MATH WORD PROBLEMS-GRADE 1
1. Maria has 5 pencils, and her friend gives her 3 more. How many pencils does Maria have
now?
What is asked? The total number of pencils Maria has.
What are given? 5 pencils and 3 more pencils.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
2. John saw 6 birds in the tree, and 4 more birds flew to the tree. How many birds are in the tree
now?
What is asked? The total number of birds in the tree.
What are given? 6 birds and 4 more birds.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
3. Lisa has 7 candies, and her mother gives her 5 more. How many candies does Lisa have now?
What is asked? The total number of candies Lisa has.
What are given? 7 candies and 5 more candies.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
4. Tim collected 9 shells at the beach and found 2 more shells. How many shells does Tim have
in total?
What is asked? The total number of shells Tim has.
What are given? 9 shells and 2 more shells.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
5. Jane has 8 flowers, and her friend gave her 6 more. How many flowers does Jane have now?
What is asked? The total number of flowers Jane has.
What are given? 8 flowers and 6 more flowers.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
6. Sarah has 10 stickers, and she buys 4 more. How many stickers does Sarah have in all?
What is asked? The total number of stickers Sarah has.
What are given? 10 stickers and 4 more stickers.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
7. David reads 7 pages of his book in the morning and 3 more pages in the afternoon. How many
pages did David read in total?
What is asked? The total number of pages David read.
What are given? 7 pages and 3 more pages.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
8. Mark has 11 marbles, and he finds 4 more marbles. How many marbles does Mark have now?
What is asked? The total number of marbles Mark has.
What are given? 11 marbles and 4 more marbles.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
9. Emma bought 12 apples, and her brother gave her 5 more. How many apples does Emma have
now?
What is asked? The total number of apples Emma has.
What are given? 12 apples and 5 more apples.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
10. Ben has 13 toy cars, and his friend gave him 3 more. How many toy cars does Ben have in
total?
What is asked? The total number of toy cars Ben has.
What are given? 13 toy cars and 3 more toy cars.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
11. Jenny picked 6 roses, and her sister picked 7 more. How many roses did they pick together?
What is asked? The total number of roses they picked.
What are given? 6 roses and 7 more roses.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
12. Alex has 14 balloons, and his friend gave him 2 more. How many balloons does Alex have
now?
What is asked? The total number of balloons Alex has.
What are given? 14 balloons and 2 more balloons.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
13. Hannah found 8 seashells and then found 3 more on the beach. How many seashells does she
have?
What is asked? The total number of seashells Hannah has.
What are given? 8 seashells and 3 more seashells.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
14. There are 5 cats in the yard, and 4 more cats join them. How many cats are in the yard now?
What is asked? The total number of cats in the yard.
What are given? 5 cats and 4 more cats.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
15. James saw 3 birds on the fence and 5 more on the roof. How many birds did he see in total?
What is asked? The total number of birds James saw.
What are given? 3 birds and 5 more birds.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
16. Mia baked 10 cupcakes, and her mom baked 5 more. How many cupcakes do they have in
total?
What is asked? The total number of cupcakes.
What are given? 10 cupcakes and 5 more cupcakes.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
17. There are 7 kids playing in the park, and 6 more kids joined them. How many kids are
playing now?
What is asked? The total number of kids playing in the park.
What are given? 7 kids and 6 more kids.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
18. Sam has 9 books, and he buys 4 more. How many books does Sam have now?
What is asked? The total number of books Sam has.
What are given? 9 books and 4 more books.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
19. Ella has 15 crayons, and her sister gave her 5 more. How many crayons does Ella have in
total?
What is asked? The total number of crayons Ella has.
What are given? 15 crayons and 5 more crayons.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
20. Leo has 12 toy soldiers, and his friend gave him 7 more. How many toy soldiers does Leo
have?
What is asked? The total number of toy soldiers Leo has.
What are given? 12 toy soldiers and 7 more toy soldiers.
What is the word clue? "More."
What operation to be used? Addition.
