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
- 1.7 − 2 =
- 2.12 − ? = 6
- 3.What is 6 less than 15?
- 4.13 − 7 =
- 5.Arjun had 12 pencils and gave 5 to a friend. How many pencils does Arjun have left?
- 6.2 − 1 =
- 7.There are 11 children and 10 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 8.15 − 10 =
- 9.Rohan had 15 shells and gave 12 to a friend. How many shells does Rohan have left?
- 10.14 − 7 =
- 11.What is 1 less than 20?
- 12.Riya had 18 marbles and gave 12 to a friend. How many marbles does Riya have left?
- 13.There are 3 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 14.What is 5 less than 10?
- 15.Riya had 15 balloons and gave 14 to a friend. How many balloons does Riya have left?
- 16.Meera had 10 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Meera have left?
- 17.14 − 11 =
- 18.? − 9 = 1
- 19.What is 2 less than 3?
- 20.There are 3 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 21.What is 4 less than 7?
- 22.6 − 5 =
- 23.Nisha had 16 mangoes and gave 13 to a friend. How many mangoes does Nisha have left?
- 24.Karan had 6 kites and gave 5 to a friend. How many kites does Karan have left?
- 25.What is 8 less than 18?
- 26.11 − 10 =
- 27.13 − 5 =
- 28.Kavya had 8 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Kavya have left?
- 29.? − 13 = 7
- 30.17 − 7 =
- 31.Dev had 4 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Dev have left?
- 32.What is 8 less than 17?
- 33.Tara had 12 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Tara have left?
- 34.What is 12 less than 16?
- 35.Aarav had 4 balloons and gave 3 to a friend. How many balloons does Aarav have left?
- 36.Meera had 18 books and gave 7 to a friend. How many books does Meera have left?
- 37.There are 20 pencils and 12 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 38.What is 1 less than 10?
- 39.16 − ? = 13
- 40.Pooja had 18 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Pooja have left?
Answer key
- 5
- 6
- 9
- 6
- 7
- 1
- 1
- 5
- 3
- 7
- 19
- 6
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 9
- 3
- 10
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 10
- 1
- 8
- 5
- 20
- 10
- 2
- 9
- 11
- 4
- 1
- 11
- 8
- 9
- 3
- 17
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