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
- 1.5 − 3 =
- 2.? − 13 = 4
- 3.? − 3 = 9
- 4.19 − ? = 5
- 5.7 − ? = 4
- 6.16 − 7 =
- 7.What is 3 less than 11?
- 8.There are 12 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 9.Karan had 5 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Karan have left?
- 10.There are 20 children and 13 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 11.Kabir had 3 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Kabir have left?
- 12.2 − 1 =
- 13.? − 2 = 3
- 14.There are 20 children and 17 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 15.There are 20 pencils and 13 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 16.10 − ? = 6
- 17.Rohan had 5 laddoos and gave 3 to a friend. How many laddoos does Rohan have left?
- 18.Manav had 5 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Manav have left?
- 19.There are 7 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 20.? − 2 = 14
- 21.There are 17 children and 15 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 22.There are 10 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 23.15 − ? = 8
- 24.There are 17 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 25.10 − ? = 2
- 26.Rohan had 9 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Rohan have left?
- 27.? − 1 = 3
- 28.17 − ? = 15
- 29.There are 5 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 30.? − 2 = 11
- 31.6 − ? = 5
- 32.13 − 6 =
- 33.What is 1 less than 6?
- 34.3 − 2 =
- 35.Aarav had 15 balls and gave 9 to a friend. How many balls does Aarav have left?
- 36.There are 14 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 37.There are 5 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 38.16 − 14 =
- 39.17 − 13 =
- 40.Riya had 4 mangoes and gave 3 to a friend. How many mangoes does Riya have left?
Answer key
- 2
- 17
- 12
- 14
- 3
- 9
- 8
- 6
- 1
- 7
- 1
- 1
- 5
- 3
- 7
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 5
- 16
- 2
- 4
- 7
- 11
- 8
- 6
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 13
- 1
- 7
- 5
- 1
- 6
- 9
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 1
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