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 4?
- 2.Manav had 9 pencils and gave 6 to a friend. How many pencils does Manav have left?
- 3.What is 11 less than 15?
- 4.There are 11 cups and 10 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 5.What is 8 less than 16?
- 6.Farhan had 3 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Farhan have left?
- 7.There are 12 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 8.There are 3 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 9.Riya had 14 bananas and gave 10 to a friend. How many bananas does Riya have left?
- 10.Farhan had 10 bananas and gave 8 to a friend. How many bananas does Farhan have left?
- 11.16 − ? = 1
- 12.What is 9 less than 14?
- 13.? − 4 = 3
- 14.There are 6 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 15.There are 17 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 16.? − 17 = 1
- 17.What is 2 less than 7?
- 18.Sneha had 18 marbles and gave 17 to a friend. How many marbles does Sneha have left?
- 19.Karan had 13 balloons and gave 4 to a friend. How many balloons does Karan have left?
- 20.5 − 3 =
- 21.There are 17 boys and 9 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 22.There are 13 bottles and 10 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 23.2 − 1 =
- 24.6 − ? = 4
- 25.There are 6 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 26.8 − 3 =
- 27.? − 2 = 16
- 28.5 − 4 =
- 29.15 − 11 =
- 30.There are 11 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 31.9 − ? = 2
- 32.20 − 7 =
- 33.What is 1 less than 7?
- 34.Kabir had 8 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Kabir have left?
- 35.15 − 4 =
- 36.16 − 1 =
- 37.15 − 7 =
- 38.Priya had 16 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Priya have left?
- 39.Arjun had 6 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Arjun have left?
- 40.? − 4 = 1
Answer key
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 8
- 1
- 9
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 15
- 5
- 7
- 4
- 15
- 18
- 5
- 1
- 9
- 2
- 8
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 5
- 18
- 1
- 4
- 7
- 7
- 13
- 6
- 7
- 11
- 15
- 8
- 14
- 5
- 5
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