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
- 1.12 − ? = 9
- 2.There are 6 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 3.There are 4 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 4.There are 8 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 5.There are 15 pencils and 12 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 6.There are 12 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 7.What is 17 less than 19?
- 8.19 − ? = 1
- 9.There are 8 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 10.Isha had 7 marbles and gave 6 to a friend. How many marbles does Isha have left?
- 11.Nisha had 12 bananas and gave 4 to a friend. How many bananas does Nisha have left?
- 12.8 − 5 =
- 13.10 − 1 =
- 14.? − 1 = 10
- 15.There are 18 pencils and 11 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 16.13 − 10 =
- 17.Kavya had 8 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Kavya have left?
- 18.10 − 3 =
- 19.? − 3 = 10
- 20.? − 10 = 5
- 21.5 − ? = 3
- 22.16 − 2 =
- 23.11 − 3 =
- 24.What is 13 less than 15?
- 25.There are 4 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 26.3 − 1 =
- 27.16 − 3 =
- 28.18 − 6 =
- 29.There are 12 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 30.4 − 1 =
- 31.14 − 10 =
- 32.There are 20 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 33.There are 18 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 34.There are 16 pencils and 7 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 35.Isha had 7 kites and gave 4 to a friend. How many kites does Isha have left?
- 36.3 − 2 =
- 37.15 − 12 =
- 38.What is 5 less than 19?
- 39.18 − ? = 5
- 40.4 − ? = 3
Answer key
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 7
- 2
- 18
- 6
- 1
- 8
- 3
- 9
- 11
- 7
- 3
- 4
- 7
- 13
- 15
- 2
- 14
- 8
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 13
- 12
- 6
- 3
- 4
- 16
- 16
- 9
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 14
- 13
- 1
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