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
- 1.18 − 3 =
- 2.There are 8 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 3.6 − ? = 1
- 4.14 − ? = 5
- 5.What is 3 less than 7?
- 6.What is 7 less than 19?
- 7.20 − 10 =
- 8.8 − ? = 5
- 9.There are 4 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 10.Farhan had 19 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Farhan have left?
- 11.There are 9 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 12.6 − 2 =
- 13.11 − ? = 10
- 14.12 − ? = 11
- 15.15 − ? = 9
- 16.4 − 1 =
- 17.Sneha had 19 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Sneha have left?
- 18.13 − ? = 12
- 19.There are 16 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 20.There are 5 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 21.There are 6 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 22.? − 8 = 2
- 23.Priya had 16 marbles and gave 4 to a friend. How many marbles does Priya have left?
- 24.16 − 2 =
- 25.17 − 9 =
- 26.4 − 2 =
- 27.? − 5 = 6
- 28.Diya had 17 pencils and gave 3 to a friend. How many pencils does Diya have left?
- 29.What is 12 less than 17?
- 30.Manav had 7 crayons and gave 3 to a friend. How many crayons does Manav have left?
- 31.6 − 1 =
- 32.There are 13 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 33.There are 7 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 34.7 − ? = 4
- 35.3 − ? = 2
- 36.19 − 9 =
- 37.Riya had 16 kites and gave 10 to a friend. How many kites does Riya have left?
- 38.5 − ? = 1
- 39.8 − 5 =
- 40.2 − 1 =
Answer key
- 15
- 3
- 5
- 9
- 4
- 12
- 10
- 3
- 1
- 17
- 5
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 6
- 3
- 17
- 1
- 14
- 2
- 1
- 10
- 12
- 14
- 8
- 2
- 11
- 14
- 5
- 4
- 5
- 9
- 5
- 3
- 1
- 10
- 6
- 4
- 3
- 1
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