Grade 4 Addition Word Problems Worksheets
Start with eight focused practice problems, then use the answer key below to check the worksheet.
Practice Worksheet
Grade 4 Addition Word Problems Practice
Solve each problem. Show your work.
- 1.A store sold 1191 apples in the morning and 4779 apples in the afternoon. How many apples were sold in total?
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- 2.There were 6934 toys in a jar. Mason added 474 more toys. How many toys are in the jar now?
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- 3.Olivia has 9405 books. Sophia gives them 421 more. How many books does Olivia have now?
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- 4.Ethan read 610 pages of a book on Saturday and 8859 pages on Sunday. How many pages did Ethan read in total?
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- 5.There were 8753 books in a jar. Sophia added 717 more books. How many books are in the jar now?
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- 6.There were 1617 pencils in a jar. Liam added 811 more pencils. How many pencils are in the jar now?
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- 7.A store sold 5344 stickers in the morning and 2396 stickers in the afternoon. How many stickers were sold in total?
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- 8.A store sold 1269 marbles in the morning and 4806 marbles in the afternoon. How many marbles were sold in total?
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Show answer key
- Question 1: 5970
- Question 2: 7408
- Question 3: 9826
- Question 4: 9469
- Question 5: 9470
- Question 6: 2428
- Question 7: 7740
- Question 8: 6075
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About These Worksheets
Grade 4 students work through multi-step addition word problems involving larger numbers, money amounts, and decimal quantities.
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.