Subtraction: Learn skills (K)

Subtract objects

Above: 3 shirts – 1 shirt = 2 shirts
Above: 3 shirts – 2 shirts = 1 shirt
Above: 2 beds – 0 beds = 2 beds
Above: 4 shoes – 1 shoe = 3 shoes
Above: 4 umbrellas – 2 umbrellas = 2 umbrellas
Above: 4 shirts – 3 shirts = 1 shirt
Above: 5 shirts – 2 shirts = 3 shirts
Above: 5 umbrellas – 3 umbrellas = 2 umbrellas
Above: 5 shoes – 4 shoes = 1 shoe

Subtract animals

Above: 5 lions – 2 lions = 3 lions
Above: 5 cats – 4 cats = 1 cat
Above: 5 monkeys – 4 monkeys – 1 monkey
Above: 6 cats – 1 cat = 5 cats
Above: 6 horses – 3 horses = 3 horses
Above: 6 zebras – 2 zebras = 4 zebras
Above: 7 elephants – 3 elephants = 4 elephants
Above: 7 rhinoceros – 4 rhinoceros = 3 rhinoceros
Above: 7 bears – 2 bears = 5 bears

Subtract numbers

1 – 1 = 0
2 – 1 = 1
3 – 1 = 2
4 – 1 = 3
5 – 1 = 4
6 – 1 = 5
7 – 1 = 6
8 – 1 = 7
9 – 1 = 8
10 – 1 = 9

2 – 2 = 0
3 – 2 = 1
4 – 2 = 2
5 – 2 = 3
6 – 2 = 4
7 – 2 = 5
8 – 2 = 6
9 – 2 = 7
10 – 2 = 8

3 – 3 = 0
4 – 3 = 1
5 – 3 = 2
6 – 3 = 3
7 – 3 = 4
8 – 3 = 5
9 – 3 = 6
10 – 3 = 7

4 – 4 = 0
5 – 4 = 1
6 – 4 = 2
7 – 4 = 3
8 – 4 = 4
9 – 4 = 5
10 – 4 = 6

5 – 5 = 0
6 – 5 = 1
7 – 5 = 2
8 – 5 = 3
9 – 5 = 4
10 – 5 = 5

6 – 6 = 0
7 – 6 = 1
8 – 6 = 2
9 – 6 = 3
10 – 6 = 4

7 – 7 = 0
8 – 7 = 1
9 – 7 = 2
10 – 7 = 3

8 – 8 = 0
9 – 8 = 1
10 – 8 = 2

9 – 9 = 0
10 – 9 = 1

10 – 10 = 0

Subtract using words

Tom has 3 books. He gave 1 to Anna. Tom has 2 books left.

There are 5 pencils in a box. If 3 pencils are taken away, 2 pencils are left.

Giuliana received 3 gifts and opened 1 of them. She has 2 left to open.

David is playing with 4 friends. If 2 friends leave, 2 friends remain with him.

Emily has 7 crayons. Only 2 of the crayons are red. This means that 5 crayons are not red.

There are 6 pets playing in the park. If 3 are dogs and the rest are cats, then 3 of the pets are cats.

Paul has 3 toys. Only 1 of them is new. This means that 2 of Paul’s toys are not new.

A bus made all 5 stops in the morning and only 3 stops in the afternoon. The bus missed 2 stops in the afternoon.

Olivia received 7 letters. She opened 4 of them. Olivia has 3 letters left to open.

Luca has 6 cars, only 2 of which are not blue. Therefore, 4 of his cars are blue. 

Daniel has 6 stickers. He gave 2 stickers to Sophia. Daniel has 4 stickers left.

There are 8 pens in a box. If 5 pens are taken away, then 3 pens are left.

Rebecca received 7 gifts and opened 2 of them. Rebecca has 5 gifts left to open.

Juan is with 10 classmates. If 3 classmates leave, then 7 remain with Juan.

Madison has 9 pencils. Only 5 of the pencils are black. This means that 4 of the pencils are not black.

There are 10 dogs in the park. If 5 are big dogs and the rest are small dogs, then 5 of the dogs are small.

James has 5 crayons, only 1 of which is new. Therefore, 4 of his crayons are not new.

A school bus made all 9 stops in the morning and only 6 stops in the afternoon. The school bus missed 3 stops in the afternoon.

Mia received 8 letters. She opened 3 of them. Mia has 5 letters left to open.

Liam saw 7 cars, only 4 of which were not yellow. Therefore, 3 cares were yellow.