Subtraction Worksheets (Free Printable PDF)

Twenty-four subtraction problems fill one page in four columns of six, each written in column form with the larger number on top, a rule underneath and space to work. Pick single digits, two-digit or three-digit numbers. Every answer is a positive whole number, and the top of the page has a name, date and score line plus a short reminder of the method being practised.

The borrowing option decides how the numbers are built. Without borrowing, every digit on top is at least as large as the digit below it, so each column can be subtracted on its own. With borrowing, at least one column forces a regroup from the next place. At the single-digit level borrowing means crossing ten instead, so those problems take a single digit away from a number between 11 and 18, such as 15 - 8.

Answers can be typed into the form field under each rule, which makes the sheet usable on a tablet as well as on paper. Turn on the answer key and the PDF becomes two pages: the worksheet, then the same problems with every difference printed in red. The numbers depend only on the options you pick, so the same settings always give you the same worksheet.