Subtraction Math Sheets

Subtraction worksheets generator. Use the form options below to specify what kind of problems to generate.

For preschool or kindergarten kids, you may set the minuend and subtrahend under 10. Also remember to check No negative answers, so the difference is positive.

You may add Name and Date in the header of PDF and generate up to 35 (7 rows x 5 columns) random basic subtraction problems per page, unlimited printable sheets can be generated per time.

If you need answer sheets, check the Answer option before generate PDF.

How to generate subtraction worksheets

1. set the minimum and maximum values of each of the two operands.

2. for elementary school kids, they only need to deal with subtraction with no negative answers. So it is recommended to check the first two options: Operands in descending order and No negative answers

3. Check With header and With answers if you want a sheet with name, date and the answers.

Generate Subtraction worksheets as per your grade

You can set operand values between 0 - 1000. But remember to generate subtraction worksheets as per the age of the student. Here below are our suggestions according to American education system:

Kindergarten (Ages 4-6)

Students begin to understand and learn basic concepts of subtraction from 4 years old. While they are in kindergarten (ages 5-6), they can start working with simple subtraction problems, usually within 10.

1st Grade (Ages 6-7)

Students of first grade can start to do subtraction with numbers up to 20.

2nd Grade (Ages 7-8)

Students must be able to solve subtraction problems within 20, and should begin to deal with subtraction problems within 100.

3rd grade and above

From third grade to 5th grade, students should continue doing subtraction with multi-digit numbers. Generate subtraction worksheets of larger numbers for daily exercise.