Ages 6–8Math8 sheets
Math word problems worksheets
In a word problem the sum is hidden in a story. The child has to read, decide whether to add or take away, write the number sentence and answer in a full sentence. These sheets use short everyday stories about stickers, marbles, apples and buses, with numbers to 20.
Worksheets
Test Prep
Secret Message Test
Tips for practising
- Read the story twice: once to understand it, once to find the numbers.
- Ask “does it get more or less?” before choosing + or −.
- Let the child act the story out with real objects if they get stuck.