1.
Mira has 14 stars.
Mira gave away 9 stars.
How many stars does Mira have now?
Answer:
Each question is a short story. Children read what happens, then write how many are left at the end.
Choose addition, subtraction or mixed, how many steps, and the number range. Extra questions continue on the next A4 page.
Read each story, work out the answer, and write it on the line.
Mira has 14 stars.
Mira gave away 9 stars.
How many stars does Mira have now?
Nina has 18 books.
Nina got 1 more book.
How many books does Nina have now?
Rowan has 14 grapes.
Rowan picked 2 more grapes.
How many grapes does Rowan have now?
Riley has 20 trading cards.
Riley gave away 3 trading cards.
How many trading cards does Riley have now?
Olivia has 12 acorns.
6 acorns rolled away.
How many acorns does Olivia have now?
Fatima has 2 toy cars.
Fatima got 16 more toy cars.
How many toy cars does Fatima have now?
Read each story, work out the answer, and write it on the line.
Jordan has 10 dogs.
4 more dogs joined in.
How many dogs does Jordan have now?
Leo has 4 candies.
Leo gave away 2 candies.
How many candies does Leo have now?
Quinn has 14 marbles.
Quinn lost 10 marbles.
How many marbles does Quinn have now?
Yusuf has 1 apple.
Yusuf bought 14 more apples.
How many apples does Yusuf have now?
A word-problem generator for early addition and subtraction. Every story stays inside the chosen number range, never subtracts below zero, and uses matching objects and actions — birds fly in or fly away, cookies are baked or eaten — so the maths and the English both make sense.
Skills practiced
Print tip: Print A4, 100% scale, Margins: Default, headers and footers off. Multi-step stories use fewer questions per page so nothing is clipped.