CBSE Class 3 Maths: Subtraction Workbook

This workbook builds subtraction step by step: taking away and finding the difference, facts to 20, subtracting with blocks and money, the number line, mental tricks, the column method with and without borrowing, checking with addition, estimating and real-life problems. It has 380 questions in 19 sections, arranged in five parts.

What your child will practise

• What Subtraction Means – Taking away, comparing, the − sign and subtraction sentences
• Subtraction Facts to 20 – Fact families, think-addition and going back through 10
• Subtracting with Blocks & Money – Taking away hundreds, tens and ones, and exchanging 1 ten for 10 ones
• Subtraction on the Number Line – Jumping back in ones, tens and hundreds, and counting up to find the difference
• Mental Subtraction – Taking away 10s and 100s, near tens, and quick tricks
• Borrowing Twice & Zeros – Borrowing in two columns, and subtracting from numbers with zeros
• Finding the Difference – How many more? How many fewer? How much taller, longer, heavier?
• Missing Numbers & Missing Digits – Finding the missing part of a subtraction
• Checking with Addition – Fact families with bigger numbers, and checking answers by adding
• Estimating Differences – About how much? Checking if an answer makes sense
• Subtraction Word Problems – Reading a story, writing the subtraction and finding the answer
• Real-Life Subtraction – Change, savings, what is left, and two-step problems
• Mixed Practice – All the subtraction skills in this workbook, mixed together
• Challenge Zone – Subtraction puzzles, number chains and thinking questions
• Subtraction Check-Up – Final check-up covering every skill in this workbook

Who it is for

CBSE Class 3 students (age about 8–9), and Class 4 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 3 (Grade 3) Mathematics curriculum. Instant PDF download, 70 pages.