Addition word problems generator
Generate addition word problems for grades 1-5 with story contexts you choose, from sums within 20 to multi-digit and decimal totals, plus an answer key.
Free · No account · Up to 40 problems · Answer key included
Tip: Describe the specific skill or topic. The generator calibrates complexity to the grade level you pick.
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What is an addition word problem?
An addition word problem is a short story in which students find a total by joining or combining quantities, such as 'Ana picks 14 apples, then picks 9 more. How many apples does she have now?' (23). This generator writes printable sets sized to your grade, with an answer key on a separate page.
The standards in play
1.OA.A.1 covers add-to and put-together situations within 20, 2.OA.A.1 covers one- and two-step problems within 100, and 3.OA.D.8 covers two-step problems with any of the four operations. The hard part is the reading: finding the numbers, seeing that the story joins quantities, and writing the matching equation.
How the contexts vary
Each run writes new scenarios and names. Name a theme (sports, animals, food), ask for short sentences for English learners, or ask for three addends or two-step stories for advanced groups. Numbers follow the grade:
1st grade: one-step add-to problems within 20
2nd grade: put-together and two-step problems within 100
3rd grade: totals within 1,000
4th and 5th grade: money, fractions, and decimals
Where it fits in a week
Use one problem as a daily opener and a full page for independent practice. For a page where students choose between adding and subtracting, use the addition and subtraction word problems generator.
How the math problem generator works
- 1
Describe the set
The topic and the format, such as two-step equations or fraction word problems about cooking.
- 2
Set the details
Grade, difficulty, and number of problems. It usually takes 10 to 20 seconds.
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Check and print
Work a few problems yourself, then print the student copy and the answer key.
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Yes. Ask for 'three-addend word problems' and the stories combine three quantities, such as three stacks of books, before the question. For 1st grade, 1.OA.A.2 keeps the total within 20.
Name the theme in the description, such as 'soccer', 'baking', or 'farm animals', and the generator uses it across the set. Leave out student names; the generator makes up its own.
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division (including long division), fractions, decimals, ratios, percents, pre-algebra, Algebra 1 and 2, and geometry.
Yes. Ask for word problems in the description, and add a context such as sports, animals, or food if you like.
Pick the grade, which sets the kind of numbers and operations, then choose easy, medium, or hard.
Yes. Every problem has an answer, printed on a separate page. Work a few problems yourself before handing the set out, since AI-generated math can contain mistakes.
No. It writes problems. To grade completed work, upload it to GradeWithAI, which reads handwritten math and gives partial credit under your rubric or answer key.
Yes, with no account.
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