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.Aarav had 17 balls and gave 15 to a friend. How many balls does Aarav have left?
- 2.16 − 1 =
- 3.There are 16 pencils and 13 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 4.13 − ? = 9
- 5.19 − 3 =
- 6.9 − 3 =
- 7.9 − 5 =
- 8.What is 11 less than 20?
- 9.? − 14 = 5
- 10.There are 9 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 11.There are 12 pencils and 9 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 12.There are 5 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 13.There are 11 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 14.9 − 7 =
- 15.4 − 1 =
- 16.What is 1 less than 5?
- 17.There are 11 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 18.19 − 4 =
- 19.There are 14 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 20.18 − 6 =
- 21.20 − 14 =
- 22.5 − ? = 4
- 23.10 − ? = 5
- 24.? − 4 = 2
- 25.3 − 1 =
- 26.Arjun had 5 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Arjun have left?
- 27.Dev had 6 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Dev have left?
- 28.There are 13 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 29.20 − 6 =
- 30.What is 3 less than 6?
- 31.? − 2 = 7
- 32.There are 4 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 33.What is 3 less than 16?
- 34.What is 5 less than 12?
- 35.Manav had 10 shells and gave 6 to a friend. How many shells does Manav have left?
- 36.Rohan had 12 flowers and gave 7 to a friend. How many flowers does Rohan have left?
- 37.What is 4 less than 10?
- 38.? − 6 = 6
- 39.There are 15 cups and 9 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 40.Riya had 10 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Riya have left?
Answer key
- 2
- 15
- 3
- 4
- 16
- 6
- 4
- 9
- 19
- 7
- 3
- 1
- 8
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 8
- 15
- 8
- 12
- 6
- 1
- 5
- 6
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 10
- 14
- 3
- 9
- 1
- 13
- 7
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 12
- 6
- 9
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