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.There are 4 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 2.? − 2 = 4
- 3.There are 9 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 4.What is 3 less than 16?
- 5.What is 1 less than 3?
- 6.There are 16 boys and 15 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 7.Gurpreet had 12 pencils and gave 3 to a friend. How many pencils does Gurpreet have left?
- 8.? − 10 = 1
- 9.2 − 1 =
- 10.Aditya had 15 shells and gave 5 to a friend. How many shells does Aditya have left?
- 11.What is 8 less than 9?
- 12.What is 1 less than 7?
- 13.What is 6 less than 11?
- 14.Riya had 12 balloons and gave 6 to a friend. How many balloons does Riya have left?
- 15.What is 1 less than 2?
- 16.What is 2 less than 3?
- 17.What is 6 less than 15?
- 18.13 − ? = 8
- 19.17 − 15 =
- 20.There are 4 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 21.? − 5 = 3
- 22.19 − 8 =
- 23.5 − ? = 1
- 24.12 − 1 =
- 25.4 − ? = 1
- 26.? − 4 = 5
- 27.What is 5 less than 13?
- 28.9 − 1 =
- 29.Zoya had 14 kites and gave 11 to a friend. How many kites does Zoya have left?
- 30.3 − 1 =
- 31.? − 7 = 7
- 32.There are 8 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 33.17 − 4 =
- 34.9 − ? = 8
- 35.What is 13 less than 14?
- 36.Priya had 6 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Priya have left?
- 37.5 − 3 =
- 38.What is 5 less than 19?
- 39.Zoya had 11 mangoes and gave 6 to a friend. How many mangoes does Zoya have left?
- 40.Gurpreet had 6 books and gave 3 to a friend. How many books does Gurpreet have left?
Answer key
- 1
- 6
- 7
- 13
- 2
- 1
- 9
- 11
- 1
- 10
- 1
- 6
- 5
- 6
- 1
- 1
- 9
- 5
- 2
- 2
- 8
- 11
- 4
- 11
- 3
- 9
- 8
- 8
- 3
- 2
- 14
- 3
- 13
- 1
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 14
- 5
- 3
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