Grade 1 Addition Word Problems Worksheets
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Practice Worksheet
Grade 1 Addition Word Problems Practice
Solve each problem. Show your work.
- 1.Ava collected 15 marbles on Monday and 4 on Tuesday. How many marbles did Ava collect in total?
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- 2.There were 15 pencils in a jar. Olivia added 4 more pencils. How many pencils are in the jar now?
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- 3.A store sold 18 stickers in the morning and 1 stickers in the afternoon. How many stickers were sold in total?
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- 4.Mason saved 19 dollars last month and 1 dollars this month. How much has Mason saved in total?
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- 5.Emma has 13 apples. Mason gives them 1 more. How many apples does Emma have now?
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- 6.There were 9 toys in a jar. Mason added 2 more toys. How many toys are in the jar now?
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- 7.Emma read 15 pages of a book on Saturday and 2 pages on Sunday. How many pages did Emma read in total?
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- 8.A farm has 10 chickens and 1 more chickens are added. How many chickens are on the farm now?
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Show answer key
- Question 1: 19
- Question 2: 19
- Question 3: 19
- Question 4: 20
- Question 5: 14
- Question 6: 11
- Question 7: 17
- Question 8: 11
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About These Worksheets
Grade 1 students solve simple one-step addition stories within 20, often supported by pictures or counters.
Addition word problems worksheets take the computation students have already practised and wrap it in real-world context — combining collections, totaling amounts, and finding how many altogether. The challenge here is rarely the arithmetic itself; it is translating a written scenario into the correct addition sentence, which is a reading comprehension skill as much as a math one.
These worksheets scale in complexity alongside numerical addition skills, moving from simple one-step "put together" scenarios to multi-step problems that combine several quantities or require students to identify irrelevant information. Working through addition word problems regularly helps students build a mental toolkit of keywords and question types, so that unfamiliar problems on tests feel less intimidating.
Skills Practised
- Identifying addition situations from word problem context
- Translating written scenarios into number sentences
- Solving one-step and multi-step addition word problems
- Filtering out irrelevant information in longer problems
- Explaining reasoning and labelling answers with correct units
Parent Tip: Have your child underline the numbers and circle the question in every word problem before solving — this simple habit prevents rushing straight to a guess.