Mathematics PACK-MATH-4 · WS-MATH-4-02
Compare and Create
Addition and Subtraction Word Problems — Comparison problems and writing your own
๐Ÿ“ Directions: Solve comparison problems. Then write your own story problem!
Part A: Compare and Find the Difference

Read each story. Draw pictures to compare, then solve!

  1. Compare Problem: Lily picked 8 flowers. Jake picked 5 flowers. How many more flowers did Lily pick than Jake?
    Draw to compare!
    Number sentence: ___ โˆ’ ___ = ___
    Answer: ___ more flowers
  2. Compare Problem: The red team scored 12 points. The blue team scored 7 points. How many fewer points did the blue team score?
    Draw to compare!
    Number sentence: ___ โˆ’ ___ = ___
    Answer: ___ fewer points
  3. Missing Part: There are 10 animals at the farm. Some are cows and 6 are chickens. How many are cows?
    Draw it!
    Number sentence: ___ โˆ’ ___ = ___
    Answer: ___ cows
Part B: Write Your Own Story Problem! ๏ธ

Write your own addition OR subtraction story. Draw a picture and solve it!

My story:
Draw your picture here
Number sentence: ____________________
Answer: ___________