Addition sentences: true or false?
Key notes:-
➕ What is an Addition Sentence?
An addition sentence shows how two or more numbers are added together.
👉 Example: 2 + 3 = 5 🧮
💡 Parts of an Addition Sentence
- Numbers being added → addends ➕
- Symbol → “+” means add
- Equals sign → “=” means is the same as
👉 Example: 4 + 1 = 5 (True ✅)
🧐 What Does True or False Mean?
- True ✅ means the addition is correct.
- False ❌ means the addition is wrong.
🧠 Example:
- 2 + 2 = 4 → ✅ True!
- 3 + 5 = 7 → ❌ False! (Because 3 + 5 = 8)
🧩 How to Check if It’s True or False?
🖐 Count with your fingers
🎲 Use objects like blocks or counters
🔢 Add the numbers carefully
Then check if both sides are equal (=)
🎯 Examples to Practice
| Addition Sentence | Answer | True or False |
|---|---|---|
| 1 + 2 = 3 | ✅ | True |
| 4 + 3 = 6 | ❌ | False |
| 5 + 0 = 5 | ✅ | True |
| 2 + 5 = 8 | ❌ | False |
🌈 Fun Tip!
🧸 Use toys, apples 🍎, or pencils ✏️ to count and check your answers.
Learning math can be fun and colorful! 🎉
Learn with an example
🎺 Which sentence is true?
- 2 + 3 = 5
- 2 + 2 = 5
- The first sentence is true because the two sides are equal.
- 2 + 3 = 5
- The second sentence is false because the two sides are not equal.
- 2 + 2 is equal to 4, not 5.
🎺Which sentence is true?
- 3 + 2 = 2
- 2 + 2 = 4
- The first sentence is false because the two sides are not equal.
- 3 + 2 is equal to 5, not 2.
- The second sentence is true because the two sides are equal.
- 2 + 2 = 4
🎺Which sentence is true?
- 3 + 1 = 5
- 1 + 1 = 2
- The first sentence is false because the two sides are not equal.
- 3 + 1 is equal to 4, not 5.
- The second sentence is true because the two sides are equal.
- 1 + 1 = 2
Let’s practice!

