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First Grade Math Worksheet 4
Singapore Math Word Problems
With Cool Math Clip Art

Addition and Subtraction Within 20

We want to provide you with the Best First Grade Math Worksheets. So we scoured the world scrutinizing many math curricula. We found that Singapore has one of the best math curricula in the world.

Math clip art - African-American math teacher

Using the Singapore Math curriculum as our guide, we created our own math word problems for you. Whether you are homeschooling or attending a public school, these math story problems will improve your math.

If you are looking for homeschool math curriculum or are eager to be a math whiz, you might want to purchase the Singapore math curriculum. It is so amazingly good that the state of California Allows State Funds to be used for teachers to order the Singapore Math texts!

We have provided you with Free Math Worksheets! So go ahead - download and print as many as you want. You won't have to burn a hole in your pocket.

Here's A List of All Your Free 1st Grade Math Worksheets.

If you need math worksheets for the other grades, please scroll right up to the top of this page. The links to the other grades are on the Navigation Bar on your left.

Looking for Printable math worksheets? You might want to copy and paste the math problems onto Microsoft word or any other similar software and edit them to your heart's content. We have also included lots of Fantastic Math Clip Art for your pleasure. They will look lovely when printed out.

Each First Grade Math Worksheet has 20 cool math word problems. We injected some humor into our math word problems so that you won't fall asleep.

Want to be a Math Wizard? The best way to learn math is to have lots and lots of math practice. Let's begin our Singapore Math Problems.

Beware! Some of these math problems are tricky!

Math is fun, isn't it?

1st Grade Math Word Problems - Worksheet 4
Addition and Subtraction Within 20



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First Grade Singapore Math Word Problems: 1
Math clip art - Gravedigger with skull. Actor. Hamlet. Shakespeare.

Jara and Bara are gravediggers who love to collect moldy skulls and steal First Grade Math Worksheets. Jara has 8 skulls. Bara has 4 more skulls than Jara. How many skulls does Bara have?





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1st Grade Singapore Fun Math Questions: 2

Clarisse the alligator has 15 beautiful skirts in her wardrobe. Phillip the hippo has 9 fewer skirts than Clarisse. How many skirts does Phillip have?






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First Grade Singapore Math Word Problems: 3

Math clip art - dog taking bath

Every time Pamela Pooch rolls in mud, her master gives her a bath. She rolled in mud 7 times in the morning and 4 times in the afternoon. How many times was she given a bath?





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1st Grade Singapore Fun Math Questions: 4

There are 11 hairy horses in my bathroom taking a bath. There are also 7 ugly iguanas taking a shower there. How many animals are there in my bathroom?






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First Grade Singapore Math Word Problems: 5

Math clip art - cow drinking water.

Papa Monster caught some cows for supper. His son ate 3 of them after having completed his First Grade Math Worksheet. Mama Monster then brought home 5 cows. If they have 14 cows in the end, how many cows did Papa Monster bring home in the beginning?





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1st Grade Singapore Fun Math Questions: 6

Kelly Crow kept some worms in her nest. She gave 14 worms to Ronnie Raven, who made a delicious worm pie with them. Kelly Crow then went out and caught 6 worms and stashed them in her nest with her other worms. If she had 11 worms in the end, how many worms did she have in the beginning?






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First Grade Singapore Math Word Problems: 7

Math clip art - angel and devil fighting with sword and pitchfork.

Some evil creatures were attacking their Singapore math teachers for they had all failed their First Grade Math Worksheet. So the angels came down to help. They killed 4 devils. The angels also killed 5 more monsters than devils. In addition to that, the brave angels killed 2 fewer minotaurs than devils. How many creatures did the avenging angels kill?





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1st Grade Singapore Fun Math Questions: 8

Simon, who hadn't eaten anything for 1 week, swallowed his First Grade Math Worksheet. It tasted good. He then ate 5 gooey snails. Sally, who was also hungry, ate 3 more gooey snails than Simon. Sandy ate 4 fewer gooey snails than Sally, for he wasn't that hungry. How many gooey snails did they eat altogether?






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First Grade Singapore Math Word Problems: 9

Math clip art - angry bull

Gary the angry bull gored 18 pesky matadors. 9 matadors died. How many matadors lived?





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1st Grade Singapore Fun Math Questions: 10

Pretty Princess caught 15 butterflies with her net. 2 butterflies escaped. How many butterflies does she have?






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First Grade Singapore Math Word Problems: 11

Math clip art - bed sheet ghost

Gerard the ghost scared 5 men, 4 women and 7 children in his cemetery, just for the fun of it. How many people did he scare?





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1st Grade Singapore Fun Math Questions: 12

Azoo the hunter shot 3 chattering monkeys, 2 mincing hippos, 5 whistling donkeys and 9 giggling hyenas. How many animals did he shoot?






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First Grade Singapore Math Word Problems: 13

math clip art - green cobra baring fangs

Calvin the Cobra caught some rats. His grandmother gave him 14 more rats. However, 7 rats escaped after putting up a brave fight. If he had 13 rats after that, how many rats did he have in the beginning?





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1st Grade Singapore Fun Math Questions: 14

Shamala went fishing. She netted some whales. 3 whales jumped back into the sea and escaped when she wasn't looking. She went back home in tears with only 11 whales in her pocket. How many whales did she net in the beginning?






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First Grade Singapore Math Word Problems: 15

Math clip art - lady pushing supermarket trolley

Martha went to the supermarket and bought 12 tubs of sardine ice-cream. When she arrived home, a cat stole 7 of her tubs. How many tubs of sardine ice-cream does Martha have left?





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1st Grade Singapore Fun Math Questions: 16

Abu the Apeman, kidnapped 17 cave girls from their mothers. 6 of the cave girls punched him and escaped, giving him a nasty headache. How many cave girls does he have left?






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First Grade Singapore Math Word Problems: 17

Math clip art - lady and man moving house using cart.

Mandy moved house 6 times for aliens were chasing her. Shandy moved house 5 more times than Mandy. How many times did they move house altogether?





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1st Grade Singapore Fun Math Questions: 18

Kala the komodo dragon baked 4 intestine pies. Bala the buffalo baked 5 more intestine pies than Kala. How many intestine pies did Bala bake?






First Grade Singapore Math Word Problems: 19

Math clip art - angry balding man

Moro got an F in his First Grade Math Worksheet. He kicked his math teacher. Then he went back home and caught 20 cats. He threw some of them into a volcano. If he had 6 cats after that, how many did he throw into the volcano?





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1st Grade Singapore Fun Math Questions: 20

Wally the Killer Whale caught some jellyfish. He ate 5 of them and gave 7 to his daughter for acing her First Grade Math Worksheet. If Wally had 6 jellyfish in the end, how many did he catch in the beginning?






This First Grade Math Worksheet Ends Here

This is the end of this First Grade Math Worksheet. We have lots more Free Singapore math word problems in our website. Please click First Grade Math Worksheet for more Singapore math word problems.

Want to check your answers? Here they are!

First Grade Math Worksheet 4 - Answers

Q1 - 12, Q2 - 6, Q3 - 11, Q4 - 18, Q5 - 12

Q6 - 19, Q7 - 15, Q8 - 17, Q9 - 9, Q10 - 13

Q11 - 16, Q12 - 19, Q13 - 6, Q14 - 14, Q15 - 5

Q16 - 11, Q17 - 17, Q18 - 9, Q19 - 14, Q20 - 18

Remember - Math is Fun!

And make sure you have lots of Math Practice. There is nothing like Hard Work!

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