Key Words for Adding and Subtracting

Which word in this problem tells you to add? "Sam has 3 apples. He gets 2 more apples. How many apples does he have now?"

• gets

• more

• apples

• now

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.A.3

Which word in this problem tells you to subtract? "Lisa had 7 candies. She gave away 3 candies. How many does she have left?"

• had

• gave away

• candies

• left

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Which word in this problem tells you to add? "Tom found 4 shells and then found 5 more. How many shells does he have in all?"

• found

• more

• shells

• in all

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Which word in this problem tells you to subtract? "Anna had 10 balloons. 2 balloons flew away. How many balloons does she have now?"

• had

• flew away

• balloons

• now

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Which word in this problem tells you to add? "Ben has 6 marbles. His friend gives him 3 more. How many marbles does Ben have now?"

• gives

• more

• marbles

• now

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.A.3

Which word in this problem tells you to subtract? "Sarah had 8 stickers. She lost 2 stickers. How many stickers does she have left?"

• had

• lost

• stickers

• left

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Which word in this problem tells you to add? "Mike has 5 pencils. He buys 4 more pencils. How many pencils does he have altogether?"

• buys

• more

• pencils

• altogether

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Which word in this problem tells you to subtract? "Emily had 9 cookies. She ate 3 cookies. How many cookies does she have now?"

• had

• ate

• cookies

• now

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Which word in this problem tells you to add? "Jake has 2 red cars and 3 blue cars. How many cars does he have in total?"

• and

• blue

• cars

• total

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Which word in this problem tells you to subtract? "Olivia had 12 crayons. She gave 4 crayons to her friend. How many crayons does she have left?"

• had

• gave

• crayons

• left

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8