Math Word Problems

Name ____________________________________ Date ___________________

EASTER
Read and solve the word problems.

1. Shelby went to an Easter party at her friend’s house. She found 38

chocolate eggs during the egg hunt. She gave half of the eggs to

her sister. How many eggs did she give to her sister?

2. Bart won the jellybean estimation contest at his class Easter party.

He won 28 Easter stickers. He gave a quarter of the stickers to his

friend, Rob. How many stickers did Bart give Rob?

3. Josh colored 3 dozen Easter Eggs for his school egg hunt. What

was the total number of eggs colored?

4. Ms. Lawson hid 365 eggs in her yard for an egg hunt. The children

found 329 eggs. How many eggs did they NOT find?

5. The school store sold Easter pencils. They sold 116 pencils on

Monday, 67 on Tuesday, and 135 on Wednesday. What is the

total number of Easter pencils sold?

Math/Word Problems

WORD PROBLEMS

Word problems help develop thinking skills in general and math skills in particular. Write
an equation with an answer, write the answer in the context of the question, and include a
brief explanation for each answer. Some questions can be answered with more than one
equation; some questions cannot be answered with an equation; some questions have
more than one acceptable answer.

Example: Christopher made three trips to the store and back. The store is two miles from his
house. How far did he walk?

3x2x2=12; Christopher walked 12 miles because each trip was two miles out and
two miles back, and he made three trips.

1. Michael had nineteen balloons. Eight of them were red, four were blue, two were
yellow, and the rest were green. How many were green?

2. Ashley bought two notebooks for $1.25 each and one pencil for 50 cents. How
much did she spend?

3. Jessica and Emily’s grandmother gave them thirty-eight pencils for school. If they
share the pencils equally, how many will each girl get?

4. Matthew ate sixteen candy bars on Monday, twelve on Tuesday, nine on

Wednesday, and nineteen on Thursday. How many did he eat in all?

5. There are twelve students in Joshua’s swimming class. For every four girls there are
two boys. How many girls are in the class? How many boys?

6. Sarah ate twelve pretzels on Monday, thirteen on Tuesday, seventeen on

Wednesday, twenty-four on Thursday, and nine on Friday. How many pretzels did
she eat on Monday, Thursday, and Friday?
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SUFFIX -ER

Suffixes come at the end of a word. When the suffix "-er" is added to
the end of a verb, it means someone who or something that does,
provides, or is involved with.

For example: A teacher is someone who teaches.

A lawyer is someone who is involved with the law .

QUICK PRACTICE:
Fill in the blanks:
A farmer is one who _____________________
A builder is one who _____________________

SPELLING:
The -er is just added to some words.
farm farmer
If the word ends in e, drop the final e before adding -er.
safe safer
If a word has one syllable or one vowel, double the final consonant.
run runner
note: Some words use OR instead of ER.

MORE PRACTICE
Add -er to these words.
1. bat ________________
2. camp ________________
3. drink ________________
4. erase ________________
5. heat ________________
6. help ________________
7. hunt ________________
8. paint ________________
9. race ________________
10. sing ________________
11. skate ________________
12. take ________________
13. train ________________
14. act* ________________
15. invent* ________________
16. visit* ________________
Name ________________________________ Date _____________

ANA’S GREAT DAY

It was a Tuesday morning in April. Ana got up early. She

was going to wear her lucky blue skirt to school. She really
liked that skirt. She had a new shirt to match it, and new
shoes, too. After Ana got dressed, she went into the kitchen,
where she could smell bacon. Ana’s father was making
bacon and toast. Ana loved bacon in the morning.
Ana’s mother was getting ready for work. Ana’s mother is a
teacher at Ana’s school. Ana is in the second grade, and her
mother teaches fourth grade.
Ana was excited about going to school. Her class was going
to take a test to see how much they had learned so far that
year. Ana couldn’t wait to get to school. Ana sharpened her
new pencils for the test. She was going to do her very best
on that test. Ana loved school, and she liked to make good
grades.
Ana ate her breakfast, and then she and her mother went to
the school. Ana went straight to her classroom. Her teacher,
Ms. Browner, was already there. It was fun to be in Ms.
Browner’s class. She was a great teacher. Ana’s classmates
arrived. Ms. Browner called roll, and then they started the
test. Ana tried to remember all the things her teacher had
taught her that year, and tried very hard to do everything
right on the test.
The test took over an hour. After the test was over, the class
played outside for a long time. Then they ate lunch. After
lunch, they watched a funny movie, and then drew pictures
until it was time to go home. It was a great day!
Name ________________________________ Date _____________

Answer the following questions about “Ana’s Great Day”

1. What grade was Ana in?
a. first
b. second
c. third
d. fourth

2. What did Ana like to eat in the morning?

a. eggs
b. bacon
c. oatmeal
d. cereal

3. Why was Ana excited about going to school?

a. They were going on a trip.
b. They were having a party.
c. They were taking a test.
d. They were going to paint.

4. What did Ms. Browner do before they took the test?

a. She went to the office.
b. She called roll.
c. She went home.
d. She wrote a note to Ana’s parents.

5. What did the children do outside after the test?

a. rode bikes
b. drew pictures
c. played
d. watched a movie