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Subtraction within 10 worksheets

Twenty subtraction problems starting from 10 or less, in three versions with keys. Print them stacked for beginners or on a line.

Subtraction: within 10

NameDate

Subtract.

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Subtraction: within 10

NameDate

Subtract.

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Subtraction: within 10

NameDate

Subtract.

Sheet CFree at teach.peabody.kids

Answer key

Sheet A

  1. 0
  2. 2
  3. 6
  4. 2
  5. 2
  6. 7
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. 1
  10. 3
  11. 1
  12. 6
  13. 0
  14. 3
  15. 1
  16. 2
  17. 5
  18. 5
  19. 4
  20. 4

Sheet B

  1. 0
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. 1
  5. 4
  6. 0
  7. 0
  8. 3
  9. 2
  10. 1
  11. 1
  12. 6
  13. 6
  14. 1
  15. 8
  16. 0
  17. 7
  18. 4
  19. 2
  20. 1

Sheet C

  1. 0
  2. 0
  3. 9
  4. 3
  5. 7
  6. 3
  7. 1
  8. 0
  9. 8
  10. 2
  11. 4
  12. 3
  13. 5
  14. 6
  15. 5
  16. 4
  17. 0
  18. 2
  19. 1
  20. 1
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Subtraction: 20 problems a sheet, 3 versions that do not repeat each other where the numbers allow.

How to use it

  1. Look at the sheet: it is a real, printable sheet. Switch between Sheet A, B and C, or press New numbers (N) for a fresh set.
  2. Change how many problems, how many versions, and whether the key prints. Settings stay in this browser; Share copies a link that rebuilds the same sheets.
  3. Press Print sheet A and key, or Print all. The answer key prints on its own page, so you can keep it back.

Ideas for class

  • Print an addition within 10 sheet alongside this one and ask students to find the pairs, such as 3 + 5 = 8 and 8 − 3 = 5.
  • Use counters or ten frames for the first week, then ask students to put the objects away and use the sheet alone.
  • Say the problem aloud as take away: eight take away three. The words matter more than the symbol for many six-year-olds.

Related

Questions

Can the answer be zero?

Yes. A problem such as 6 − 6 can appear, and it is a useful one: it shows that taking away everything leaves nothing. It does not happen often, and it is worth a minute when it does.

What should come after this sheet?

The subtraction within 20 sheet, which uses the facts from 11 to 20 and asks children to cross back over ten. Most children are ready when they get this sheet right in under three minutes.

Are the answer keys checked?

Each answer is worked out by the code that wrote the problem, and our tests recompute every answer a second way and compare. Please still look over the key before you grade a class set.

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What this worksheet covers

Subtraction within 10 asks a child to take one number away from another that is 10 or less: 9 − 4, 7 − 7, 10 − 3. It is the mirror of addition within 10, and it works best when children see the two together. Each sheet draws from every fact, so it includes the ones that leave zero and the ones that leave a single unit.

Who it is for

First graders are expected to be fluent here by the end of the year, as 1.OA.C.6 describes. Kindergarten children can use the sheet for the facts within 5 and ignore the rest, and a second grader who is slow here needs the facts before moving on.

Taking one number away from another, starting from 10 or less · Kindergarten and grade 1

A worked example

For 8 − 3, a student might count back three steps from 8: 7, 6, 5. A stronger way is to think of what goes with 3 to make 8, which is 5. Showing both and asking which was quicker teaches children to use their addition facts for subtraction.

Mistakes to watch for

  • Subtracting the smaller number from the larger every time, which hides the fact that the order matters. Ask whether 3 − 8 makes sense with objects.
  • Counting back one too many, saying the starting number as the first step. Tap the starting number, then count the steps.

Make it your own

This sheet is one setting of the math worksheet generator. Open it there to change the skill, the range of numbers or the heading, or to mix several skills on one sheet.