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Make 10 Subtraction Worksheets

Use 10 as a friendly number to solve each subtraction problem.

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Make 10 Subtraction Worksheets: free printable activity

Free printable make 10 subtraction worksheets for first grade. Break apart teen numbers, subtract from 10, generate fresh practice, and print the matching answer key.

Grade 1 · 1.OA.C.6. The worksheet practices two connected ideas: subtracting directly from 10 and breaking a teen number into 10 plus some ones. Both rely on fluent number pairs that make 10.

What students do

For a teen-number problem, subtract from 10 first and then add the extra ones. Complete each displayed step rather than writing only the final difference. Select New problems whenever another version is useful. The activity keeps the same learning goal while the existing worksheet engine supplies a fresh set of numbers, pictures, or story details.

A practical teaching routine

Use a ten frame or counters when the steps are new. Once the student can explain why the leftover ones are added back, move toward solving the same structure mentally. Begin with one example together, let the student complete the remaining questions independently, and ask for a short explanation of one answer. The explanation helps distinguish a lucky guess from an understood strategy.

Worksheet and matching answer key

Use the Worksheet and Answer key buttons to preview both versions. They use the exact same set, so every number, diagram, and question stays in the same position while the answers appear. The print choices let you print only the worksheet, only the answer key, or both. Save PDF uses the same selection.

Each selected sheet is designed to fit on one US Letter or A4 page. No account is required, and the printable may be used for home practice, tutoring, math centers, or ordinary classroom instruction. Keep the first session short, review any error, and make a new set on another day for spaced practice.

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Use 10 as a friendly number to solve each subtraction problem.

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