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Subtraction drill worksheets build speed and accuracy with basic subtraction facts. Problem sets include subtracting within 5, subtracting single digits from teen numbers, finding missing minuends, and individual fact families from 0s through 10s in both vertical and horizontal formats. Mixed drill sets round out the practice. Each worksheet contains 50 to 100 problems for timed assessments or daily warm-ups.

subtraction drills Worksheets - Subtracting (Within 5) worksheet

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Subtracting (Within 5)

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Subtract numbers up to 5 to find how many are left.
Use subtraction facts within 5 quickly from memory.
Solve simple subtraction equations written with numbers and a minus sign.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - Subtraction Drills (Missing Minuend) worksheet

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Subtraction Drills (Missing Minuend)

Find the starting number in a subtraction problem when the top number is missing.
Use the relationship between subtraction parts (start, take away, and what’s left) to fill in the blank.
Build speed and accuracy with basic subtraction facts while working backward to the missing number.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - Subtraction Drills (Missing Minuend) Horizontal worksheet

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Subtraction Drills (Missing Minuend) Horizontal

Figure out the starting number when you know what was taken away and what’s left.
Write and solve subtraction equations with a blank in the first spot (___ − number = number).
Use the relationship between subtraction and addition to find the missing number.
Build speed and accuracy with basic subtraction facts and mental math.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - Subtraction Drills (Teens and Single Digit) worksheet

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Subtraction Drills (Teens and Single Digit)

Subtract a 1-digit number from a teen number to find the difference.
Use quick mental math to take away small amounts from numbers 11–19.
Recognize subtraction facts with teen numbers and answer them faster.
Avoid common mistakes with teen numbers, like mixing up the tens and ones.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - Subtraction Drills (Teens and Single Digit) Horizontal worksheet

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Subtraction Drills (Teens and Single Digit) Horizontal

Subtract a one-digit number from a teen number to find the difference.
Use mental math to take away small amounts quickly and accurately.
Build speed and confidence with basic subtraction facts involving teen numbers.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 0s worksheet

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0s

Practice subtracting 0 from a number and seeing that the number stays the same.
Get faster at basic subtraction facts by recognizing the zero rule right away.
Build confidence reading subtraction expressions with a minus sign and a 0.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 1s worksheet

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1s

Practice subtracting 1 from a number quickly and accurately.
Notice that subtracting 1 means finding the number right before it in counting order.
Build speed and confidence with simple subtraction you can do in your head.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 2s worksheet

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2s

Practice subtracting 2 from a number quickly and accurately
Get comfortable counting back by 2s to find a difference
Build confidence with basic subtraction facts and mental math speed
Notice patterns when numbers go down by 2 each time

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 3s worksheet

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3s

Practice subtracting 3 from a number quickly and accurately.
Get comfortable counting back three steps to find the difference.
Build fluency with subtraction facts that use 3.
Improve mental math speed when taking away a small number.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 4s worksheet

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4s

Practice subtracting 4 from a number quickly and accurately.
Get comfortable finding the difference when taking away 4.
Build speed with subtraction facts so answers come more easily in your head.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 5s worksheet

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5s

Practice subtracting 5 from a number quickly and accurately.
Get comfortable counting back by fives to find the difference.
Build subtraction fact fluency so answers come faster in your head.
Notice patterns when you take away 5 (like the ones digit changing in predictable ways).

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 6s worksheet

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6s

Practice subtracting 6 from a number quickly and accurately.
Get comfortable using subtraction facts for 6 without counting every time.
Build mental math speed when taking away 6 from different starting numbers.
Notice patterns in the 6s subtraction facts to help you answer faster.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 7s worksheet

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7s

Subtract 7 from a number quickly and accurately.
Use the idea of “take away 7” to find the difference between two numbers.
Build speed and confidence with the 7 subtraction facts for mental math.
Notice patterns when counting back by 7 to help solve problems faster.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 8s worksheet

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8s

Subtract 8 from a number quickly and accurately.
Use subtraction facts to find the difference without counting one by one.
Notice patterns when taking away 8 to help solve problems faster.
Build speed and confidence with mental subtraction.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 9s worksheet

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9s

Get quick and accurate at subtracting 9 from a number.
Use mental math shortcuts for minus 9, like subtract 10 and add 1 back.
Pay attention to place value when subtracting 9 across tens (like 40 − 9).
Build subtraction fact fluency so answers come without counting.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 10s worksheet

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10s

Practice subtracting 10 from a number quickly and accurately.
Notice how taking away 10 changes only the tens digit while the ones digit stays the same.
Build speed and confidence with basic subtraction facts involving tens.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - Mixed worksheet

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Mixed

Practice subtracting one number from another to find the difference
Get faster and more accurate with mixed subtraction facts
Build confidence solving subtraction problems without needing a calculator

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 0s (horizontal) worksheet

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0s (horizontal)

Practice subtracting 0 from a number and seeing that the number stays the same.
Get faster at basic subtraction facts using mental math.
Read and solve subtraction expressions written in a horizontal line (like 8 - 0).
Build confidence with the meaning of the minus sign and the idea of “take away zero.”

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 1s (horizontal) worksheet

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1s (horizontal)

Practice subtracting 1 from a number quickly and accurately.
Notice that subtracting 1 makes a number one less and changes only the last digit most of the time.
Build speed with basic subtraction facts for mental math.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 2s (horizontal) worksheet

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2s (horizontal)

Practice subtracting 2 from a number quickly and accurately.
Get comfortable counting back by 2s to find the difference.
Build subtraction fact fluency so answers come more automatically.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 3s (horizontal) worksheet

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3s (horizontal)

Practice subtracting 3 from a number quickly and accurately.
Get comfortable counting back by 3s to find the difference.
Build speed with basic subtraction facts that use 3.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 4s (horizontal) worksheet

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4s (horizontal)

Practice subtracting 4 from a number quickly and accurately.
Get comfortable using subtraction facts with 4 to find the difference.
Build mental math speed by counting back 4 in one step.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 5s (horizontal) worksheet

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5s (horizontal)

Practice subtracting 5 from different numbers quickly and accurately.
Get comfortable counting back by fives to find a difference.
Build speed with basic subtraction facts that use 5.
Strengthen mental math by doing subtraction without using objects or a number line.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 6s (horizontal) worksheet

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6s (horizontal)

Subtract 6 from a number quickly and accurately.
Use subtraction facts with 6 to find differences without counting every time.
Build speed and confidence with mental subtraction.
Notice patterns when taking away 6 (like the answer going down by 6 each time).

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 7s (horizontal) worksheet

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7s (horizontal)

Practice subtracting 7 from a number quickly and accurately.
Get comfortable using subtraction facts to find the difference without counting one by one.
Build speed and confidence with mental subtraction.
Notice patterns when you keep taking away 7 from different numbers.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 8s (horizontal) worksheet

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8s (horizontal)

Subtract 8 from a number quickly and accurately.
Use the idea of “take away 8” to find the difference between two numbers.
Build speed and confidence with subtraction facts involving 8.
Do subtraction in your head by counting back 8 or using a known fact.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 9s (horizontal) worksheet

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9s (horizontal)

Practice subtracting 9 from a number quickly and accurately.
Get comfortable using mental math tricks for minus 9 (like subtract 10, then add 1).
Build speed and confidence with subtraction facts to improve overall math fluency.
Pay attention to accuracy when subtracting across different starting numbers.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - 10s (horizontal) worksheet

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10s (horizontal)

Practice subtracting 10 from a number quickly and accurately.
Use place-value patterns to see how the tens digit changes when you take away 10.
Build mental math speed by counting back by tens.

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subtraction drills Worksheets - Mixed (horizontal) worksheet

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Mixed (horizontal)

Practice subtracting one number from another to find the difference.
Get faster and more accurate with basic subtraction facts.
Solve subtraction problems with mixed numbers without relying on a pattern.

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