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
- 1.14 − 2 =
- 2.12 − 1 =
- 3.5 − 2 =
- 4.Nisha had 8 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Nisha have left?
- 5.11 − 7 =
- 6.11 − 8 =
- 7.What is 3 less than 17?
- 8.10 − 7 =
- 9.? − 3 = 13
- 10.There are 8 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 11.There are 15 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 12.There are 20 cups and 16 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 13.14 − ? = 3
- 14.There are 20 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 15.There are 7 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 16.8 − ? = 2
- 17.There are 11 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 18.There are 11 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 19.There are 8 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 20.8 − ? = 3
- 21.? − 13 = 3
- 22.There are 14 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 23.There are 5 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 24.What is 9 less than 16?
- 25.? − 1 = 10
- 26.19 − 8 =
- 27.? − 6 = 10
- 28.There are 16 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 29.9 − 1 =
- 30.10 − ? = 3
- 31.12 − 6 =
- 32.11 − 1 =
- 33.14 − 13 =
- 34.? − 8 = 8
- 35.9 − 6 =
- 36.Isha had 11 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Isha have left?
- 37.There are 16 pencils and 15 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 38.4 − 2 =
- 39.Zoya had 15 bananas and gave 12 to a friend. How many bananas does Zoya have left?
- 40.There are 16 bottles and 10 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
Answer key
- 12
- 11
- 3
- 7
- 4
- 3
- 14
- 3
- 16
- 2
- 10
- 4
- 11
- 16
- 4
- 6
- 6
- 5
- 2
- 5
- 16
- 12
- 3
- 7
- 11
- 11
- 16
- 13
- 8
- 7
- 6
- 10
- 1
- 16
- 3
- 10
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 6
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