Grade 1 Subtraction — Stretch your thinking
Subtraction finds what remains or the difference between two amounts. Try the more demanding numbers. Estimate first, then explain your method and verify.
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20 questionsGrade 1 Subtraction — Stretch your thinking
Name: ________________________ Date: ______________
Directions: Identify the starting amount and the part being removed or compared. Write your answer for each problem.
- 7 - 5 = ______
- 21 - 1 = ______
- 7 - 6 = ______
- 12 - 9 = ______
- 17 - 16 = ______
- 26 - 25 = ______
- 17 - 5 = ______
- 10 - 2 = ______
- 27 - 25 = ______
- 8 - 3 = ______
- 12 - 3 = ______
- 5 - 4 = ______
- 7 - 7 = ______
- 17 - 12 = ______
- 28 - 22 = ______
- 33 - 17 = ______
- 32 - 17 = ______
- 8 - 4 = ______
- 19 - 3 = ______
- 17 - 3 = ______
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Show answer key (for parents and teachers)
- 1. 2
- 2. 20
- 3. 1
- 4. 3
- 5. 1
- 6. 1
- 7. 12
- 8. 8
- 9. 2
- 10. 5
- 11. 9
- 12. 1
- 13. 0
- 14. 5
- 15. 6
- 16. 16
- 17. 15
- 18. 4
- 19. 16
- 20. 14
How to help with this skill
First graders use drawings, objects, and number lines to understand small numbers and explain their thinking. Focus on accuracy before speed.
- Identify the starting amount and the part being removed or compared.
- Use counting back, a number line, or place-value regrouping.
- Check by adding your answer to the amount removed.
Try this: Ask: What was there at the beginning, and what changed?
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More Grade 1 practice
Supplementary math practice, not a full curriculum. Review answers with your learner.