Grade 4 Subtraction Worksheets
The grade 4 subtraction sequence is about the standard algorithm on four- and five-digit numbers, and these six sheets cover it format by format, three versions each.
What the grade 4 subtraction sheets cover
Grade 4 subtraction comes in six formats (problem counts in brackets): drill (30, straight practice), timed drill (72, timed fluency), missing number (24, find the blank), mixed review (30, mixed shapes), word problems (10, stories), and vertical format (16, column work). Set A uses numbers from 1 to 84,622, 73 column problems that regroup, and 24 fill-in blanks. Problem types: four-digit subtraction with the standard algorithm, subtraction facts within 20, and subtracting hundreds mentally, plus two more. All six come as Sets A, B and C with answer keys, 182 problems per set from 10 to 72 a sheet. From the Set A drill, problem 11: "4288 - 1351" (answer 2937). Common Core: 2.OA.2 and 4.NBT.4.
Teaching notes: How to Teach Subtraction. Set other grade 4 subtraction ranges in the worksheet generator.
Grade 4 Subtraction Drill
Straight practice, 20-40 problems.
Grade 4 Subtraction Timed Drill
Fact fluency, 50-100 problems, timer box on sheet.
Grade 4 Subtraction Missing Number
Solve for the blank in any position.
Grade 4 Subtraction Mixed Review
Assorted problem shapes from the operation.
Grade 4 Subtraction Word Problems
Story problems in real-world contexts.
Grade 4 Multi-Digit Subtraction (Standard Algorithm)
Column arithmetic with regrouping lines.
The drill has 30 problems, 30 of them regrouping (problem 11: "4288 - 1351"). The timed drill has 72 problems, ten of them regrouping (problem 25: "8 - 2"). The missing number has 24 problems, numbers to 9,650 (problem 9: "5434 - ___ = 3745"). The mixed review has 30 problems, 21 of them regrouping (problem 11: "700 - 129"). The word problems has 10 problems, story problems (problem 4: "There are 416 postcards in a jar. Omar moves 279 of them to…"). The vertical format has 16 problems, twelve of them regrouping (problem 6: "3382 − 1268").
Across the six sheets the generator draws on four-digit subtraction with the standard algorithm, subtraction facts within 20, subtracting hundreds mentally, five-digit subtraction, and subtracting across zeros. The pages are tagged to Common Core 4.NBT.4 and 2.OA.2, and each tag links to the standards index.
If this level is not landing, step to grade 3 subtraction, where the focus is three-digit subtraction with regrouping, including across zeros; if it is too easy, grade 4 moves on to the standard algorithm on four- and five-digit numbers.
Start with the grade 4 subtraction drill to see whether the method is in place, use the timed drill only once accuracy is there, and save the word problems for the point where the student can compute without thinking about it.