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
- 1.15 − 3 =
- 2.12 − ? = 5
- 3.Isha had 20 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Isha have left?
- 4.Arjun had 12 shells and gave 4 to a friend. How many shells does Arjun have left?
- 5.There are 15 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 6.Arjun had 13 mangoes and gave 10 to a friend. How many mangoes does Arjun have left?
- 7.8 − 2 =
- 8.There are 16 pencils and 12 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 9.There are 7 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 10.Manav had 4 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Manav have left?
- 11.Karan had 11 balloons and gave 9 to a friend. How many balloons does Karan have left?
- 12.What is 3 less than 9?
- 13.11 − 5 =
- 14.There are 3 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 15.What is 1 less than 2?
- 16.Sneha had 13 flowers and gave 4 to a friend. How many flowers does Sneha have left?
- 17.17 − 7 =
- 18.There are 6 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 19.8 − 7 =
- 20.13 − 4 =
- 21.4 − 1 =
- 22.Aditya had 14 kites and gave 10 to a friend. How many kites does Aditya have left?
- 23.Saanvi had 8 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Saanvi have left?
- 24.10 − 3 =
- 25.Sneha had 10 shells and gave 4 to a friend. How many shells does Sneha have left?
- 26.Manav had 14 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Manav have left?
- 27.What is 2 less than 3?
- 28.Farhan had 16 balloons and gave 11 to a friend. How many balloons does Farhan have left?
- 29.? − 2 = 2
- 30.Ishaan had 18 bananas and gave 3 to a friend. How many bananas does Ishaan have left?
- 31.What is 7 less than 8?
- 32.10 − 8 =
- 33.There are 14 bottles and 13 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 34.There are 18 birds and 17 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 35.Ananya had 13 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Ananya have left?
- 36.What is 1 less than 12?
- 37.7 − ? = 2
- 38.There are 12 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 39.There are 19 boys and 8 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 40.Rohan had 12 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Rohan have left?
Answer key
- 12
- 7
- 17
- 8
- 8
- 3
- 6
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 6
- 6
- 1
- 1
- 9
- 10
- 1
- 1
- 9
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 7
- 6
- 13
- 1
- 5
- 4
- 15
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 11
- 11
- 5
- 10
- 11
- 10
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