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.? − 4 = 15
- 2.15 − 14 =
- 3.? − 6 = 11
- 4.There are 16 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 5.What is 1 less than 2?
- 6.? − 3 = 5
- 7.What is 2 less than 11?
- 8.6 − 3 =
- 9.3 − ? = 2
- 10.What is 7 less than 11?
- 11.What is 7 less than 13?
- 12.Meera had 15 balloons and gave 5 to a friend. How many balloons does Meera have left?
- 13.12 − 9 =
- 14.6 − ? = 4
- 15.There are 13 boys and 10 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 16.There are 3 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 17.What is 4 less than 13?
- 18.13 − 5 =
- 19.11 − 10 =
- 20.There are 15 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 21.Arjun had 12 shells and gave 7 to a friend. How many shells does Arjun have left?
- 22.Lakshmi had 5 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Lakshmi have left?
- 23.16 − 8 =
- 24.? − 2 = 7
- 25.Isha had 15 crayons and gave 14 to a friend. How many crayons does Isha have left?
- 26.19 − 3 =
- 27.Kavya had 15 books and gave 3 to a friend. How many books does Kavya have left?
- 28.There are 6 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 29.4 − 1 =
- 30.What is 10 less than 15?
- 31.19 − 6 =
- 32.11 − 1 =
- 33.17 − ? = 4
- 34.? − 5 = 14
- 35.15 − 13 =
- 36.8 − 2 =
- 37.7 − ? = 4
- 38.Meera had 3 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Meera have left?
- 39.There are 12 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 40.Sneha had 16 books and gave 11 to a friend. How many books does Sneha have left?
Answer key
- 19
- 1
- 17
- 14
- 1
- 8
- 9
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 6
- 10
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 9
- 8
- 1
- 11
- 5
- 4
- 8
- 9
- 1
- 16
- 12
- 4
- 3
- 5
- 13
- 10
- 13
- 19
- 2
- 6
- 3
- 2
- 9
- 5
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