Grade 1 Word Problems: Addition word problems (within 20)
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What students practice: One-step add/subtract story problems within 20, including unknown-position problems.
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Grade 1 · Word Problems
Addition Word Problems (within 20)
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Easy
Mateo has 6 stickers. A friend gives Mateo 6 more. How many stickers does Mateo have now?
Answer: 12
A supply box has 7 notebooks. Then 5 more are added. How many notebooks are there now?
Answer: 12
Standard
There are 7 glue sticks in the supply box. Later, 4 more were added. How many glue sticks are there now?
Answer: 11
A desk drawer has 9 notebooks. Then 4 more are added. How many notebooks are there now?
Answer: 13
Challenge
A display case has 14 buttons. Then 4 buttons were added. How many buttons are there now?
Answer: 18
Layla has 17 picture books in a box. Layla has 2 in a bag. How many picture books does Layla have in all?
Answer: 19
Where this skill fits
- Previous skill: Addition word problems (within 10)
- Next skill: Subtraction word problems (within 10)
- All grades: Word Problems worksheets, Grades 1–5
Related Common Core standards
- 1.OA.A.1 — Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems (unknown in any position).
The task matches what these standards describe at this grade. Common Core–informed practice; not a claim of official alignment.