Every sheet of 2 digit subtraction without regrouping worksheets on this page is built the moment you open it, so the 20 problems below are not the same ones the last visitor printed, and the answer key is generated with them. A typical problem from the sheet in front of you is 46 − 15, which works out to 31; another is 38 − 18, giving 20.
‘New set of problems’ opens the generator in its own tab. There you can change the problem count and turn the answer key on or off. ‘Print or save as PDF’ opens the print dialog — choose Save as PDF in the printer list to keep the file. The sheet fits US Letter and A4, and the answer key prints on its own page.
Because the sheet regenerates, the child meets the borrowing pattern in a different place each time, which is exactly what stops the method from being memorised as a sequence of pen strokes; 41 − 30 today will not borrow in the same column as tomorrow's sheet.
Every subtraction has an addition hiding inside it, and checking 38 − 18 by adding 20 back to the smaller number is the single most useful habit you can teach on this page.
This sheet uses two-digit numbers that never need a borrow. That is deliberate: wide enough to force real regrouping, narrow enough that a child can still check the answer by adding back.
Subtraction is where arithmetic confidence is usually won or lost. The written method itself is short, but it demands that the child hold a borrowed ten in their head while working on the next column — which is why 46 − 15 can take three times as long as an addition of the same size.
In US classrooms these 2 digit subtraction without regrouping worksheets are commonly aligned with the subtraction strand of most US state standards for this grade, though the exact wording varies from state to state.
| # | Problem | Answer | What to check |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 − 15 = | 31 | Watch for: counting back one at a time |
| 2 | 38 − 18 = | 20 | Check: reading the minus sign as a plus |
| 3 | 92 − 82 = | 10 | Look at: forgetting to reduce the column that was borrowed from |
| 4 | 41 − 30 = | 11 | Ask about: subtracting the smaller digit from the larger one |
| 5 | 53 − 21 = | 32 | Watch for: checking by re-subtracting |
| 6 | 33 − 11 = | 22 | Check: borrowing across a zero |
Take the first problem on the sheet as it stands, 46 − 15. Work 46 − 15 out on paper rather than in your head the first few times, say each step aloud, and check the result against 31 on the key before moving on.
Here is one worked through. 38 − 18 gives 20. If your child arrives somewhere other than 20 on 38 − 18, look at the working rather than the answer: nearly every wrong result comes from a skipped step, not an unknown fact.
The answer key is generated with the worksheet, not written by hand, so it always matches the sheet in front of you — 46 − 15 is listed as 31, 38 − 18 as 20, and so on down the page.
Answers appear next to their question numbers, so a wrong item like 38 − 18 can be found in the key in a second and re-worked while it is still fresh.
For a class set, print one sheet, press the new-worksheet button and print again. Each child gets different numbers on the same skill, so nobody can copy the answer to 46 − 15 from a neighbour.
Printing works the same on US Letter and A4, because the layout uses relative widths rather than fixed inches. Set margins to default and scaling to 100%, and all 20 problems fit.
Keep the finished 2 digit subtraction without regrouping worksheets in date order — the drop in time across ten sheets is the clearest progress report you will get.
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Last updated: 2026-09-13