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 11 boys and 6 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 2.Vivaan had 3 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Vivaan have left?
- 3.There are 14 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 4.13 − 8 =
- 5.6 − 4 =
- 6.There are 11 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 7.There are 12 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 8.8 − 2 =
- 9.Joseph had 5 balloons and gave 3 to a friend. How many balloons does Joseph have left?
- 10.There are 18 bottles and 14 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 11.? − 1 = 8
- 12.What is 11 less than 14?
- 13.There are 11 boys and 8 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 14.Farhan had 14 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Farhan have left?
- 15.12 − 3 =
- 16.There are 18 cups and 17 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 17.13 − 3 =
- 18.There are 11 cups and 8 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 19.Ananya had 10 pencils and gave 9 to a friend. How many pencils does Ananya have left?
- 20.3 − ? = 2
- 21.? − 1 = 14
- 22.3 − 1 =
- 23.What is 1 less than 2?
- 24.What is 15 less than 20?
- 25.Vivaan had 8 pencils and gave 3 to a friend. How many pencils does Vivaan have left?
- 26.Nisha had 17 kites and gave 14 to a friend. How many kites does Nisha have left?
- 27.11 − 9 =
- 28.12 − 8 =
- 29.What is 3 less than 6?
- 30.? − 2 = 10
- 31.Aarav had 16 crayons and gave 7 to a friend. How many crayons does Aarav have left?
- 32.Diya had 3 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Diya have left?
- 33.There are 15 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 34.There are 5 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 35.Dev had 14 books and gave 12 to a friend. How many books does Dev have left?
- 36.There are 11 pencils and 9 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 37.16 − 4 =
- 38.Rahul had 7 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Rahul have left?
- 39.19 − 1 =
- 40.? − 12 = 2
Answer key
- 5
- 2
- 12
- 5
- 2
- 7
- 6
- 6
- 2
- 4
- 9
- 3
- 3
- 13
- 9
- 1
- 10
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 15
- 2
- 1
- 5
- 5
- 3
- 2
- 4
- 3
- 12
- 9
- 1
- 12
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 12
- 5
- 18
- 14
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