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Subtraction within 20.

Take away an amount without going below zero.

Numihana · England Year 1

Subtraction within 20

Practice sheet

Name: ______________
Date: ______________

Take away an amount without going below zero.

1

13 − 8 =

××××××××
Answer: ________________
2

13 − 0 =

Answer: ________________
3

10 − 7 =

×××××××
Answer: ________________
4

1 − 0 =

Answer: ________________
5

10 − 0 =

Answer: ________________
6

8 − 2 =

××
Answer: ________________
Numihana · England Year 1 · Subtraction within 20
Numihana · England Year 1

Subtraction within 20

Answer key

Name: ______________
Date: ______________

Take away an amount without going below zero.

1

13 − 8 =

××××××××
Answer: 5
2

13 − 0 =

Answer: 13
3

10 − 7 =

×××××××
Answer: 3
4

1 − 0 =

Answer: 1
5

10 − 0 =

Answer: 10
6

8 − 2 =

××
Answer: 6
Numihana · England Year 1 · Subtraction within 20

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Take away an amount without going below zero.

Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗

Year 1 → Number → Addition and subtraction · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.

For teachers and parents

Find the difference. A written exchange changes how the top number is represented without changing its value.

A common slip

Do not subtract the smaller digit from the larger in each column regardless of position.

Curriculum coverage

Worked example

1 − 1 =

×
Answer: 0

Find the difference. A written exchange changes how the top number is represented without changing its value.