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Subtraction as Comparison: Grade 2 Practice

A comparison practice set that asks learners to find how many more or how many fewer between two small groups.

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Subtraction as Comparison: Grade 2 Practice

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Today I am practising: Understanding subtraction as comparing two quantities.

1

Leo has 9 stickers. Ana has 4 stickers. How many more stickers does Leo have than Ana?

2

There are 8 red beads and 5 blue beads. How many fewer blue beads are there than red beads?

3

Nina reads 7 pages on Monday and 3 pages on Tuesday. How many more pages does she read on Monday?

4

A box has 10 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are in the box?

5

Ben has 6 marbles. Jo has 9 marbles. How many fewer marbles does Ben have than Jo?

6

There are 8 chairs and 5 children. How many more chairs than children are there?

Grown-up guide
  1. Have the child draw one row for each group, then count the extra items in the larger group to check the answer.