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.Joseph had 15 kites and gave 5 to a friend. How many kites does Joseph have left?
- 2.There are 20 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 3.Ananya had 18 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Ananya have left?
- 4.What is 4 less than 5?
- 5.10 − 8 =
- 6.There are 10 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 7.4 − 1 =
- 8.16 − 6 =
- 9.Karan had 5 bananas and gave 4 to a friend. How many bananas does Karan have left?
- 10.7 − ? = 2
- 11.11 − ? = 10
- 12.What is 1 less than 2?
- 13.16 − ? = 12
- 14.Saanvi had 3 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Saanvi have left?
- 15.Kabir had 19 kites and gave 8 to a friend. How many kites does Kabir have left?
- 16.7 − 6 =
- 17.20 − 1 =
- 18.There are 7 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 19.What is 1 less than 8?
- 20.10 − ? = 8
- 21.What is 8 less than 19?
- 22.2 − 1 =
- 23.6 − ? = 5
- 24.? − 2 = 1
- 25.Priya had 15 flowers and gave 8 to a friend. How many flowers does Priya have left?
- 26.7 − 4 =
- 27.What is 10 less than 16?
- 28.Diya had 9 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Diya have left?
- 29.There are 3 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 30.Ananya had 5 pencils and gave 4 to a friend. How many pencils does Ananya have left?
- 31.12 − 3 =
- 32.What is 2 less than 3?
- 33.8 − ? = 7
- 34.Isha had 12 crayons and gave 6 to a friend. How many crayons does Isha have left?
- 35.What is 13 less than 20?
- 36.16 − ? = 9
- 37.There are 13 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 38.There are 18 children and 9 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 39.What is 7 less than 19?
- 40.7 − ? = 5
Answer key
- 10
- 18
- 14
- 1
- 2
- 8
- 3
- 10
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 11
- 1
- 19
- 2
- 7
- 2
- 11
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 7
- 3
- 6
- 7
- 1
- 1
- 9
- 1
- 1
- 6
- 7
- 7
- 10
- 9
- 12
- 2
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