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.Meera had 15 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Meera have left?
- 2.There are 4 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 3.What is 1 less than 18?
- 4.3 − ? = 1
- 5.What is 17 less than 18?
- 6.What is 12 less than 18?
- 7.Arjun had 5 marbles and gave 3 to a friend. How many marbles does Arjun have left?
- 8.What is 8 less than 15?
- 9.There are 8 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 10.There are 4 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 11.Aditya had 8 shells and gave 5 to a friend. How many shells does Aditya have left?
- 12.6 − 3 =
- 13.What is 13 less than 19?
- 14.There are 12 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 15.There are 7 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 16.Aarav had 6 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Aarav have left?
- 17.Farhan had 5 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Farhan have left?
- 18.9 − ? = 3
- 19.? − 12 = 3
- 20.There are 4 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 21.What is 8 less than 10?
- 22.Arjun had 5 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Arjun have left?
- 23.19 − 11 =
- 24.Joseph had 3 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Joseph have left?
- 25.There are 9 boys and 7 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 26.Lakshmi had 12 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Lakshmi have left?
- 27.11 − ? = 4
- 28.What is 1 less than 5?
- 29.5 − 3 =
- 30.10 − ? = 2
- 31.Aarav had 14 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Aarav have left?
- 32.3 − 2 =
- 33.There are 19 bottles and 18 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 34.Vivaan had 16 crayons and gave 7 to a friend. How many crayons does Vivaan have left?
- 35.? − 1 = 8
- 36.There are 4 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 37.Riya had 20 books and gave 13 to a friend. How many books does Riya have left?
- 38.11 − ? = 6
- 39.Dev had 11 bananas and gave 3 to a friend. How many bananas does Dev have left?
- 40.What is 4 less than 5?
Answer key
- 13
- 1
- 17
- 2
- 1
- 6
- 2
- 7
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 6
- 8
- 3
- 5
- 4
- 6
- 15
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 8
- 2
- 2
- 11
- 7
- 4
- 2
- 8
- 12
- 1
- 1
- 9
- 9
- 2
- 7
- 5
- 8
- 1
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