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.What is 1 less than 7?
- 2.Lakshmi had 18 kites and gave 5 to a friend. How many kites does Lakshmi have left?
- 3.There are 16 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 4.13 − 6 =
- 5.5 − 3 =
- 6.? − 7 = 4
- 7.There are 10 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 8.14 − 1 =
- 9.Rahul had 5 books and gave 4 to a friend. How many books does Rahul have left?
- 10.Lakshmi had 12 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Lakshmi have left?
- 11.6 − 5 =
- 12.Tara had 9 balls and gave 8 to a friend. How many balls does Tara have left?
- 13.What is 14 less than 17?
- 14.There are 14 children and 13 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 15.Tara had 3 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Tara have left?
- 16.There are 18 children and 15 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 17.Meera had 13 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Meera have left?
- 18.What is 3 less than 14?
- 19.What is 3 less than 19?
- 20.3 − 1 =
- 21.16 − 14 =
- 22.Vivaan had 20 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Vivaan have left?
- 23.? − 12 = 2
- 24.There are 12 boys and 8 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 25.? − 10 = 10
- 26.What is 3 less than 4?
- 27.What is 16 less than 17?
- 28.Meera had 11 crayons and gave 3 to a friend. How many crayons does Meera have left?
- 29.There are 15 bottles and 8 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 30.What is 2 less than 4?
- 31.Rahul had 12 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Rahul have left?
- 32.? − 3 = 2
- 33.18 − 8 =
- 34.Karan had 5 kites and gave 4 to a friend. How many kites does Karan have left?
- 35.There are 5 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 36.What is 13 less than 19?
- 37.There are 17 birds and 7 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 38.19 − 18 =
- 39.18 − 2 =
- 40.? − 4 = 8
Answer key
- 6
- 13
- 10
- 7
- 2
- 11
- 2
- 13
- 1
- 10
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 10
- 11
- 16
- 2
- 2
- 18
- 14
- 4
- 20
- 1
- 1
- 8
- 7
- 2
- 10
- 5
- 10
- 1
- 2
- 6
- 10
- 1
- 16
- 12
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