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Key words for mental addition

Here are some of the words which will crop up when doing addition sums.

Addition keywords

Have a look below to see how they can be used in the simple sum 3 + 4 = 7.

Add
3 add 4 is 7

Altogether
Altogether, 3 and 4 make 7.

Increase
If you increase 3 by 4 you get 7.

More
7 is 3 more than 4.

Plus
3 plus 4 is 7.

Sum
The sum of 3 and 4 is 7.

Total
The total of 3 and 4 is 7.


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