Subtraction Maths Worksheets For Year 2 (age 6-7)
Subtraction is much easier once it is realised that it is the inverse (or opposite) of addition. Many subtraction questions can be answered by adding on, but children are expected to know subtraction facts to at least 10 (eg know that 9 – 4 = 5). Knowing these facts is just as important as knowing ‘tables’. They will also be working with 2-digit numbers, especially multiples of 10.
Subtract a single digit from 2 digits
Some excellent mental arithmetic work on subtracting a single digit from a 2-digit number.
Subtract from a multiple of 10
Quite tricky subtraction: taking a single digit from a multiple of 10.
Subtract multiples of ten
Subtract multiples of ten, up to 100.
Addition helping subtraction
See just how easy it is to use addition to help with subtraction.
Subtracting 9 from a 2-digit number
Four worksheets for practising subtracting 9 by subtracting 10 and adding 1.
Subtraction: complete number sentences
Try completing these subtraction number sentences which are all to do with subtracting a single digit from a 2-digit number up to 20.
Subtracting multiples of 10 from 100
Four worksheets on subtracting multiples of 10 from 100. Make sure your child can count up and down in tens with confidence before trying these.
Subtracting Whole Tens
Number lines are here to help with subtracting whole tens.
Subtract 11 or 21
practice at subtracting 11 or 21 from 2-digit numbers 'in your head'.
Subtracting 2-digits by counting up
Sometimes it's easier to do subtraction by counting up, especially if the numbers are close to each other.
Subtracting tens and units
Subtracting 2-digit numbers, but no 'decomposition' needed. A good mental arithmetic exercise.
Subtract numbers either side of 100
Use counting up to find differences between numbers either side of 100.
Subtract 19 from 2-digit numbers
Using mental methods to subtract 19 from 2-digit numbers.
Subtract whole hundreds
Here we have four worksheets on subtracting whole hundreds.
Missing Numbers and Missing Signs
Something different here: the mathematical sign and a number are both missing.
Subtraction Brainwhizz
Sets of quick mental arithmetic questions. Subtracting single digits and 2-digit numbers.
