This easy worksheet helps second graders read math stories carefully and decide whether to add or subtract. In Part A, kids sort six stories like Mia finding 18 more buttons, a tank losing 19 fish, and Dad baking 28 muffins plus 33 cookies into addition or subtraction piles. Part B fills in answers and key terms like 'sum,' while Part C uses true-or-false statements about signal words such as 'altogether' and 'spent'.
A friendly first step that turns everyday stories into clear number sentences.
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Addition & Subtraction Word Problems
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
Mia has 23 buttons. She finds 18 more.A tank has 47 fish. 19 are scooped out.Leo counted 35 ants and then 26 more.There were 52 balloons. 24 popped.Dad baked 28 muffins and then 33 cookies.Emma had 61 coins. She spent 37.
Addition Problem
Subtraction Problem
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Mia has 23 buttons. She finds 18 more. She has 41 buttons now.
2. A tank has 47 fish. 19 are scooped out. 28 fish are left.
3. The word 'altogether' tells you to use addition.
4. The word 'remain' tells you to use subtraction.
5. In the problem '35 + 26,' the answer is called the sum.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. The word 'altogether' signals addition.
True False
2. 47 − 19 = 26.
True False
3. 23 + 18 = 41.
True False
4. The word 'spent' signals addition.
True False
Addition & Subtraction Word Problems
★ Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
Mia has 23 buttons. She finds 18 more.A tank has 47 fish. 19 are scooped out.Leo counted 35 ants and then 26 more.There were 52 balloons. 24 popped.Dad baked 28 muffins and then 33 cookies.Emma had 61 coins. She spent 37.
Addition Problem
Subtraction Problem
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) Mia has 23 buttons. She finds 18 more. She has 41 buttons now.
2) A tank has 47 fish. 19 are scooped out. 28 fish are left.
3) The word 'altogether' tells you to use addition.
4) The word 'remain' tells you to use subtraction.
5) In the problem '35 + 26,' the answer is called the sum.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) The word 'altogether' signals addition.
True
False
2) 47 − 19 = 26.
True
False
3) 23 + 18 = 41.
True
False
4) The word 'spent' signals addition.
True
False
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