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.What is 5 less than 7?
- 2.There are 8 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 3.14 − 4 =
- 4.There are 3 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 5.What is 4 less than 6?
- 6.18 − 2 =
- 7.Zoya had 4 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Zoya have left?
- 8.There are 19 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 9.What is 3 less than 5?
- 10.5 − ? = 2
- 11.There are 7 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 12.15 − 6 =
- 13.Lakshmi had 7 bananas and gave 6 to a friend. How many bananas does Lakshmi have left?
- 14.17 − 1 =
- 15.There are 13 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 16.3 − 1 =
- 17.11 − 7 =
- 18.? − 1 = 7
- 19.Kabir had 5 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Kabir have left?
- 20.6 − 1 =
- 21.What is 1 less than 18?
- 22.7 − 3 =
- 23.Gurpreet had 16 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Gurpreet have left?
- 24.What is 3 less than 9?
- 25.? − 12 = 5
- 26.Meera had 11 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Meera have left?
- 27.There are 12 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 28.5 − 1 =
- 29.Gurpreet had 3 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Gurpreet have left?
- 30.18 − ? = 1
- 31.Zoya had 14 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Zoya have left?
- 32.12 − ? = 6
- 33.There are 6 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 34.Isha had 15 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Isha have left?
- 35.What is 10 less than 14?
- 36.4 − 2 =
- 37.? − 2 = 7
- 38.There are 20 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 39.What is 3 less than 12?
- 40.Ishaan had 4 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Ishaan have left?
Answer key
- 2
- 6
- 10
- 1
- 2
- 16
- 3
- 15
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 9
- 1
- 16
- 9
- 2
- 4
- 8
- 1
- 5
- 17
- 4
- 14
- 6
- 17
- 9
- 7
- 4
- 2
- 17
- 10
- 6
- 4
- 13
- 4
- 2
- 9
- 13
- 9
- 1
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