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.There are 11 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 2.? − 1 = 4
- 3.What is 3 less than 8?
- 4.? − 2 = 1
- 5.17 − 8 =
- 6.There are 8 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 7.3 − ? = 2
- 8.8 − 2 =
- 9.Ananya had 17 kites and gave 5 to a friend. How many kites does Ananya have left?
- 10.What is 2 less than 17?
- 11.There are 7 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 12.? − 3 = 3
- 13.Nisha had 13 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Nisha have left?
- 14.Aditya had 10 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Aditya have left?
- 15.There are 7 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 16.8 − ? = 2
- 17.There are 10 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 18.15 − ? = 10
- 19.11 − 1 =
- 20.? − 2 = 14
- 21.There are 7 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 22.Aarav had 19 crayons and gave 6 to a friend. How many crayons does Aarav have left?
- 23.What is 2 less than 4?
- 24.13 − 2 =
- 25.11 − 5 =
- 26.What is 1 less than 2?
- 27.There are 4 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 28.11 − 8 =
- 29.What is 1 less than 3?
- 30.There are 4 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 31.Meera had 13 pencils and gave 5 to a friend. How many pencils does Meera have left?
- 32.There are 16 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 33.What is 5 less than 20?
- 34.Saanvi had 14 marbles and gave 13 to a friend. How many marbles does Saanvi have left?
- 35.What is 1 less than 12?
- 36.Riya had 11 balls and gave 8 to a friend. How many balls does Riya have left?
- 37.19 − 13 =
- 38.Lakshmi had 5 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Lakshmi have left?
- 39.Riya had 14 bananas and gave 7 to a friend. How many bananas does Riya have left?
- 40.5 − 1 =
Answer key
- 8
- 5
- 5
- 3
- 9
- 4
- 1
- 6
- 12
- 15
- 4
- 6
- 11
- 9
- 5
- 6
- 8
- 5
- 10
- 16
- 4
- 13
- 2
- 11
- 6
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 8
- 11
- 15
- 1
- 11
- 3
- 6
- 3
- 7
- 4
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