2nd grade addition and subtraction word problems

A free printable sheet of 8 Grade 2 addition and subtraction word problems, with a hint for a grown-up under each one and an answer key worked out by Kizupi’s math engine. Press New sheet for another.

By The Kizupi team · Updated November 4, 2026

Grade 2 addition and subtraction word problems

Name: ____________________

The toy store had 950 balls. It sold 736 of them. How many balls are left?
Hint for a grown-up: Start with the ones. Can you take 6 from 0?
Anna has 65 stickers. Anna gets 29 more. How many stickers does Anna have now?
Hint for a grown-up: Can we add the tens first, then the ones?
The farmer plants four rows of seeds. The rows have 15, 61, 55 and 13 seeds. How many seeds are planted in all?
Hint for a grown-up: Can we add two numbers at a time?
Diego has 35 toy cars. Mia has 8 fewer. How many cars do they have together?
Hint for a grown-up: Do we know how many cars Mia has yet?
A toy costs 23 cents. Lily pays with 100 cents. How much change does Lily get?
Hint for a grown-up: Is the change the whole, or a part?
At the big farm, one sack has 313 sunflower seeds. Another sack has 259 sunflower seeds. How many sunflower seeds are there in all?
Hint for a grown-up: Start with the ones. What is 3 + 9? Is that more than 9?
Diego has 47 stickers. How many more stickers does Diego need to have 100?
Hint for a grown-up: How far is 47 from the next ten?
Sofia has 142 sunflower seeds. The farmer gives Sofia 198 more. How many seeds does Sofia have now? Tip: 198 is close to a round number.
Hint for a grown-up: Which round number is 198 close to? How far away is it?

From kizupi.com/tools · Grade 2, sheet 2046

What these addition and subtraction problems cover

Each sheet draws 8 problems from 18 Grade 2 addition and subtraction word problems in Kizupi’s published lessons, a different skill for each where it can. Only problems that work on paper are used.

Adding in your head · Two-step problems · Making change · Making 100 · Subtracting with borrowing · Facts to 100 in your head · Adding three-digit numbers · Subtracting three-digit numbers · Subtracting across zeros · Checking with the opposite · Adding up to four numbers · Add 99, take away 99 · How much more, how much less · Adding and subtracting stories · Money stories

Where this fits in 2nd grade

The Common Core math standards say Grade 2 time should go to these areas [1]:

Place value to 1,000
Fluent adding and subtracting
Measuring with standard units
Describing and analyzing shapes

For a sheet that mixes every Grade 2 skill, use the 2nd grade math word problems page.

Questions parents ask

What addition and subtraction word problems do 2nd graders do?

The sheets here draw from 15 Grade 2 skills: Adding in your head, Two-step problems, Making change, Making 100, Subtracting with borrowing, Facts to 100 in your head, Adding three-digit numbers, Subtracting three-digit numbers, Subtracting across zeros, Checking with the opposite, Adding up to four numbers, Add 99, take away 99, How much more, how much less, Adding and subtracting stories, Money stories.

Is the worksheet free?

Yes. No account and no email. Press New sheet for another set of the same topic, and print as many as you like.

Are the answers right?

Every answer is computed with exact arithmetic by the same engine that checks children’s answers in Kizupi, not typed in by hand.

What if addition and subtraction word problems are too hard?

Read the problem aloud together and ask what the story is about before any numbers. Use the hint under each problem. If it is still hard, try the mixed Grade 1 sheet first.

Sources

Common Core State Standards Initiative, Grade 2 introduction. Read October 27, 2026.

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