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 3 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 2.There are 16 children and 13 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 3.10 − ? = 7
- 4.? − 1 = 4
- 5.There are 7 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 6.16 − 10 =
- 7.There are 16 pencils and 9 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 8.There are 4 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 9.3 − 1 =
- 10.There are 12 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 11.8 − 4 =
- 12.17 − 4 =
- 13.There are 8 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 14.? − 4 = 8
- 15.Sneha had 19 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Sneha have left?
- 16.11 − 4 =
- 17.12 − 10 =
- 18.3 − 2 =
- 19.There are 10 pencils and 8 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 20.There are 10 pencils and 9 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 21.13 − 9 =
- 22.What is 1 less than 3?
- 23.? − 4 = 2
- 24.2 − 1 =
- 25.? − 7 = 8
- 26.Tara had 17 pencils and gave 16 to a friend. How many pencils does Tara have left?
- 27.Rahul had 4 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Rahul have left?
- 28.There are 14 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 29.What is 4 less than 20?
- 30.11 − 6 =
- 31.What is 5 less than 19?
- 32.8 − 5 =
- 33.Nisha had 12 laddoos and gave 11 to a friend. How many laddoos does Nisha have left?
- 34.? − 9 = 7
- 35.There are 8 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 36.There are 9 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 37.? − 3 = 4
- 38.18 − ? = 1
- 39.What is 5 less than 9?
- 40.17 − 6 =
Answer key
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- 3
- 3
- 5
- 4
- 6
- 7
- 1
- 2
- 10
- 4
- 13
- 5
- 12
- 17
- 7
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 6
- 1
- 15
- 1
- 2
- 12
- 16
- 5
- 14
- 3
- 1
- 16
- 3
- 7
- 7
- 17
- 4
- 11
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