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 9 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 2.11 − ? = 6
- 3.18 − 14 =
- 4.What is 1 less than 6?
- 5.? − 3 = 1
- 6.11 − 7 =
- 7.10 − 1 =
- 8.What is 1 less than 4?
- 9.13 − ? = 12
- 10.17 − 13 =
- 11.What is 5 less than 11?
- 12.2 − 1 =
- 13.What is 1 less than 3?
- 14.12 − 7 =
- 15.What is 2 less than 6?
- 16.7 − 2 =
- 17.3 − ? = 1
- 18.What is 3 less than 15?
- 19.Meera had 18 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Meera have left?
- 20.What is 2 less than 7?
- 21.6 − 5 =
- 22.What is 2 less than 3?
- 23.Zoya had 15 flowers and gave 5 to a friend. How many flowers does Zoya have left?
- 24.What is 7 less than 9?
- 25.There are 20 children and 12 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 26.Pooja had 3 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Pooja have left?
- 27.8 − 4 =
- 28.Dev had 12 pencils and gave 5 to a friend. How many pencils does Dev have left?
- 29.18 − 9 =
- 30.4 − ? = 2
- 31.There are 6 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 32.5 − 4 =
- 33.? − 5 = 13
- 34.? − 14 = 4
- 35.Rahul had 7 laddoos and gave 5 to a friend. How many laddoos does Rahul have left?
- 36.? − 2 = 1
- 37.Pooja had 16 shells and gave 7 to a friend. How many shells does Pooja have left?
- 38.11 − 6 =
- 39.6 − 4 =
- 40.4 − ? = 1
Answer key
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 5
- 4
- 4
- 9
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 6
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 4
- 5
- 2
- 12
- 16
- 5
- 1
- 1
- 10
- 2
- 8
- 2
- 4
- 7
- 9
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 18
- 18
- 2
- 3
- 9
- 5
- 2
- 3
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