Addition Subtraction Word Problems

Welcome to the our Addition Subtraction Word Problems 2nd Grade.

Here you will find our selection of free addition and subtraction word problems to help your child learn and practice solving addition and subtraction problems with numbers up to 150.

Addition is a process which children learn quite naturally as soon as they learn to start counting. During kindergarten and first grade, adding piles of objects together is really important and reinforces childrens understanding of place value and 1:1 correspondence.

Later on, when children are confident adding piles of objects together, they can progress on to number lines or counting on in their heads. When children have understood this, they can begin to learn their addition facts and progress on to column addition.

During 2nd grade, children should be learning the following mental addition skills:

  • know their addition facts up to 20;
  • mentally adding on 1, 10 or 100 to any 2 or 3-digit number.

For pencil and paper methods, children should be able to:

  • add two 3-digit numbers together;
  • add together three or four 2-digit numbers.

Addition Subtraction Word Problems

Up to 150

Each sheet consists of adding or subtracting numbers up to 50, 100 or 150.

There is a space on each sheet for working out, using whichever method you wish your child to use.

There are also UK versions of some of the worksheets which use pounds (£) instead of dollars($).

Using these sheets will help your child to:

  • recognise addition and subtraction word problems;
  • understand the language of addition and subtraction;
  • add or subtract with numbers up to 50, 100 or 150.

Addition Subtraction Word Problems up to 50

Addition Subtraction Word Problems up to 100

Addition and Subtraction Word Problems up to 150

Looking for some easier worksheets?

Take a look at our Addition and Subtraction word problems for first graders.

On this page, your child will learn to work out basic addition and subtraction word problems with numbers up to 20.

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Mental Addition & Subtraction Worksheets

Addition & Subtraction Facts

The sheets in this section are for children at the beginning of 2nd grade. They involve the skill of adding and sutracting numbers up to 20.

Using the sheets in this section will help your child to:

  • add and subtract numbers up to 20;
  • work out addition sums where the total is given but one of the addends is missing.

All the sheets in this section will help your child to develop their speed and accuracy at adding.

Adding Subtracting 1, 10 and 100

This section involves using place value and addition to add either 1, 10 or 100 from any 2 or 3 digit number.

This skill is very important to establish at this grade, as it is a foundation building block from which many other math skills are built.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

  • add 1 or 10 to a range of 2 digit numbers;
  • add 1, 10 or 100 to a range of 3 digit numbers.

Using these sheets will help to develop your child's understanding of place value to 1000.

Separate Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

We have created separate pages of addition problems and subtraction word problems!

There are a range of word problems of different levels of difficulty.

An answer sheet is provided for each problem, and also some working out space.

Addition and Subtraction Puzzles

The puzzles in this section mainly focus on adding and subtracting numbers.

The puzzles start with adding and subtracting to 20, and progress on to harder levels and more complex puzzles.

Using the puzzles in this section will help your child to:

  • develop their adding and subtracting skills;
  • develop trial and improvement strategies;
  • improve problem solving skills.

All the sheets in this section will help your child to learn their addition and subtraction facts and become more confident with handling numbers mentally.

 

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