Grade 3 Addition Word Problems Worksheets
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Practice Worksheet
Grade 3 Addition Word Problems Practice
Solve each problem. Show your work.
- 1.Noah has 455 toys. Olivia gives them 343 more. How many toys does Noah have now?
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- 2.Olivia read 304 pages of a book on Saturday and 68 pages on Sunday. How many pages did Olivia read in total?
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- 3.A farm has 519 chickens and 390 more chickens are added. How many chickens are on the farm now?
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- 4.Ethan collected 524 pencils on Monday and 459 on Tuesday. How many pencils did Ethan collect in total?
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- 5.There were 222 stickers in a jar. Mason added 348 more stickers. How many stickers are in the jar now?
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- 6.Emma has 720 marbles. Ethan gives them 237 more. How many marbles does Emma have now?
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- 7.Ava read 8 pages of a book on Saturday and 134 pages on Sunday. How many pages did Ava read in total?
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- 8.Olivia collected 653 pencils on Monday and 90 on Tuesday. How many pencils did Olivia collect in total?
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Show answer key
- Question 1: 798
- Question 2: 372
- Question 3: 909
- Question 4: 983
- Question 5: 570
- Question 6: 957
- Question 7: 142
- Question 8: 743
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About These Worksheets
Grade 3 students solve multi-step word problems that may combine addition with subtraction and involve numbers up to 1,000.
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.