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Subtraction Coloring Worksheets - Fun with Take-Away Sums

Solve, color, and check your subtraction skills

A set of simple subtraction problems paired with a coloring page, made for young learners just getting comfortable with take-away sums up to 20.

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A cheerful page showing apples and balloons being subtracted, with crayons and a colored picture beside them
Fill in the Blanks

Take Away and Fill In

Solve each subtraction sum and write the missing answer in the blank. Use the word bank to help you.

1.9 - 5 =
2.10 - 3 =
3.6 - 4 =
4.8 - 5 =
5.12 - 7 =
Matching

Match the Sum to the Answer

Draw a line from each subtraction sum on the left to its correct answer on the right.

1. 7 - 2
2. 10 - 6
3. 9 - 3
4. 8 - 8
5. 15 - 9
6. 11 - 5
True / False

True or False Take-Aways

Read each subtraction statement. Circle True or False.

1. 7 - 3 = 4
2. 10 - 4 = 5
3. 9 - 9 = 0
4. 6 - 2 = 3
5. 14 - 7 = 7
6. 5 - 0 = 5
Coloring Page

Color by Subtraction

Solve each sum below the picture, then color the matching part using the color key: 0-2 = red, 3-4 = yellow, 5-6 = green, 7+ = blue. Once every part is solved and colored, your picture will be complete!

A simple apple tree with several apples, some fallen apples on the grass, and a few balloons floating in the sky, divided into sections for a color-by-number style activity

Download the worksheet PDF to print this page and color it in with crayons or pencils.

Short Answer

Think It Through

Answer these in your own words.

1. Priya has 12 pencils and gives 5 to her friend. How many pencils does she have left? Show your subtraction sum.
2. Write a subtraction story problem of your own using the number 9, and solve it.

These are open-ended - there's no single right answer to check.

Written by Lernizy Editorial Team
Updated 27 Aug 2026