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 7 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Manav have left?
- 2.16 − 4 =
- 3.13 − 3 =
- 4.? − 7 = 5
- 5.12 − 3 =
- 6.6 − 4 =
- 7.? − 12 = 3
- 8.19 − 2 =
- 9.What is 1 less than 2?
- 10.What is 12 less than 15?
- 11.There are 9 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 12.There are 9 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 13.3 − ? = 1
- 14.What is 1 less than 7?
- 15.7 − 5 =
- 16.4 − 2 =
- 17.Ananya had 6 shells and gave 3 to a friend. How many shells does Ananya have left?
- 18.What is 4 less than 11?
- 19.What is 8 less than 17?
- 20.? − 4 = 10
- 21.4 − 3 =
- 22.There are 20 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 23.? − 4 = 11
- 24.What is 1 less than 12?
- 25.Ananya had 14 laddoos and gave 11 to a friend. How many laddoos does Ananya have left?
- 26.Farhan had 14 bananas and gave 9 to a friend. How many bananas does Farhan have left?
- 27.There are 4 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 28.What is 5 less than 10?
- 29.14 − 6 =
- 30.? − 4 = 15
- 31.3 − 1 =
- 32.Diya had 6 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Diya have left?
- 33.What is 14 less than 15?
- 34.Aarav had 8 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Aarav have left?
- 35.There are 10 boys and 7 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 36.? − 3 = 6
- 37.7 − 1 =
- 38.There are 9 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 39.There are 15 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 40.What is 5 less than 14?
Answer key
- 5
- 12
- 10
- 12
- 9
- 2
- 15
- 17
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 6
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 7
- 9
- 14
- 1
- 15
- 15
- 11
- 3
- 5
- 1
- 5
- 8
- 19
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 7
- 3
- 9
- 6
- 1
- 11
- 9
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