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
- 1.19 − 10 =
- 2.There are 5 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 3.There are 19 birds and 12 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 4.8 − ? = 7
- 5.12 − 4 =
- 6.What is 10 less than 12?
- 7.There are 18 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 8.? − 4 = 4
- 9.Manav had 19 shells and gave 5 to a friend. How many shells does Manav have left?
- 10.5 − 1 =
- 11.5 − ? = 3
- 12.15 − ? = 13
- 13.There are 11 bottles and 8 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 14.? − 5 = 3
- 15.19 − 12 =
- 16.What is 12 less than 15?
- 17.What is 13 less than 18?
- 18.? − 1 = 6
- 19.19 − 17 =
- 20.? − 17 = 2
- 21.What is 3 less than 5?
- 22.3 − 2 =
- 23.There are 10 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 24.6 − 4 =
- 25.There are 4 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 26.2 − 1 =
- 27.There are 15 pencils and 9 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 28.There are 11 bottles and 10 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 29.5 − 3 =
- 30.What is 1 less than 2?
- 31.14 − 11 =
- 32.There are 10 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 33.Kabir had 15 balloons and gave 6 to a friend. How many balloons does Kabir have left?
- 34.Meera had 4 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Meera have left?
- 35.4 − ? = 2
- 36.20 − 2 =
- 37.Priya had 9 books and gave 6 to a friend. How many books does Priya have left?
- 38.4 − 1 =
- 39.Ishaan had 14 pencils and gave 4 to a friend. How many pencils does Ishaan have left?
- 40.What is 1 less than 9?
Answer key
- 9
- 3
- 7
- 1
- 8
- 2
- 13
- 8
- 14
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 8
- 7
- 3
- 5
- 7
- 2
- 19
- 2
- 1
- 8
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 6
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 9
- 2
- 2
- 18
- 3
- 3
- 10
- 8
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