CBSE Class 4 Maths: Subtraction Workbook

This workbook builds subtraction skills step by step: subtraction facts, round numbers, place value, mental strategies, column subtraction with and without regrouping, subtracting across zeros, finding differences, missing numbers, fact families, estimating, checking, comparing without calculating, money, measurement and word problems. It has 400 questions in 20 sections, arranged in five parts.

What your child will practise

• Subtraction Words and Facts – Take away, difference, how many more or fewer; subtraction facts; subtracting 0
• Subtracting Tens, Hundreds and Thousands – Using small facts for big round numbers: 15 − 8 = 7, so 1,500 − 800 = 700
• Subtraction Using Place Value – Taking away thousands, hundreds, tens and ones; regrouping 1 ten as 10 ones
• Mental Subtraction Strategies – Counting up, subtracting 99 or 999, taking from round numbers, using doubles
• Subtracting without Regrouping – Column subtraction where every top digit is bigger than or equal to the digit below
• Regrouping Once – Borrowing once: from the tens, the hundreds or the thousands
• Regrouping Two or More Times – Borrowing in two or three places in one subtraction
• Subtracting across Zeros – Taking away from numbers like 5,000, 4,005 and 7,080
• Subtracting Numbers of Different Lengths – Taking 1-, 2- and 3-digit numbers away from 4-digit numbers
• Finding the Difference – How many more, how many fewer, how much taller or longer, and the difference between
• Missing Numbers in Subtraction – Finding a missing number or missing digits in a subtraction
• Addition and Subtraction Families – Using one fact to write others; subtraction undoes addition
• Estimating Differences – Using the closest hundred or thousand to estimate, and checking answers make sense
• Checking Subtraction – Checking by adding back, and finding mistakes in worked subtractions
• Comparing Without Calculating – Deciding which subtraction (or addition) is greater by thinking, not working out
• Money Subtraction – Finding change, money left, and price differences in ₹
• Measurement Subtraction – Finding how much longer, heavier or more, or how much is left: m, km, cm, g, kg, mL, L
• Subtraction Word Problems – One-step and two-step stories using subtraction, and addition with subtraction
• Challenge Zone – Digit puzzles, reverse-and-subtract, number chains and reasoning
• Subtraction Check-Up – Final assessment covering every skill in this workbook

Who it is for

CBSE Class 4 students (age about 9–10), and Class 5 children who need a refresher.

How to use it

Print the pages you need, or the whole book, on A4 paper. Short, regular sessions work best. Answers are at the back so you can check the work together.

Based on the CBSE / NCERT Class 4 (Grade 4) Mathematics curriculum. Instant PDF download, 73 pages.