This medium worksheet keeps second graders working with realistic two-digit story problems. Part A fills in answers for a farmer adding 47 cows to 36, Tina giving away 38 of 72 stickers, the wind blowing 59 of 87 leaves away, and Maya baking 29 more cookies on top of 53. Part B then matches each story to the matching number sentence such as '36 + 47 = 83' or '72 − 38 = 34'.
A steady practice set that links careful reading with clean equation writing.
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Addition & Subtraction Word Problems
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A farmer has 36 cows. He buys 47 more. He now has 83 cows.
2. Tina had 72 stickers. She gave 38 away. She has 34 stickers left.
3. A shelf has 48 books. 25 more are added. The shelf now has 73 books.
4. There were 87 leaves. The wind blew 59 away. 28 leaves remain.
5. Carlos has 44 toy cars and 39 toy planes. He has 83 toys in all.
6. A pool had 66 swimmers. 28 got out. 38 swimmers are still in the pool.
7. Maya baked 53 cookies. Then she baked 29 more. She baked 82 cookies total.
8. A jar has 91 candies. Kids took 56. 35 candies are left in the jar.
9. Ali walked 37 steps. Then he walked 46 more. He walked 83 steps altogether.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
A farmer has 36 cows. He buys 47 more.
→ 36 + 47 = 83
48 + 25 = 73
Tina had 72 stickers. She gave 38 away.
→ 72 − 38 = 34
87 − 59 = 28
A shelf has 48 books. 25 more are added.
→ 48 + 25 = 73
36 + 47 = 83
There were 87 leaves. The wind blew 59 away.
→ 87 − 59 = 28
72 − 38 = 34
Addition & Subtraction Word Problems
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A farmer has 36 cows. He buys 47 more. He now has 83 cows.
2) Tina had 72 stickers. She gave 38 away. She has 34 stickers left.
3) A shelf has 48 books. 25 more are added. The shelf now has 73 books.
4) There were 87 leaves. The wind blew 59 away. 28 leaves remain.
5) Carlos has 44 toy cars and 39 toy planes. He has 83 toys in all.
6) A pool had 66 swimmers. 28 got out. 38 swimmers are still in the pool.
7) Maya baked 53 cookies. Then she baked 29 more. She baked 82 cookies total.
8) A jar has 91 candies. Kids took 56. 35 candies are left in the jar.
9) Ali walked 37 steps. Then he walked 46 more. He walked 83 steps altogether.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
A farmer has 36 cows. He buys 47 more.
→ 36 + 47 = 83
48 + 25 = 73
Tina had 72 stickers. She gave 38 away.
→ 72 − 38 = 34
87 − 59 = 28
A shelf has 48 books. 25 more are added.
→ 48 + 25 = 73
36 + 47 = 83
There were 87 leaves. The wind blew 59 away.
→ 87 − 59 = 28
72 − 38 = 34
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