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 13 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 2.Rohan had 8 kites and gave 6 to a friend. How many kites does Rohan have left?
- 3.Joseph had 8 bananas and gave 7 to a friend. How many bananas does Joseph have left?
- 4.There are 15 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 5.Ananya had 4 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Ananya have left?
- 6.What is 4 less than 9?
- 7.Dev had 18 marbles and gave 16 to a friend. How many marbles does Dev have left?
- 8.? − 4 = 16
- 9.There are 20 boys and 10 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 10.4 − 1 =
- 11.? − 13 = 1
- 12.There are 6 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 13.Ananya had 19 pencils and gave 12 to a friend. How many pencils does Ananya have left?
- 14.? − 1 = 3
- 15.3 − 2 =
- 16.There are 19 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 17.There are 11 birds and 9 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 18.What is 5 less than 19?
- 19.What is 4 less than 16?
- 20.There are 4 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 21.Ananya had 7 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Ananya have left?
- 22.There are 7 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 23.16 − ? = 9
- 24.Kabir had 13 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Kabir have left?
- 25.? − 2 = 2
- 26.Vivaan had 18 marbles and gave 6 to a friend. How many marbles does Vivaan have left?
- 27.What is 1 less than 16?
- 28.16 − 4 =
- 29.Zoya had 16 bananas and gave 12 to a friend. How many bananas does Zoya have left?
- 30.What is 2 less than 4?
- 31.? − 6 = 1
- 32.14 − 2 =
- 33.What is 1 less than 2?
- 34.? − 6 = 5
- 35.There are 10 cups and 8 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 36.What is 3 less than 7?
- 37.? − 6 = 10
- 38.What is 5 less than 9?
- 39.? − 2 = 15
- 40.What is 4 less than 10?
Answer key
- 6
- 2
- 1
- 11
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 20
- 10
- 3
- 14
- 3
- 7
- 4
- 1
- 11
- 2
- 14
- 12
- 2
- 6
- 1
- 7
- 9
- 4
- 12
- 15
- 12
- 4
- 2
- 7
- 12
- 1
- 11
- 2
- 4
- 16
- 4
- 17
- 6
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