Class 1 Maths Worksheet: Subtraction
The method (Count back): Start at the bigger number. Count back the number you take away. How many more or how many left = bigger number − smaller number. Check by adding back: answer + number taken away = the first number.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.There are 16 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 2.2 − 1 =
- 3.Lakshmi had 4 shells and gave 3 to a friend. How many shells does Lakshmi have left?
- 4.20 − 17 =
- 5.There are 5 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 6.4 − ? = 2
- 7.5 − 2 =
- 8.Saanvi had 16 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Saanvi have left?
- 9.5 − 1 =
- 10.There are 7 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 11.9 − 8 =
- 12.14 − 11 =
- 13.3 − 1 =
- 14.9 − 6 =
- 15.What is 7 less than 11?
- 16.There are 20 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 17.There are 9 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 18.There are 15 children and 10 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 19.There are 9 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 20.Farhan had 14 kites and gave 6 to a friend. How many kites does Farhan have left?
- 21.7 − 4 =
- 22.14 − 6 =
- 23.What is 6 less than 18?
- 24.Isha had 13 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Isha have left?
- 25.What is 3 less than 4?
- 26.What is 1 less than 6?
- 27.? − 2 = 1
- 28.Ananya had 11 pencils and gave 5 to a friend. How many pencils does Ananya have left?
- 29.What is 9 less than 13?
- 30.There are 18 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 31.? − 9 = 6
- 32.3 − ? = 2
- 33.What is 2 less than 7?
- 34.Pooja had 14 mangoes and gave 6 to a friend. How many mangoes does Pooja have left?
- 35.Karan had 8 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Karan have left?
- 36.There are 15 children and 11 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 37.? − 11 = 9
- 38.Kavya had 18 bananas and gave 9 to a friend. How many bananas does Kavya have left?
- 39.10 − 7 =
- 40.What is 2 less than 16?
Answer key
- 11
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 15
- 4
- 5
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 18
- 7
- 5
- 6
- 8
- 3
- 8
- 12
- 11
- 1
- 5
- 3
- 6
- 4
- 16
- 15
- 1
- 5
- 8
- 6
- 4
- 20
- 9
- 3
- 14
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