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
- 1.11 − ? = 7
- 2.There are 16 boys and 8 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 3.10 − ? = 6
- 4.Arjun had 9 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Arjun have left?
- 5.What is 7 less than 16?
- 6.20 − 1 =
- 7.There are 6 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 8.There are 16 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 9.There are 16 bottles and 14 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 10.? − 2 = 17
- 11.12 − ? = 9
- 12.5 − 4 =
- 13.6 − ? = 1
- 14.Kabir had 9 laddoos and gave 7 to a friend. How many laddoos does Kabir have left?
- 15.There are 3 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 16.There are 10 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 17.? − 10 = 6
- 18.There are 14 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 19.7 − 3 =
- 20.20 − 19 =
- 21.19 − ? = 13
- 22.19 − ? = 1
- 23.There are 16 children and 11 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 24.There are 10 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 25.12 − 7 =
- 26.2 − 1 =
- 27.There are 12 pencils and 7 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 28.There are 13 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 29.Ishaan had 13 books and gave 5 to a friend. How many books does Ishaan have left?
- 30.? − 3 = 8
- 31.There are 12 bottles and 9 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 32.What is 1 less than 10?
- 33.There are 8 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 34.There are 19 cups and 10 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 35.6 − ? = 4
- 36.What is 13 less than 16?
- 37.There are 20 children and 12 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 38.There are 16 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 39.What is 9 less than 15?
- 40.What is 4 less than 14?
Answer key
- 4
- 8
- 4
- 7
- 9
- 19
- 2
- 11
- 2
- 19
- 3
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 1
- 8
- 16
- 10
- 4
- 1
- 6
- 18
- 5
- 2
- 5
- 1
- 5
- 9
- 8
- 11
- 3
- 9
- 6
- 9
- 2
- 3
- 8
- 13
- 6
- 10
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