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 13 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 2.? − 6 = 4
- 3.2 − 1 =
- 4.19 − 7 =
- 5.Joseph had 10 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Joseph have left?
- 6.? − 9 = 10
- 7.What is 7 less than 17?
- 8.12 − ? = 4
- 9.17 − 13 =
- 10.Farhan had 18 marbles and gave 16 to a friend. How many marbles does Farhan have left?
- 11.3 − 2 =
- 12.? − 8 = 9
- 13.Kavya had 10 laddoos and gave 8 to a friend. How many laddoos does Kavya have left?
- 14.19 − 5 =
- 15.Meera had 6 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Meera have left?
- 16.12 − 8 =
- 17.What is 11 less than 12?
- 18.Lakshmi had 13 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Lakshmi have left?
- 19.There are 6 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 20.7 − ? = 4
- 21.What is 4 less than 15?
- 22.5 − 2 =
- 23.Priya had 7 kites and gave 6 to a friend. How many kites does Priya have left?
- 24.What is 4 less than 8?
- 25.? − 9 = 2
- 26.7 − 4 =
- 27.20 − 13 =
- 28.Ananya had 7 bananas and gave 4 to a friend. How many bananas does Ananya have left?
- 29.Isha had 18 crayons and gave 12 to a friend. How many crayons does Isha have left?
- 30.What is 1 less than 3?
- 31.10 − 9 =
- 32.6 − 1 =
- 33.4 − ? = 2
- 34.14 − 4 =
- 35.What is 8 less than 9?
- 36.Ananya had 13 bananas and gave 6 to a friend. How many bananas does Ananya have left?
- 37.8 − 2 =
- 38.What is 1 less than 2?
- 39.There are 9 pencils and 8 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 40.3 − ? = 1
Answer key
- 10
- 10
- 1
- 12
- 8
- 19
- 10
- 8
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 17
- 2
- 14
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 11
- 4
- 3
- 11
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 11
- 3
- 7
- 3
- 6
- 2
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 10
- 1
- 7
- 6
- 1
- 1
- 2
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