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.
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.