Year 5 Two-Step Addition & Subtraction Word Problems – Worksheets with Answers

➕➖ Build confidence with two-step word problems

Help learners develop their mathematical reasoning with this printable Year 5 maths resource. Students must read each real-world problem carefully, identify whether to add or subtract at each stage, and complete more than one operation to find the answer.

The questions use engaging contexts involving money, visitors, toys, books, distances, populations, stock and more. Values become larger and contexts more challenging across the three worksheets, providing a clear progression in difficulty.

📚 What Is Included

• 3 student worksheets

• 3 corresponding answer sheets

• 8 questions on each student worksheet

• 24 two-step word problems in total

• Addition and subtraction questions using whole numbers

• Problems involving £, metres and a variety of labelled quantities

• Space for students to record each answer

• Name and date fields

• A QR code linking to a supporting word-problem video

• 6 A4 pages in total

🎯 Skills Covered

• Solving two-step addition and subtraction problems

• Identifying the correct operations from written information

• Combining addition and subtraction within one problem

• Reading and interpreting mathematical vocabulary

• Working accurately with increasingly large whole numbers

• Solving problems involving money and measurement

• Applying arithmetic skills in real-world contexts

• Checking whether an answer is reasonable

📈 Learning Progression

The resource contains three practice sets. The first worksheet introduces two-step calculations with accessible four-digit values. Later worksheets use larger values, including five-digit numbers, and more complex contexts requiring careful interpretation.

This progression makes the resource useful for guided learning, independent practice, revision and assessment.

🌍 Curriculum and Assessment Relevance

This resource supports key upper-primary maths/math skills, including solving multi-step addition and subtraction problems in context. It is particularly suitable for Year 5 learners and comparable elementary or primary levels internationally.

The questions also reinforce the arithmetic reasoning and word-problem skills used in assessments such as UK SATs and Australia’s NAPLAN. This resource is not officially endorsed by, affiliated with or formally aligned to either assessment programme.

✏️ Suggested Uses

• Independent classroom practice

• Guided maths groups

• Morning work or lesson starters

• Homework

• Revision and consolidation

• Early-finisher activities

• Intervention and additional support

• Informal assessment

• Home education or homeschool learning

• Preparation for more advanced multi-step problems

👩‍🏫 Suitable For

• Year 5 learners

• Upper-primary and elementary students

• Classroom teachers

• Teaching assistants and tutors

• Parents and home educators

• Mainstream, intervention and small-group settings

📄 Product Details

• Subject: Maths / Math

• Topic: Two-Step Mixed Word Problems

• Operations: Addition and subtraction

• Level: Year 5 / upper primary / elementary

• Questions: 24

• Student worksheets: 3

• Answer sheets: 3

• Total pages: 6

• Page size: A4

• Format: Digital PDF

• Answers included: Yes

• Printing options: Colour or greyscale

This is a digital PDF resource. No physical item will be supplied.