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 8 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 2.17 − 5 =
- 3.? − 2 = 4
- 4.3 − ? = 2
- 5.? − 15 = 4
- 6.There are 9 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 7.Rahul had 20 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Rahul have left?
- 8.2 − 1 =
- 9.There are 9 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 10.15 − 6 =
- 11.There are 15 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 12.14 − 7 =
- 13.Lakshmi had 17 balloons and gave 3 to a friend. How many balloons does Lakshmi have left?
- 14.Dev had 3 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Dev have left?
- 15.There are 6 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 16.There are 17 children and 9 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 17.What is 3 less than 10?
- 18.5 − 3 =
- 19.20 − 10 =
- 20.There are 19 boys and 12 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 21.There are 8 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 22.Kabir had 11 laddoos and gave 3 to a friend. How many laddoos does Kabir have left?
- 23.4 − ? = 3
- 24.Ananya had 19 balls and gave 7 to a friend. How many balls does Ananya have left?
- 25.19 − 2 =
- 26.What is 4 less than 7?
- 27.16 − ? = 14
- 28.There are 5 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 29.There are 17 bottles and 9 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 30.What is 4 less than 5?
- 31.What is 1 less than 5?
- 32.Tara had 6 balls and gave 4 to a friend. How many balls does Tara have left?
- 33.4 − ? = 2
- 34.There are 16 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 35.Saanvi had 19 pencils and gave 10 to a friend. How many pencils does Saanvi have left?
- 36.There are 3 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 37.11 − ? = 8
- 38.4 − 3 =
- 39.16 − ? = 1
- 40.There are 14 pencils and 9 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
Answer key
- 6
- 12
- 6
- 1
- 19
- 6
- 18
- 1
- 4
- 9
- 10
- 7
- 14
- 1
- 4
- 8
- 7
- 2
- 10
- 7
- 4
- 8
- 1
- 12
- 17
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 8
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 10
- 9
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 15
- 5
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