Subtraction Practice Set

This worksheet provides a sequenced set of multi-digit subtraction problems presented in clean, vertically aligned columns. The layout guides students to apply accurate subtraction procedures while maintaining proper alignment across ones, tens, and hundreds. Many of the problems involve borrowing, giving learners repeated opportunities to practice regrouping in meaningful and varied contexts.

As students complete the worksheet, they strengthen computational fluency and reinforce essential base-ten concepts. The structured format supports independent practice while encouraging careful, step-by-step reasoning. This resource is well suited for classwork, homework, intervention, or skill reinforcement and helps prepare students for more advanced arithmetic and multi-step problem solving.

Instructional Objectives

• Skill Focus (Grades 3-5)
  Accurately subtract multi-digit numbers using vertical methods and regrouping.
• Conceptual Understanding (Grades 3-5)
  Apply base-ten reasoning to manage borrowing across place values.
• Algebraic Reasoning (Grades 4-5)
  Recognize numerical structure and maintain balance during multi-step subtraction.
• Curriculum Alignment (Grades 3-5)
  Support standards focused on multi-digit subtraction, regrouping, and place-value understanding.

Learning Benefits

• Reinforces accuracy and fluency with multi-digit subtraction
• Strengthens regrouping and borrowing techniques
• Supports place-value understanding across multiple columns
• Encourages independent, organized problem solving
• Prepares students for higher-level arithmetic and extended computation

This worksheet is part of our Column Subtraction Practice Worksheets collection.