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Grade 2 Word Problems Worksheets (Add and Subtract to 100)

Addition and subtraction stories with numbers up to 100. Children have to decide which operation fits the story before they calculate, and each question has a box for working.

Ontario 2020 math curriculum, Grade 2: B2.4 · 15 questions per sheet · answers included

Easier sheet

Joining stories: someone has some and gets more (totals to 50).

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Word problems to 100 · Grade 2 · Easier
Name ____________________
Date ____________________

Word problems to 100 · 15 questions

  1. 1
    Ava has 10 stickers. She gets 9 more. How many stickers does she have now?
    Work it out here
  2. 2
    Lily has 15 books. She gets 14 more. How many books does she have now?
    Work it out here
  3. 3
    Ben has 22 shells. He gets 20 more. How many shells does he have now?
    Work it out here
  4. 4
    Omar has 46 stickers. He gets 2 more. How many stickers does he have now?
    Work it out here
  5. 5
    Maya has 40 beads. She gets 5 more. How many beads does she have now?
    Work it out here
  6. 6
    Leo has 23 pencils. He gets 5 more. How many pencils does he have now?
    Work it out here
  7. 7
    Mei has 43 cards. She gets 7 more. How many cards does she have now?
    Work it out here
  8. 8
    Noah has 39 shells. He gets 10 more. How many shells does he have now?
    Work it out here
  9. 9
    Zara has 24 pencils. She gets 17 more. How many pencils does she have now?
    Work it out here
  10. 10
    Arjun has 30 books. He gets 14 more. How many books does he have now?
    Work it out here
  11. 11
    Zara has 2 cards. She gets 42 more. How many cards does she have now?
    Work it out here
  12. 12
    Maya has 21 apples. She gets 17 more. How many apples does she have now?
    Work it out here
  13. 13
    Maya has 21 stickers. She gets 13 more. How many stickers does she have now?
    Work it out here
  14. 14
    Ben has 27 books. He gets 8 more. How many books does he have now?
    Work it out here
  15. 15
    Ben has 10 beads. He gets 7 more. How many beads does he have now?
    Work it out here
Answers: scan the code, or visit paperpath.io/worksheets/grade-2/word-problems
Answers: easier sheet
QuestionAnswer
Q119
Q229
Q342
Q448
Q545
Q628
Q750
Q849
Q941
Q1044
Q1144
Q1238
Q1334
Q1435
Q1517

On level sheet

Taking-away stories: someone gives some away (numbers to 100).

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Word problems to 100 · Grade 2 · On level
Name ____________________
Date ____________________

Word problems to 100 · 15 questions

  1. 1
    Ava has 24 beads and gives 17 to Maya. How many beads does she have left?
    Work it out here
  2. 2
    Zara has 54 apples and gives 31 to Ben. How many apples does she have left?
    Work it out here
  3. 3
    Mei has 6 cards and gives 3 to Ben. How many cards does she have left?
    Work it out here
  4. 4
    Lily has 77 books and gives 32 to Omar. How many books does she have left?
    Work it out here
  5. 5
    Maya has 5 marbles and gives 4 to Leo. How many marbles does she have left?
    Work it out here
  6. 6
    Noah has 75 marbles and gives 67 to Mei. How many marbles does he have left?
    Work it out here
  7. 7
    Arjun has 53 stickers and gives 2 to Lily. How many stickers does he have left?
    Work it out here
  8. 8
    Ben has 97 stickers and gives 4 to Ava. How many stickers does he have left?
    Work it out here
  9. 9
    Arjun has 65 shells and gives 19 to Omar. How many shells does he have left?
    Work it out here
  10. 10
    Ben has 31 beads and gives 21 to Lily. How many beads does he have left?
    Work it out here
  11. 11
    Leo has 15 marbles and gives 4 to Zara. How many marbles does he have left?
    Work it out here
  12. 12
    Lily has 35 apples and gives 17 to Noah. How many apples does she have left?
    Work it out here
  13. 13
    Maya has 61 stickers and gives 36 to Ava. How many stickers does she have left?
    Work it out here
  14. 14
    Omar has 59 pencils and gives 17 to Ava. How many pencils does he have left?
    Work it out here
  15. 15
    Maya has 7 cards and gives 3 to Zara. How many cards does she have left?
    Work it out here
Answers: scan the code, or visit paperpath.io/worksheets/grade-2/word-problems
Answers: on level sheet
QuestionAnswer
Q17
Q223
Q33
Q445
Q51
Q68
Q751
Q893
Q946
Q1010
Q1111
Q1218
Q1325
Q1442
Q154

Harder sheet

Comparing stories: how many more does one person have than another?

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Word problems to 100 · Grade 2 · Harder
Name ____________________
Date ____________________

Word problems to 100 · 15 questions

  1. 1
    Ben has 58 shells. Leo has 14 shells. How many more shells does Ben have than Leo?
    Work it out here
  2. 2
    Noah has 56 books. Lily has 55 books. How many more books does Noah have than Lily?
    Work it out here
  3. 3
    Maya has 85 cards. Arjun has 78 cards. How many more cards does Maya have than Arjun?
    Work it out here
  4. 4
    Leo has 99 stickers. Mei has 56 stickers. How many more stickers does Leo have than Mei?
    Work it out here
  5. 5
    Omar has 12 pencils. Mei has 8 pencils. How many more pencils does Omar have than Mei?
    Work it out here
  6. 6
    Mei has 74 apples. Noah has 25 apples. How many more apples does Mei have than Noah?
    Work it out here
  7. 7
    Leo has 53 shells. Omar has 20 shells. How many more shells does Leo have than Omar?
    Work it out here
  8. 8
    Maya has 47 pencils. Lily has 46 pencils. How many more pencils does Maya have than Lily?
    Work it out here
  9. 9
    Arjun has 23 cards. Omar has 4 cards. How many more cards does Arjun have than Omar?
    Work it out here
  10. 10
    Omar has 21 marbles. Zara has 17 marbles. How many more marbles does Omar have than Zara?
    Work it out here
  11. 11
    Noah has 64 cards. Maya has 31 cards. How many more cards does Noah have than Maya?
    Work it out here
  12. 12
    Arjun has 94 pencils. Maya has 46 pencils. How many more pencils does Arjun have than Maya?
    Work it out here
  13. 13
    Ben has 84 pencils. Maya has 33 pencils. How many more pencils does Ben have than Maya?
    Work it out here
  14. 14
    Arjun has 85 books. Maya has 16 books. How many more books does Arjun have than Maya?
    Work it out here
  15. 15
    Omar has 50 cards. Mei has 38 cards. How many more cards does Omar have than Mei?
    Work it out here
Answers: scan the code, or visit paperpath.io/worksheets/grade-2/word-problems
Answers: harder sheet
QuestionAnswer
Q144
Q21
Q37
Q443
Q54
Q649
Q733
Q81
Q919
Q104
Q1133
Q1248
Q1351
Q1469
Q1512

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