Addition and Subtraction Stories to 20 (Set 2)
A free printable addition and subtraction stories to 20 (set 2) worksheet with an answer key. Decide: add or subtract? Then solve each story. Perfect for 1st grade practice at home or in class.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the worksheet and its answer key
- Level
- Grade 1
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
A free printable addition and subtraction stories to 20 (set 2) worksheet with an answer key. Decide: add or subtract? Then solve each story. It matches first grade goals, roughly ages 6 to 7. Draw a quick picture of each story before writing the number sentence.
On this sheet
Finn is 7 centimeters tall and Luke is 5 centimeters tall. How much taller is Finn? Leo read 12 pages on Monday and 5 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did Leo read in all? Omar collected 18 shells on Saturday and 1 shells on Sunday. How many shells did Omar collect? A farm has 18 chickens and 1 ducks. How many birds live on the farm? There were 11 birds in a tree. Then 1 flew away.
Tips for using it
- Check each answer by adding it back to the number taken away.
- Count back on your fingers or the number line for the hardest facts.
- Have your child say each fact out loud while writing the answer.
- Read the problem twice: once for the story, once for the question.
Printing tips
Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. The PNG shows page 1 only. Free for personal, family and classroom use.
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