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.Manav had 6 balloons and gave 3 to a friend. How many balloons does Manav have left?
- 2.Arjun had 11 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Arjun have left?
- 3.There are 13 pencils and 12 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 4.Ananya had 19 shells and gave 17 to a friend. How many shells does Ananya have left?
- 5.There are 4 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 6.Isha had 19 balls and gave 17 to a friend. How many balls does Isha have left?
- 7.Diya had 14 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Diya have left?
- 8.6 − ? = 5
- 9.14 − 6 =
- 10.Gurpreet had 6 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Gurpreet have left?
- 11.? − 9 = 8
- 12.Arjun had 8 balloons and gave 7 to a friend. How many balloons does Arjun have left?
- 13.8 − 3 =
- 14.There are 7 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 15.What is 1 less than 5?
- 16.6 − ? = 3
- 17.There are 10 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 18.Gurpreet had 11 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Gurpreet have left?
- 19.Riya had 18 flowers and gave 15 to a friend. How many flowers does Riya have left?
- 20.Diya had 9 marbles and gave 3 to a friend. How many marbles does Diya have left?
- 21.? − 2 = 2
- 22.? − 14 = 5
- 23.3 − ? = 1
- 24.20 − 15 =
- 25.What is 3 less than 4?
- 26.5 − ? = 3
- 27.Manav had 17 laddoos and gave 6 to a friend. How many laddoos does Manav have left?
- 28.There are 8 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 29.? − 2 = 10
- 30.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 31.Farhan had 4 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Farhan have left?
- 32.11 − 9 =
- 33.16 − 14 =
- 34.15 − 9 =
- 35.Ananya had 14 crayons and gave 1 to a friend. How many crayons does Ananya have left?
- 36.Kavya had 14 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Kavya have left?
- 37.What is 8 less than 18?
- 38.What is 4 less than 6?
- 39.12 − 8 =
- 40.Vivaan had 13 bananas and gave 12 to a friend. How many bananas does Vivaan have left?
Answer key
- 3
- 8
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 13
- 1
- 8
- 5
- 17
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 4
- 3
- 8
- 10
- 3
- 6
- 4
- 19
- 2
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 11
- 5
- 12
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 6
- 13
- 11
- 10
- 2
- 4
- 1
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