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.Gurpreet had 12 balloons and gave 10 to a friend. How many balloons does Gurpreet have left?
- 2.There are 18 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 3.Tara had 8 kites and gave 4 to a friend. How many kites does Tara have left?
- 4.8 − 3 =
- 5.? − 5 = 1
- 6.Rohan had 3 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Rohan have left?
- 7.16 − 12 =
- 8.Lakshmi had 15 kites and gave 9 to a friend. How many kites does Lakshmi have left?
- 9.11 − 5 =
- 10.15 − ? = 9
- 11.17 − ? = 13
- 12.Isha had 15 laddoos and gave 8 to a friend. How many laddoos does Isha have left?
- 13.3 − 1 =
- 14.Priya had 12 balls and gave 9 to a friend. How many balls does Priya have left?
- 15.There are 20 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 16.There are 17 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 17.There are 20 children and 18 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 18.Arjun had 12 crayons and gave 8 to a friend. How many crayons does Arjun have left?
- 19.What is 1 less than 2?
- 20.5 − 4 =
- 21.What is 1 less than 6?
- 22.4 − 1 =
- 23.What is 5 less than 16?
- 24.7 − 6 =
- 25.Sneha had 10 balls and gave 4 to a friend. How many balls does Sneha have left?
- 26.Saanvi had 7 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Saanvi have left?
- 27.There are 10 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 28.13 − ? = 8
- 29.Aarav had 13 books and gave 11 to a friend. How many books does Aarav have left?
- 30.There are 15 boys and 7 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 31.2 − 1 =
- 32.What is 1 less than 5?
- 33.There are 14 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 34.There are 15 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 35.11 − 9 =
- 36.Lakshmi had 5 kites and gave 3 to a friend. How many kites does Lakshmi have left?
- 37.Rohan had 20 marbles and gave 8 to a friend. How many marbles does Rohan have left?
- 38.There are 8 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 39.What is 13 less than 16?
- 40.There are 13 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
Answer key
- 2
- 12
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 1
- 4
- 6
- 6
- 6
- 4
- 7
- 2
- 3
- 17
- 12
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 5
- 3
- 11
- 1
- 6
- 6
- 6
- 5
- 2
- 8
- 1
- 4
- 11
- 9
- 2
- 2
- 12
- 5
- 3
- 8
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