Test your knowledge: Subtraction clue words for kids Grade 2

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔢 Subtraction means taking away from a group.
• ➖ The subtraction symbol is this: -.
• 🔍 Clue words help us know when to subtract. Some common clue words are:
• 🔽 Less
• 🗑️ Take away
• 📉 Decrease
• 📦 Difference
• ⛔ Fewer
• 💔 How many are left?
• 💡 When you see these words in a word problem, you know you need to subtract to find the answer!

Practice Quiz

1. Which word MOSTLY tells you to subtract?
   1. Add
   2. Total
   3. Difference
2. What does "take away" mean?
   1. To add more
   2. To subtract
   3. To multiply
3. If you have 10 apples and "decrease" the amount by 3, how many do you have left?
   1. 13
   2. 7
   3. 3
4. Which of these is NOT a subtraction clue word?
   1. Less
   2. More
   3. Difference
5. What does "how many are left" usually mean?
   1. Addition
   2. Subtraction
   3. Multiplication
6. You had 15 cookies, but you ate some. Now you have "fewer" cookies. What happened?
   1. You added cookies.
   2. You subtracted cookies.
   3. The cookies disappeared.
7. What is the "difference" between 8 and 3?
   1. 11
   2. 5
   3. 24