This document contains 30 word problems for year 1 students involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and other basic math concepts. The problems ask students to calculate things like the number of stickers or dolls needed to match amounts, costs of toys, numbers of objects, time differences and more. Solving the problems requires applying mathematical operations to quantities provided in each short scenario.

1. Word Problems Year 1
1 Sam has 5 stickers. Polly has 9 stickers. If Sam wants
to collect as many stickers as Polly, how many more
does he need?
2 A toy car costs 7p. A toy aeroplane costs 10p more.
How much does the aeroplane cost?
3 I think of a number and add 3. The answer is 8. What
is my number?
4 A drink costs 5p. I want to buy 3 drinks. How much
will I need?
5 How many toes are there on two feet?
6 How many gloves are there in two pairs?
7 There were 12 chocolates in a bag. I ate 4 of them.
How many were left?
8 A tricycle has 3 wheels. How many wheels on two
tricycles?
9 Emma is two years older than Hamid. Hamid is 9. How
old is Emma?
10 Some rabbits ate 2, 4 and 6 carrots. How many
carrots did they eat altogether?
11 A toy box had 6 dinosaurs in it. Half of them were
green. How many were not green?
12 Sally had 2 dolls. Nita had 3 dolls. How many more
dolls would they need if they wanted to take 6 dolls on
a picnic?
13 Chelsea spent 7p at the sweet shop. What was her
change from 10p?
14 Scott rolled a ball 4 metres. Ben rolled a ball 8
metres. How much further did Ben’s ball roll?
15 Pens cost 6p. Amar paid for them exactly with two
coins. What coins did he use?

2. 16 Toffees cost 4p. How much do 3 toffees cost?
17 It is 5 o’clock. What time was it two hours ago?
18 3 bricks balance a toy car. 8 bricks balance a book. If the
car and the book are on the scales together, how many
bricks will balance them?
19 A table seats six children. How many children will 2 tables
seat?
20 It is six o’clock. Sue goes to bed at 8 o’clock. How many
hours until Sue’s bedtime?
21 A robot needs 4 batteries. How many batteries do you
need for 3 robots?
22 A cube has 12 edges. How many edges on 2 cubes?
23 The children see who can hold the most cubes. Mary can
hold 4 cubes, Tom can hold 8 cubes and Sarah can hold 7
cubes. Who can hold one more cube than Sarah? Who can
hold the least cubes?
24 Jasmine spent 11p at the shop. She paid exactly using 3
coins. What coins did she use?
25 Today is Wednesday. What day will it be in four days
time?
26 A farmer has 4 sheep, 8 cows and 3 chickens. How many
animals does he have altogether?
27 Mitchell and Susie take their teddies on a picnic. Susie
has 5 teddies. Mitchell has 3 teddies. At the picnic they
meet Vicky who has 6 teddies. How many teddies
altogether?
28 In the cloakroom there are 8 plimsolls. How many pairs of
plimsolls is that?
29 Mrs. Shaw is collecting conkers. She wants to collect 20
conkers. Jade finds 11 conkers, Tom finds 5 conkers. How
many more does Mrs. Shaw need to make 20 altogether?
30 The classroom is 14 metres long. The hall is 5 metres
longer. How long is the hall?