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.Riya had 10 kites and gave 4 to a friend. How many kites does Riya have left?
- 2.9 − 4 =
- 3.2 − 1 =
- 4.What is 3 less than 5?
- 5.Priya had 17 laddoos and gave 8 to a friend. How many laddoos does Priya have left?
- 6.? − 4 = 3
- 7.? − 5 = 2
- 8.? − 1 = 6
- 9.Kavya had 3 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Kavya have left?
- 10.Sneha had 6 laddoos and gave 5 to a friend. How many laddoos does Sneha have left?
- 11.19 − 15 =
- 12.What is 5 less than 17?
- 13.7 − 3 =
- 14.There are 6 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 15.5 − 2 =
- 16.16 − 4 =
- 17.8 − 4 =
- 18.12 − 4 =
- 19.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 20.5 − 3 =
- 21.What is 1 less than 2?
- 22.? − 3 = 14
- 23.15 − 7 =
- 24.? − 2 = 5
- 25.Saanvi had 18 shells and gave 14 to a friend. How many shells does Saanvi have left?
- 26.Riya had 8 marbles and gave 7 to a friend. How many marbles does Riya have left?
- 27.What is 2 less than 16?
- 28.There are 11 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 29.Farhan had 6 balloons and gave 4 to a friend. How many balloons does Farhan have left?
- 30.There are 16 birds and 10 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 31.Karan had 12 kites and gave 6 to a friend. How many kites does Karan have left?
- 32.Lakshmi had 7 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Lakshmi have left?
- 33.There are 10 bottles and 7 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 34.There are 7 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 35.What is 2 less than 3?
- 36.Rahul had 10 kites and gave 4 to a friend. How many kites does Rahul have left?
- 37.Gurpreet had 9 shells and gave 6 to a friend. How many shells does Gurpreet have left?
- 38.? − 4 = 10
- 39.Vivaan had 6 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Vivaan have left?
- 40.What is 5 less than 8?
Answer key
- 6
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 9
- 7
- 7
- 7
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 12
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 12
- 4
- 8
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 17
- 8
- 7
- 4
- 1
- 14
- 8
- 2
- 6
- 6
- 3
- 3
- 5
- 1
- 6
- 3
- 14
- 4
- 3
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