Putting two groups together

Mathematics · Addition & Subtraction · ages 4-6

Name ______________________ Date ____________

There are 4 fish in the bowl. Dad adds 1 more fish. How many fish are in the bowl now? Write the number.
Answer: ______________
Kim puts 2 red cubes and 1 yellow cube in a line. How many cubes are in the line?
- 4
- 2
- 5
- 3
Put together 2 stars and 3 stars. How many stars altogether?
- 4
- 5
- 6
Addition means finding how many things there are altogether.
Circle one: True False
Max sees 2 dogs. Then 5 more dogs run over. How many dogs are there now? Write the number.
Answer: ______________
2 dogs are sleeping. 4 more dogs come to play. How many dogs are there now?
- 6
- 5
- 7
Ann has 3 buttons. Ben gives her 3 more buttons. How many buttons does Ann have now?
- 6
- 5
- 8
- 7
Eli puts 3 red blocks with 2 blue blocks. Ava puts 2 blue blocks with 3 red blocks. Eli says they both have the same number of blocks. Is Eli right?
Circle one: True False
Mia has 3 cars. 2 more cars come. Mia says she still has 3 cars. What did Mia forget to do?
- Add the new cars to find the total
- Count only the 2 new cars, not the old ones
- Nothing. Mia is right
There are 6 pencils in the box. The teacher puts 3 more pencils in. How many pencils are in the box now? Write the number.
Answer: ______________

Answer key

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5 · Put 4 and 1 together to get 5.
3 · Put 2 and 1 together to get 3.
5 · 2 stars and 3 more stars make 5 stars altogether.
True · Addition tells you the total when two groups join.
7 · Put 2 and 5 together to get 7.
6 · 2 dogs and 4 more dogs make 6 dogs.
6 · Put 3 and 3 together to get 6.
True · Both make 5 blocks. Which group you count first does not change the total.
Add the new cars to find the total · Mia needs to put both groups together to find how many altogether.
9 · Put 6 and 3 together to get 9.