Worksheet: Addition within 20 Word problems

In this worksheet, we will practice finding the missing number in addition story problems describing situations of adding to and putting together.

Q1:

A group of girls were dancing. 4 boys joined in and then there were 8 people dancing in total. How many girls were there?

Q2:

A bowl has 7 green apples, 6 yellow bananas, and 2 red apples. How many apples are in the bowl?

A8 apples
B7 apples
C5 apples
D9 apples

Q3:

6 children were playing in a playground. They were joined by another group of children. After that, there were 10 children in the playground. How many children were in the group that joined?

Q4:

Michael is 2 years old. Benjamin is 1 year older than Michael. Madison is 5 years older than Benjamin. How old is Madison?

Q5:

Hannah built a tower with 14 blocks, but 6 blocks fell off. How many blocks are still in the tower?

Q6:

Waiters were serving food to a table. After 6 plates had been served, there were 9 people who still needed food. How many people were at the table?

Q7:

There are 10 children playing a game in the garden and seven more children in the garden. How many children are there?