 2 dogs and Cathy has 4 dogs. How many dogs do Bob
and Cathy have altogether?
3. Carl has 2 red toy cars and Jack has 1 black toy car. How many
toy cars do Carl and Jack have altogether?
4. Mary put 6 apples in a bag and her mom added 2 more apples to
the bag. How many apples does Mary have in the bag?
5. Matt has 7 worms to go fishing. Jerry dug up 2 more worms. How
many worms do Jerry and Matt have to go fishing?
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Set 5:
1. Cathy has 3 brown puppies and 1 black puppy. How many
puppies does Cathy have?
2. There are 5 bats in a cave. Near dawn 2 more bats fly in the
cave. How many bats are in the cave now?
3. Jess lost 1 tooth while playing. He lost 1 more tooth at dinner.
How many teeth has Jess lost?
4. John has 1 green pen and 2 blue pens. How many pens does
John have in all?
5. There are 5 horses in the stables and 1 in the corral. How many
horses are there altogether?
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Set: 6
1. Billy saw 4 turtles at the zoo and 2 turtles in the park. How many
turtles did Billy see?
2. Cindy has 3 white flowers and 2 pink flowers. How many
flowers does Cindy have altogether?
3. Carol bought 2 fish at the pet store. One of the fish had 6 baby
fish. How many fish does Carol have now?
4. Mike’s dog has 8 spots on his back and 1 on his head. How many
spots does Mike’s dog have in all?
5. Mark planted 4 trees in the back yard and 2 in the front yard. How
many trees did Mark plant altogether?
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Set: 7
1. Mark has 4 blue toy cars and 2 red toy cars. How many toy cars
does Mark have altogether?
2. The baby has 2 front teeth and 3 back teeth. What is the total
number of teeth the baby has in her mouth?
3. Sandy has 1 pencil and Pat has 3 pencils. How many pencils do
Sandy and Pat have altogether?
4. Mike has 2 books and Carol has 2 books. How many books do
Mike and Carol have?
5. The teacher has 1 black snake and 2 orange snakes. How many
snakes does the teacher have in the box?
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Set 8:
1. The ocean zoo has 4 large fish and 2 small fish. How many fish
does the ocean zoo have altogether?
2. Sally saw 5 starfish on rocks in the water and 2 starfish on the
beach. How many starfish did Sally see altogether?
3. John saw 4 gray sharks and one brown shark. How many sharks
did he see?
4. Cathy saw 2 white jellyfish and 2 pink jellyfish on top of the water.
How many jellyfish did she see altogether?
5. Jack caught 4 blue crabs and Mark caught 1 blue crab. How
many blue crabs did Jack and Mark catch in all?
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Set: 9
1. Sarah has 5 candy bars. She bought 2 more. How many candy
bars does Sarah have now?
2. Becky sold 6 ice cream orange bars and 1 ice cream fudge bar.
How many ice cream bars did Becky sell all together?
3. Carol has 2 bikes and Cathy has 1 bike. How many bikes do Carol
and Cathy have all together?
4. Jack has 4 pencils and Will has 2 pencils. How many pencils
do Jack and Will have all together?
5. Carol bought 3 yellow apples and 1 red apple. How many apples
did Carol buy?
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Set: 10
1. Jack saw 1 blue bird and 4 black birds. How many birds did Jack
see altogether?
2. Carrie saw 3 black bears and 2 brown bears. How many bears did
Carrie see altogether?
3. Bonnie saw 2 red ants and 7 black ants. How many ants did Bonnie
see in all?
4. Mike saw 2 deer at the zoo and 1 deer in the woods. How many
deer did Mike see in all?
5. Carl saw 6 ducks at the river and 2 ducks on the pond at the park.
How many ducks did Carl see altogether?
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1st Grade
+1, +2, Doubles, Sums to 10
Set 1:
1. Paul has 4 small fish and 4 big fish in his fish tank. How many fish
does Paul have in his tank?
2. Mark has 6 horses in the field and 4 by the river. How many
horses does Mark have in all?
3. The train had 2 green cars and 8 yellow cars. How many train cars
are were green or yellow?
4. Mike had 2 glasses of orange juice and 1 glass of apple juice.
How many glasses of juice did Mike have?
5. Carrie saw 6 rabbits in the garden and 6 rabbits in the yard. How
many rabbits did Carrie see altogether?
6. Mark saw a bird on the fence post and 7 birds on the telephone
wire. How many birds did Mark see?
7. Mary has 2 white cats and 2 grey cats. How many cats does Mary
have in all?
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Set 2:
1. Sara found 5 shells on the beach and 5 shells in the water. How
many shells did Sara find?
2. Polly has 2 pencils and Billy has 3 pencils. How many pencils do
Polly and Billy have altogether?
3. Carol has 9 teddy bears in her room and 1 in her car. How many
teddy bears does Carol have?
4. Lee has 6 yellow balloons and 6 dark blue balloons. How many
balloons does Lee have?
5. Cindy caught 5 black and orange butterflies and 2 yellow
butterflies. How many butterflies did Cindy catch?
6. Jack has 1 white soft ball and 3 brown foot balls. How many balls
does Jack have in all?
7. Sara has 4 brown cows and 1 black cow. How many cows does
Sara have?
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Set 3:
1. Jill has 3 orange fish and 3 blue fish. How many fish does Jill
have?
2. Tony read 5 pages of his book at home and 1 page on the bus.
How many pages did Tony read?
3. Kay has 2 small dogs and 1 large dog. How many dogs does
Kay have?
4. In the pet store they have 7 white rats and 2 black rats. How
many rats are in the pet store?
5. Cathy has 6 oranges and Kay has 4 oranges. How many oranges
Cathy and Kay have altogether?
6. Bill has 2 green marbles and 2 blue marbles. How many marbles
does Bill have?
7. Travis has 7 black and white pigs and 3 pink pigs. How many
pigs does Travis have?
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Set 4:
1. Harry had 1 owl and Ron had 1 owl. How many owls do Harry and
Ron have together?
2. Sandy has 3 pieces of white chalk and 7 pieces of blue chalk.
How many pieces of chalk does Sandy have?
3. The farmer has 4 white goats and 2 black goats. How many goats
does the farmer have?
4. Mike planted 3 kinds of flowers and Sara planted 2 kinds of
flowers. How many kinds of flowers did Mike and Sara plant?
5. Tony bought 1 pairs of shoes and Carrie bought 3 pairs of shoes.
How many pairs of shoes did Tony and Carrie buy?
6. There were 7 green cars and 7 blue cars in the race. How many
cars were in the race?
7. George bought 1 silver balloon and 9 black balloons. How many
balloons did George buy?
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Set: 5
1. Jess had 3 green apples and 3 red apples. How many apples
does Jess have?
2. Farmer Mac has 2 black and yellow chicks and 6 yellow chicks.
How many chicks does farmer Mac have?
3. Carl has 8 colored marbles and 8 red marbles. How many
marbles does Carl have?
4. The town of Quiet Glen has 7 trucks and 1 fire truck. How many
trucks does Quiet Glen have?
5. Mike has 2 pieces of yellow chalk and 8 pieces of white chalk how
many pieces of chalk does Mike have in all?
6. Glenn’s dog had 2 brown puppies and 2 gold puppies. How many
puppies did Glenn’s dog have?
7. Johnny saw 1 mother duck and 6 baby ducks swimming in the
pond. How many ducks did Johnny see?
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SET: 6
1. Katie had 9 dark crayons and 9 light crayons. How many crayons
does Katie have?
2. Jack has 1 peach and Sandy has 8 peaches. How many peaches
do Jack and Sandy have in all?
3. Sally’s cat had 4 colored kittens and 4 striped kittens. How many
kittens did Sally’s cat have?
4. Mary found 7 oak leaves and 3 maple leaves in the woods. How
many leaves did Mary find?
5. Fred has 2 white mice and 9 baby mice. How many mice does
Fred have altogether?
6. Kathy has 1 purple ball and Frank has 3 red balls. How many
balls did Kathy and Frank have in all?
7. Dave has 6 toy soldiers and Carl has 4 toy soldiers. How many
toy soldiers do Dave and Carl have together?
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SET: 7
1. Carl has 2 white snakes and 5 brown snakes. How many snakes
does Carl have?
2. Sarah collected 7 pink rocks and 7 purple rocks. How many rocks
did Sarah collect?
3. Lee has 6 green pears and 4 yellow pears. How many pears does
Lee have?
4. Dee has 7 small goldfish and large goldfish in her fish tank. How
many goldfish does Dee have in her fish tank?
5. Mac has 9 green marbles and 2 blue marbles. How many marbles
does Mac have in all?
6. Maria found 3 large shells and 3 small shells at the beach. How
many shells did Maria find at the beach?
7. Jeff had 5 pieces of hard candy and 1 piece of soft candy. How
many pieces of candy does Jeff have?
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Set 8:
1. Sally has 2 plants in the house and 7 plants outside the house.
How many plants does Sally have in all?
2. Jane has 1 big bow and 9 small bows. How many bows does
Jane have altogether?
3. Carrie had 4 green grapes and 4 red grapes. How many grapes
does Carrie have?
4. Frank could see 1 boat on the shore and 1 out in the water. How
many boats could Frank see altogether?
5. Cindy bought 2 blue shirts and 8 white shirts. How many shirts did
Cindy buy?
6. At Tom’s ranch there were 4 big horses and 2 baby horses. How
many horses were on Tom’s ranch?
7. Jack caught 6 green grasshoppers and 1 brown grasshopper.
How many grasshoppers did Jack catch in all?
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SET 9:
1. Terri saw 2 kids on the slide and 6 on the swings. How many kids
did Terri see at the park?
2. Mark’s company has 3 black trucks and 7 white trucks. How many
trucks does Mark’s company have?
3. On the lake there were 8 boat with sails and 8 party boats. How
many boats were on the lake?
4. Sandy bought 1 orange fish and 7 spotted fish. How many fish did
Sandy buy?
5. John borrowed 2 books from his teacher and 2 books from the
library. How many books does John have altogether?
6. TJ bought 3 pairs of blue pants and 1 pair of black pants. How
many pairs of pants did TJ buy all together?
7. Kay had 8 pink pencils and 2 purple pencils. How many pencils
did Kay have altogether?
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Set 10:
1. While fishing at the lake Will caught 9 fish and Tom caught 9 fish.
How many fish did Tom and Will catch in all?
2. The zoo has 1 boy lion and 4 girl lions. How many lions does the
zoo have?
3. The flower shop delivered 8 red roses and 1 white rose. How
many roses did the flower shop deliver?
4. Pat has 5 big cows and 2 baby cows on her ranch. How many
cows does Pat have on her ranch?
5. Harry has 5 cookies and Jim has 5 cookies. How many cookies
does Harry and Jim have in all?
6. At the zoo they have 3 striped tigers and 2 white tigers. How
many tigers does the zoo have altogether?
7. Chelsey bought 4 orange sodas and 6 strawberry sodas. How
many sodas did Chelsey buy?
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1st Grade
+1, +2, Doubles, Sum to 10, Consecutive D + 1 & D + 2
Set: 1
1. Carrie saw 3 red birds and 4 blue birds in the park. How many
birds did Carrie see altogether?
2. Travis has 5 green apples and 5 red apples. How many apples
does Travis have altogether?
3. Sara saw 2 black monkeys and 6 brown monkeys at the zoo. How
many monkeys did Sara see at the zoo?
4. Cheyenne had 7 cats in cages and 3 cats out of their cages. How
many cats did the Cheyenne have altogether?
5. Jerry had a jar with 5 green spiders and 7 brown spiders. How
many spiders did Jerry have in the jar?
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6. On Allen’s street there are 4 white houses and 4 blue houses.
How many houses are there on Allen’s street?
7. Lee has 6 potato chips in his lunch bag and Kate has 8 potato chips
in hers. How potato chips do Lee and Kate have altogether?
8. Jack has 2 STOP signs on his street and 3 STOP signs on Carl’s
street. How many STOP signs are there on both streets?
9. Cindy has 6 gold coins and 4 silver coins. How many coins does
Cindy have in all?
10. Jeff has 5 bottles of water and 1 bottle of juice in his cooler.
How many bottles does Jeff have in the cooler?
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Set 2:
1. Mike had 4 bowls of potato chips and one bowl of nuts on the
table. How many bowls are on the table?
2. Debbie had 5 yellow flowers and 6 white flowers in a vase. How
many flowers does Carol have in the vase?
3. Katie had 7 green grapes and 9 red grapes in a bowl. How many
grapes does Katie have in the bowl?
4. John had 2 candy bars and David had 2 candy bars. How many
candy bars did John and David have together?
5. Mary bought 1 black pen and 9 color pens. How many pens did
Mary buy in all?
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6. The circus had 5 short clowns and 3 tall clowns. How many
clowns are in the circus?
7. Bill drew 8 circles and 2 squares on the board. How many shapes
did Bill draw on the board?
8. At the children’s zoo they had 6 white rabbits and 7 brown rabbits.
How many rabbits did the zoo have?
9. Tony has 5 green marbles and 2 blue marbles. How many
marbles does Tony have in all?
10. Jill has 3 pieces of yellow paper and 3 pieces of black paper.
How many pieces of paper does Jill have?
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Set 3:
1. Kay had 1 vanilla candle and 2 rose candles. How many candles
does Kay have altogether?
2. Maria saw 6 fish in one fish tank and 6 fish in another fish tank at the
pet store. How many fish did Maria see in the fish tanks?
3. Sara counted 4 clouds over the house and 2 clouds over some
trees. How many clouds did Sara see?
4. Jack saw at the race track that there was 1 lead car and 9 race
cars on the track. How many cars were on the track?
5. Katie has 2 large teddy bears and 6 small teddy bears. How many
teddy bears does Katie have?
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6. Mike had 1 glass of juice and 6 glasses of water. How many
glasses did Mike have altogether?
7. Paul saw 7 birds on the ground and 9 birds in a tree. How many
birds did Paul see?
8. Diane has 1 TV in her living room and 1 TV in her bedroom. How
many TVs does Diane have at her house?
9. Carl saw 5 turtles on a log and 2 turtles in the water at the park.
How many turtles did Carl see in all?
10. Jerry gave his mom 8 white roses and 9 red roses. How many
roses did Jerry give his mom?
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Set 4:
1. There were 7 fish in Carrie’s pond. Carrie put 7 more fish in the
pond. How many fish are in the pond now?
2. John had 1 blue pen and 8 colored pens. How many pens does
John have altogether?
3. Tyrell found 2 kittens in the bedroom and 3 in the living room.
How many kittens did Tyrell find in all?
4. Bob has 6 red chickens and 4 white chickens. How many
chickens does Bob have altogether?
5. Mike has 3 books in his the bedroom and 1 book in the living
room. How many books does Mike in all?
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6. Sandy takes care of 3 dogs next door and 5 dogs for her aunt.
How many dogs does Sandy take care of?
7. Cindy baked 7 chocolate chip cookies and 8 peanut butter cookies.
How many cookies did Cindy bake in all?
8. Karen has 9 red apples and 9 green apples. How many apples
does Karen have?
9. Carol has 2 wooden dolls and 6 rag dolls. How many dolls does
Carol have altogether?
10. Jose has 7 candy bars and Maria has 3 candy bars. How many
candy bars do Jose and Maria have in all?
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Set 5:
1. Kay has 2 white bows and 3 pink bows in her hair. How many
bows does Kay have in her hair?
2. Jacob has 6 hard balls and 8 soft balls. How many balls does Jacob
have altogether?
3. Cathy has 4 yellow pears and 4 green pears. How many pears
does Cathy have?
4. Nancy has 1 black lamb and 5 white lambs in her yard. How many
lambs does Nancy have in her yard?
5. Jerry has 7 worms to go fishing. Matt dug up 9 more worms to go
fishing. How many worms do Jerry and Matt have to go fishing?
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6. Tony painted 4 rooms upstairs and 6 rooms downstairs. How
many rooms did Tony paint altogether?
7. Dale has 5 black toy trucks and 5 blue toy trucks. How many toy
trucks does Dale have in all?
8. There are 2 horses in the corral and 6 horses in the stables. How
many horses are there?
9. When the sun went down Janet saw 7 brown bats and 3 black bats.
How many bats did Janet see when the sun went down?
10. Maria had 5 gold pencils and 7 green pencils. How many pencils
does Maria have in all?
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Set 6:
1. Cameron had 1 large hamburger and Carrie had 6 mini hamburgers.
How many hamburgers did Cameron and Carrie have?
2. John had to pull 8 weeds from the front yard and 9 weeds in the
backyard. How many weeds did John have to pull altogether?
3. Carol has 1 clock in her living room and 1 clock in her kitchen. How
many clocks does Carol have?
4. Jose planted 2 trees in the front yard and 5 trees in the backyard.
How many trees did Jose plant?
5. Carrie’s cat has 7 spots on its tummy and 9 spots on its back. How
many spots does Carrie’s cat have altogether?
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6. The water park has 2 water slides that twist and 1 that is straight.
How many slides does the water park have?
7. Bradley has 6 oranges with seed and 6 oranges without seeds.
How many oranges does Bradley have altogether?
8. Carl has 2 animal books and 4 horror books. How many books
does Carl have in all?
9. Maria served 9 diet sodas and 1 regular soda. How many sodas did
Maria serve altogether?
10. A bear caught 6 fish in the river and 2 fish in the waterfall. How
many fish did the bear catch?
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Set 7:
1. A bat caught 3 large moths and 5 small moths. How many moths
did the bat catch?
2. The owl caught 2 brown mice and 8 gray mice. How many mice did
the owl catch altogether?
3. Zachary caught 6 fireflies in a jar and Janet caught 7 fireflies. How
many fireflies did Zachary and Janet catch in all?
4. Carl caught 2 big brown spiders and 5 smaller spiders. How many
spiders did Carl catch altogether?
5. The lizard caught with his tongue 3 black bugs and 3 red bugs. How
many bugs did the lizard catch?
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6. Johnny’s dog chased 4 grey squirrels and 1 brown squirrel. How
many squirrels did Johnny’s dog chase?
7. The frog caught 5 yellow flies and 6 black flies with his tongue.
How many flies did the frog catch?
8. In Sally’s ant farm there are 7 ants on the top of the sand and 9 ants
under the sand. How many ants are in Sally’s ant farm?
9. The bird caught 2 worms under the leaves and pulled 2 worms from
out of the ground. How many worms did the bird catch altogether?
10. The turtle caught 1 medium size fish and 9 small fish. How many
fish did the turtle catch?
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Set 8:
1. Laina bought 5 white light bulbs and 3 yellow light bulbs. How many
light bulbs did Laina buy in all?
2. The train has 7 red cars and 8 blue cars. How many train cars are
there altogether?
3. Kay found 9 flat shells and 9 round shells on the beach. How
many shells did Kay find on the beach?
4. Janet has 2 white blocks and 6 red blocks. How many blocks does
Janet have altogether?
5. There are 7 people in the water and 3 people on the sand. How
many people are at the beach?
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6. The book case holds 7 books on the top and 7 books on the bottom.
How many books can the book case hold altogether?
7. There were 8 apples on the tree and 1 apple on the ground. How
many apples are there all together?
8. The zoo has 2 white tigers and 3 orange tigers. How many tigers
are at the zoo?
9. Joe has 3 large marbles and 7 small marbles. How many marbles
does Joe have?
10. On Kate’s farm she has 1 black cow and 3 brown cows. How
many cows does Kate have on her farm altogether?
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Set 9:
1. The farmer has 4 eggs in his hat and found 3 eggs in a nest.
How many eggs are there altogether?
2. When Britney went to the lake she saw 5 ducks on the water and 5
ducks on the shore. How many ducks did Britney see in all
3. Jack has 2 brown pigs and 6 white pigs at his farm. How many
pigs does Jack have?
4. The zoo has 4 really big snakes and 6 small snakes. How many
snakes are at the zoo?
5. Maria bought 5 yellow balloons and 7 blue balloons. How many
balloons did Maria buy altogether?
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6. Lee bought 1 book at the store and 4 books at the book fair.
How many books did Lee buy altogether?
7. At the lake there are 5 boats at the shore and 6 boats out in the
water. How many boats are at the lake?
8. The rancher has 7 brown sheep and 9 white sheep. How many
sheep does the rancher have?
9. Tom has 2 brown crayons and 2 blue crayons. How many
crayons does Tom have?
10. Carrie saw 1 mother duck and 9 baby ducks swimming at the lake.
How many ducks did Carrie see swimming altogether?
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Set 10:
1. Dave has 2 brown and white mice and 3 white mice. How many
mice does Dave have altogether?
2. Fred has 6 toy cars and George has 8 toy cars. How many toy cars
do Fred and George have in all?
3. Sally has 4 pink roses and 4 yellow roses in a vase. How many
roses does Sally have?
4. Tony has 1 yellow fish and 5 purple fish in his fish tank. How many
fish does Tony have in the fish tank?
5. There were 6 horses on the open plain and 4 horses swimming in
the river. How many horses are there altogether?
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6. John has 3 dogs and Mary has 5 dogs. How many dogs do John
and Mary have in all?
7. Cindy bought 8 white shirts and 2 blue shirts. How many shirts did
Cindy buy at the store?
8. Jose caught 6 fish and Will caught 7 fish. How many fish did Jose
and Will catch in all?
9. Jerry saw there were 5 ships docked and 2 ships in open water.
How many ships did he see altogether?
10. Harry had 3 cards and Ron 3 had cards. How many cards did
Harry and Ron have in all?
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1st Grade
Double digit – no carry
Set: 1
1. Paul collected 22 light brown rocks and 34 pink rocks. How many
rocks has Paul collected altogether?
2. Mike has 11 brown cows and 12 brown and white cows. How
many cows does Mike have in all?
3. Carol found 10 yellow shells and 19 pink shells at the beach. How
many shells did Carol find on the beach?
4. Kay counted 13 sail boats and 16 ski boats on the lake. How
many boats did Kay count on the lake?
5. Jack saw 14 ducks and Dave saw 15 ducks. How many ducks did
Jack and Dave see in all?
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6. Carl planted 11 bushes in the front yard and 17 bushes in the back
yard. How many bushes did Carl plant?
7. Maria received 12 white roses and 13 red roses. How many roses
did Maria receive altogether?
8. Joe caught 20 fish and Mike caught 11 fish. How many fish did
Joe and Mike catch in all?
9. Charles built a castle with 21 blocks and a bridge with 16 blocks.
How many blocks did Charles use altogether?
10. Harry has 22 balloons and Katie has 25 balloons. How many
balloons do Harry and Katie have?
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Set 2:
1. Jose caught 11 frogs and Mike caught 18 frogs. How many frogs
did Jose and Mike catch altogether?
2. Haley has 12 large dolls and 14 small dolls. How many dolls
does Haley have in all?
3. Mark has 15 blue marbles and 10 green marbles. How many
marbles does Mark have altogether?
4. The teacher had 20 red pencils and 21 blue pencils on her desk.
How many pencils did the teacher have?
5. Sydney put out 13 orange drinks and 15 grape drinks. How many
drinks did Sydney put out altogether?
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6. Bill had 22 brown horses and 12 white horses. How many horses
does Bill have?
7. The Navy has 14 big boats and 25 small boats. How many boats
does the Navy have in all?
8. Mike had 22 chips in his bag and Mark had 23 chips in his bag.
How many chips did Mike and Mark have in their bags?
9. Patrick has read 27 books and Carl has read 11 books. How many
books have Patrick and Carl read altogether?
10. Miss Jane has 29 girls and 10 boys in her class. How many boys
and girls does Miss Jane have in her class?
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Set 3:
1. The pet store has 21 brown mice and 11 white mice. How many
mice does the pet store have in all?
2. Dale counted 22 goldfish in one tank and 25 goldfish in another
tank. How many goldfish are there in the tank?
3. Lee saw 12 hermit crabs hidden in their shells and 16 hermit crabs
walking around. How many hermit crabs are there altogether?
4. Arthur walks 18 dogs a day and Kay walks 10 dogs a day. How
many dogs do Arthur and Kay walk each day?
5. Matthew’s train set has 23 cars and Mike’s train set has 26 cars.
How many cars are there if Matthew and Mike’s put them altogether?
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6. The zoo has 21 large birds and 31 small birds. How many birds does
the zoo keep have?
7. Lindy has 20 black balloons and 17 orange balloons. How many
balloons does Lindy have?
8. Sally sold 16 peanut butter cookies and 10 sugar cookies. How many
cookies did Sally sell altogether?
9. Mike has 11 triangle blocks and 30 square blocks. How many blocks
does Mike have in all?
10. Cindy cut out 13 circles shapes and 25 star shapes. How many
shapes did Cindy cut out?
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Set 4:
1. Donna bought 32 strawberry sodas and 22 root beer sodas. How
many sodas did Donna buy altogether?
2. The Florist Shop had 30 small plants and 19 large plants. How many
plants does the Florist Shop have?
3. Zachary built a doll house with 25 plastic pieces and 33 pieces of wood.
How many pieces of wood and plastic did Zachary use to build the doll
house?
4. The movie theatre has 34 seats on the top part and 23 seats on the
lower part. How many seats are in the movie theatre?
5. Sara bought 35 blue pens and 14 red pens. How many pens did
Sara buy?
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6. Carol picked 34 white daisies and 15 yellow daisies. How many
daisies did Carol pick?
7. Lana has 17 green apples and 31 red apples. How many apples
does Lana have altogether?
8. There are 12 horses in the stables and 10 horses in the corral? How
many horses are there in all?
9. Kathy’s lunch had 13 green grapes and 14 red grapes. How many
grapes did Kathy have for lunch altogether?
10. There were 34 boys and 35 girls on the playground. How many
girls and boys were on the playground?
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Set 5:
1. Mike passed out 25 pieces of candy and 12 bars of candy. How
many bars and pieces of candy did Mike pass out?
2. Bill has 14 big rabbits and 22 baby rabbits. How many rabbits does
Bill have?
3. Mary has 11 red beads and 24 white beads. How many beads does
Mary have in all?
4. George had 26 black blocks and 11 white blocks. How many
blocks does George have?
5. Sandy has 18 sunflowers and 20 roses. How many sunflowers
and roses does Sandy have?
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6. Will caught 24 fish and Johnny caught 14 fish. How many fish did
Will and Johnny catch altogether?
7. The race had 34 men and 23 women in it. How many men and
women were in the race?
8. The dog show had 22 medium size dogs and 10 large dogs in it.
How many dogs were in the dog show?
9. Kay had 23 small stuffed animals and 14 medium stuffed animals.
How many stuffed animals did Kay have in all?
10. Jeff has 21 red chickens and 13 gray chickens. How many
chickens does Jeff have altogether?
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1st Grade
Double digit – carry
Set 1:
1. Harry had 19 yellow baby chicks and 11 brown baby chicks. How
many baby chicks does Harry have altogether?
2. George saw 16 red kites and 15 yellow kites. How many kites did
George see in all?
3. At the air show Robert saw 17 new planes and 15 old planes. How
many planes did Robert see at the air show?
4. Nancy had 18 yellow apples and 14 red apples. How many apples
does Nancy have altogether?
5. The pet store had 23 brown puppies and 19 black and white
puppies. How many puppies did the pet store have?
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6. Kevin saw 22 black cows and 18 brown cows. How many cows did
Kevin see altogether?
7. Ron collected 25 blue rocks and 17 black rocks. How many rocks
did Ron collect?
8. Lee had 13 red grapes and 19 black grapes. How many grapes did
Lee have in all?
9. Kate caught 23 fish and Mike caught 17 fish. How many fish did
Kate and Mike catch?
10. Joe caught 18 worms and Carl caught 12 worms. How many
worms did Joe and Carl catch altogether?
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Set 2:
1. Mark has 21 CDs and John has 19 CDs. How many CDs does
Mark and John have altogether?
2. Cindy read 25 pages of her book at home and 16 pages at school.
How many pages of Cindy’s book did she read?
3. Mary had 24 pencils and Jeff had 18 pencils. How many pencils do
Mary and Jeff have in all?
4. Piper made 25 pink bows and 27 blue bows. How many bows did
Piper make?
5. The gumball jar was filled with 22 red gumballs and 28 blue
gumballs. How many gumballs are there altogether?
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6. Sandy found 28 brown shells and 13 white shells. How many shells
did Sandy find?
7. Mary bought 23 black pens and 19 pink pens. How many pens did
Mary buy?
8. Pauline bought 15 green apples and 15 yellow apples. How many
apples did Pauline buy?
9. Ted saw 17 blue race cars on the track and 18 red cars. How many
race cars were on the track?
10. Carl has 25 white pigs and 25 baby pigs. How many pigs does
Carl have in all?
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Set 3:
1. Kay received 19 red roses and 12 white roses. How many roses did
Kay receive altogether?
2. The bike shop sold 18 race bikes and 13 mountain bikes. How
many bikes did the bike shop sell?
3. The pet store had 17 black and white kittens and 14 orange kittens.
How many kittens does the pet store have altogether?
4. Mike’s ranch has 28 brown and white cows and 23 brown cows. How
many cows does the Mike’s ranch have?
5. Bob read 17 books and Janet read 16 books. How many books did
Bob and Janet read in all?
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6. Katie’s chickens laid 29 white eggs and 22 brown eggs. How many
eggs did Katie’s chicken lay?
7. Maria has 25 white blocks and 25 red blocks. How many blocks does
Maria have altogether?
8. Katrina needs 26 white bows and 25 yellow bows. How many bows
does Katrina need altogether?
9. Fred has 28 white chicken and 17 red chickens. How many chickens
does Fred have?
10. Mike caught 25 ladybugs and Carol caught 5 ladybugs. How many
ladybugs did Mike and Carol catch?
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Set 4:
1. The flower shop has 16 flower plants and 16 plain plants. How many
plants does the flower shop have?
2. Alexander has collected 29 plastic buttons and 11 wooded buttons.
How many buttons has Alexander collected?
3. David picked 19 peaches and Cindy picked 14 peaches. How many
peaches did David and Cindy pick?
4. This summer Glen read 18 books and Frank read 16 books. How
many books did Glen and Frank read?
5. In the desert Fred counted 19 snakes and George counted 15
snakes. How many snakes did Fred and George count in all?
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6. In the ball pen there are 28 yellow balls and 25 orange balls. How
many balls are there altogether in the ball pen?
7. In the park there are 23 trees around the picnic tables and 18 trees
around the pond. How many trees are there in the park?
8. Brandy needs 24 sheets of black paper and 28 sheets of orange
paper. How many sheets of paper does Brandy need?
9. Terry was given 18 stamps and Carl was given 18 stamps. How
many stamps do Terry and Carl have altogether?
10. The clown brought 17 purple balloons and 13 blue balloons. How
many balloons did the clown bring in all?
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Set 5:
1. Donna picked 17 blue flowers and 17 purple flowers. How many
flowers did Donna pick?
2. Jose had 18 circle blocks and 15 square blocks. How many blocks
does Jose have altogether?
3. Kelly made 21 green bows and 29 purple bows. How many bows
did Kelly make in all?
4. The pet store had a special order for 24 white rats and 19 brown rats.
How many rats are needed for the special order?
5. Brenda picked 29 apples and Brandon picked 23 apples. How many
apples did Brenda and Brandon pick altogether?
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6. John picked 19 strawberries and Cindy picked 18 strawberries.
How many strawberries did John and Cindy pick in all?
7. Mark bought 29 pens and Jack bought 26 pens. How many pens
did Mark and Jack buy?
8. Sandy used 25 black crayons and 19 blue crayons. How many
crayons did Sandy use in all?
9. Gina saw 19 turtles at the zoo and Harry saw 19 turtle at the river.
How many turtles did Gina and Harry see altogether?
10. There are 27 horses in the field and 25 horses in the stables. How
many horses are there in all?
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