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.? − 9 = 1
- 2.? − 3 = 1
- 3.There are 14 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 4.11 − 9 =
- 5.? − 2 = 6
- 6.There are 6 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 7.Gurpreet had 5 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Gurpreet have left?
- 8.What is 1 less than 5?
- 9.What is 2 less than 3?
- 10.3 − ? = 1
- 11.What is 3 less than 6?
- 12.There are 3 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 13.? − 1 = 3
- 14.12 − 7 =
- 15.Rahul had 8 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Rahul have left?
- 16.7 − 1 =
- 17.20 − ? = 17
- 18.Isha had 4 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Isha have left?
- 19.What is 3 less than 20?
- 20.What is 7 less than 12?
- 21.9 − ? = 5
- 22.? − 6 = 3
- 23.20 − ? = 5
- 24.Tara had 20 shells and gave 19 to a friend. How many shells does Tara have left?
- 25.8 − 1 =
- 26.There are 17 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 27.What is 5 less than 6?
- 28.? − 4 = 2
- 29.5 − 3 =
- 30.There are 8 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 31.3 − 1 =
- 32.11 − ? = 9
- 33.What is 3 less than 18?
- 34.20 − ? = 7
- 35.Isha had 15 bananas and gave 9 to a friend. How many bananas does Isha have left?
- 36.There are 16 birds and 7 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 37.12 − 4 =
- 38.There are 20 cups and 13 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 39.19 − ? = 4
- 40.9 − 2 =
Answer key
- 10
- 4
- 12
- 2
- 8
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 6
- 3
- 2
- 17
- 5
- 4
- 9
- 15
- 1
- 7
- 12
- 1
- 6
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 15
- 13
- 6
- 9
- 8
- 7
- 15
- 7
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