Subtraction within 5 Fluency — Answer Key
Part A: Trace the Words
Trace each word carefully by following the dotted lines.
1. 4 - 0
2. 2 - 2
3. 5 - 1
4. 3 - 2
5. 1 - 0
6. 5 - 5
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. 4 - 0 = 4
Zero items taken from four leaves four, because nothing was removed at all.
2. 2 - 2 = 0
Removing all two items leaves zero, since the whole group is taken away.
3. Count back from 5 by 1: 4
Five minus one equals four, the number right before five when counting back.
4. 3 - 2 = 1
From three, count back to two then one, leaving one as the difference.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. 1 minus 0 equals 1.
True False
Subtracting zero never changes the value, so one stays one in this equation.
2. 5 minus 5 equals 5.
True False
When you remove all five items from five, nothing remains, so the answer is zero.
3. 5 minus 1 equals 4.
True False
Counting back one from five gives four, which makes this subtraction sentence true.