Addition word problems

Grade 2 Word Problems Worksheet

1. There are twelve birds on the fence. Eight more

birds land on the fence. How many birds are on
the fence?

2. Twenty-two boys went down the slide in the

morning. In the afternoon, 13 more boys and 16
girls went down the slide. How many kids went
down the slide today?

3. Thirteen ducks are swimming in a lake. Twenty

more ducks and 5 crows come to join them. How
many ducks are swimming in the lake?

4. Thirty dogs are barking. Ten more dogs start to

bark. Then 100 more dogs start barking.
How many dogs are barking?

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5. Bobby ate 26 pieces of candy. Then he ate the
same amount again. How many pieces of candy
did Bobby eat?

6. Sandy had 126 pet fish. She bought 6 more fish.

How many pet fish does Sandy have now?

7. The clown blew up forty-seven balloons. The

other two clowns blew up thirteen more balloons
each. How many balloons do the clowns have
now?

8. Our class borrowed 54 books from the library.

Then we borrowed 23 more books from the
library. How many books did our class borrow
from the library?

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Answers

1. 12 + 8 = 20
There are 20 birds on the fence.

2. 22 + 13 + 16= 41
51 kids went down the slide.

3. 13 + 20 = 33
33 ducks are swimming in the lake.

4. 30 + 10 + 100 = 140
140 dogs are barking.

5. 26 + 26 = 52
Bobby ate 52 pieces of candy.

6. 126 + 6 = 132
Sandy has 132 pet fish now.

7. 47 + 13 + 13 = 73
The clowns have 73 balloons now.

8. 54 + 23 = 77
Our class borrowed 77 books from the library.

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