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
- 1.19 − 16 =
- 2.What is 1 less than 6?
- 3.What is 13 less than 19?
- 4.? − 1 = 17
- 5.Zoya had 4 crayons and gave 1 to a friend. How many crayons does Zoya have left?
- 6.Rohan had 12 kites and gave 10 to a friend. How many kites does Rohan have left?
- 7.There are 18 pencils and 16 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 8.14 − ? = 7
- 9.What is 5 less than 10?
- 10.3 − 2 =
- 11.There are 8 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 12.Ishaan had 15 books and gave 13 to a friend. How many books does Ishaan have left?
- 13.There are 4 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 14.19 − 11 =
- 15.7 − 3 =
- 16.14 − 5 =
- 17.Zoya had 18 flowers and gave 6 to a friend. How many flowers does Zoya have left?
- 18.Joseph had 4 shells and gave 3 to a friend. How many shells does Joseph have left?
- 19.10 − 5 =
- 20.Priya had 6 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Priya have left?
- 21.? − 2 = 4
- 22.? − 11 = 1
- 23.There are 7 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 24.Saanvi had 6 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Saanvi have left?
- 25.Isha had 6 shells and gave 5 to a friend. How many shells does Isha have left?
- 26.9 − ? = 8
- 27.? − 8 = 5
- 28.What is 1 less than 16?
- 29.What is 7 less than 13?
- 30.7 − 1 =
- 31.3 − 1 =
- 32.16 − 3 =
- 33.There are 17 pencils and 15 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 34.What is 4 less than 17?
- 35.There are 7 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 36.2 − 1 =
- 37.What is 7 less than 19?
- 38.5 − 1 =
- 39.13 − ? = 10
- 40.There are 19 cups and 18 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
Answer key
- 3
- 5
- 6
- 18
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 7
- 5
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 1
- 8
- 4
- 9
- 12
- 1
- 5
- 5
- 6
- 12
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 13
- 15
- 6
- 6
- 2
- 13
- 2
- 13
- 3
- 1
- 12
- 4
- 3
- 1
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