Grade 2 One-Step Word Problems Worksheet

About this worksheet

This Grade 2 worksheet gives focused practice with one-step addition and subtraction word problems within 100. The workbook reference treats this as a repeatable classroom skill, so the questions move through equations, short situations, visual models, and explanation choices instead of asking the same thing ten times. Second graders often know a procedure in one format but lose it when the numbers, words, or picture change. This page keeps the numbers friendly enough for independent practice while requiring students to name what the situation asks, choose a useful strategy, and check that the answer fits. Support versions use smaller numbers and direct language. Standard and challenge versions add closer distractors and multi-step reasoning. A common slip is adding every number in the story, even when the action asks for a missing part or difference. Encourage children to read the whole prompt, mark the important values, and say why their answer makes sense before moving on.