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Printable PDF Year 2 Primary Subtraction Worksheets

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Year 2 subtraction worksheets for children ages 5-6 years old. These year 2 subtraction worksheets are fully differentiated. Children in year 2 are expected to subtract single digits from double digits. For example 45 - 9. Some year 2 pupils will be able to subtract double digits from double digits numbers. For example 76 - 35.  Year 2 children are also expected to take away multiples of ten from 2 digits. For example 59 - 20. Year 2 pupils will be expected to find the difference between two numbers less than 100, for example 45 and 81. Each file is a PDF worksheet ready to download.

Subtraction Worksheets


Taking Away X

Taking Away 10 (10 questions) (Easy)Taking Away 10 (10 questions)
Taking Away 10 (20 questions) (Easy)Taking Away 10 (20 questions)
Taking Away 10 (50 questions) (Easy)Taking Away 10 (50 questions)
Taking Away 20 (10 questions) (Easy)Taking Away 20 (10 questions)
Taking Away 20 (20 questions) (Easy)Taking Away 20 (20 questions)
Taking Away 20 (50 questions) (Easy)Taking Away 20 (50 questions)
Taking Away Numbers Less than Thirty (A) (Medium)Taking Away Numbers Less than Thirty (A)
Taking Away Numbers Less than Thirty (B) (Medium)Taking Away Numbers Less than Thirty (B)
Taking Away Numbers Less than Thirty (C) (Medium)Taking Away Numbers Less than Thirty (C)

Taking Away X

Taking Away One Digit from Two Digits (A) (Medium)Taking Away One Digit from Two Digits (A)
Taking Away One Digit from Two Digits (B) (Medium)Taking Away One Digit from Two Digits (B)
Taking Away One Digit from Two Digits (C) (Medium)Taking Away One Digit from Two Digits (C)
Taking Away Two Digits from Two Digits (A) (Hard)Taking Away Two Digits from Two Digits (A)
Taking Away Two Digits from Two Digits (B) (Hard)Taking Away Two Digits from Two Digits (B)
Taking Away From Multiples of Ten (10 questions) (Medium)Taking Away From Multiples of Ten (10 questions)
Taking Away From Multiples of Ten (20 questions) (Medium)Taking Away From Multiples of Ten (20 questions)
Taking Away From Multiples of Ten (50 questions) (Medium)Taking Away From Multiples of Ten (50 questions)

Finding The Difference

Finding the Difference (C) (Medium)Finding the Difference (C)
Finding the Difference (D) (Medium)Finding the Difference (D)
Finding the Difference (E) (With Number lines) (Medium)Finding the Difference (E) (With Number lines)
Finding the Difference (E) (Without Number lines) (Medium)Finding the Difference (E) (Without Number lines)
Finding the Difference (F) (Hard)Finding the Difference (F)
Finding Pairs with a Difference of 2 (Easy)Finding Pairs with a Difference of 2
Finding Pairs with a Difference of 10 (Medium)Finding Pairs with a Difference of 10
Finding Pairs with a Difference of 15 (Hard)Finding Pairs with a Difference of 15

Missing Gaps

Missing Gaps (A) (Easy)Missing Gaps (A)
Missing Gaps (B) (Medium)Missing Gaps (B)
Missing Gaps (C) (With Number Line) (Hard)Missing Gaps (C) (With Number Line)

Subtracting Three Numbers

Subtracting Three Numbers (A) (Easy)Subtracting Three Numbers (A)
Subtracting Three Numbers (B) (Medium)Subtracting Three Numbers (B)
Subtracting Three Numbers (C) (Hard)Subtracting Three Numbers (C)

Subtraction by Choice

Subtraction by Choice (B) (Medium)Subtraction by Choice (B)
Subtraction by Choice (C) (Hard)Subtraction by Choice (C)

Subtraction Wheel

Subtraction Wheel (Subtracting 10) (C) (Easy)Subtraction Wheel (Subtracting 10) (C)

Column Subtraction

Column Subtraction (D) (Without Borrowing) (Easy)Column Subtraction (D) (Without Borrowing)
Column Subtraction (E) (With Borrowing) (Hard)Column Subtraction (E) (With Borrowing)

Match The Answers

Match the Answers (C) (Medium)Match the Answers (C)
Match the Answers (D) (Medium)Match the Answers (D)

Related topics include: counting, addition and money


Subtraction Maths Worksheets for Year 2 Primary Maths

This page contains Primary Maths Worksheets covering Subtraction for Year 2 Maths. This website contains a series of printable PDF worksheets designed to be downloaded and saved.