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.? − 1 = 14
- 2.What is 9 less than 12?
- 3.There are 3 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 4.Joseph had 16 mangoes and gave 15 to a friend. How many mangoes does Joseph have left?
- 5.What is 8 less than 10?
- 6.Zoya had 16 books and gave 14 to a friend. How many books does Zoya have left?
- 7.Rahul had 7 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Rahul have left?
- 8.4 − 2 =
- 9.Lakshmi had 18 balloons and gave 17 to a friend. How many balloons does Lakshmi have left?
- 10.? − 3 = 16
- 11.17 − 2 =
- 12.There are 8 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 13.3 − 1 =
- 14.What is 2 less than 8?
- 15.There are 14 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 16.7 − 4 =
- 17.Riya had 14 balloons and gave 7 to a friend. How many balloons does Riya have left?
- 18.? − 2 = 2
- 19.15 − 13 =
- 20.What is 1 less than 8?
- 21.There are 19 cups and 12 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 22.8 − ? = 7
- 23.Nisha had 12 crayons and gave 6 to a friend. How many crayons does Nisha have left?
- 24.Joseph had 18 marbles and gave 7 to a friend. How many marbles does Joseph have left?
- 25.There are 15 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 26.What is 3 less than 5?
- 27.What is 7 less than 18?
- 28.There are 6 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 29.What is 5 less than 6?
- 30.There are 13 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 31.What is 2 less than 6?
- 32.There are 6 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 33.What is 4 less than 8?
- 34.11 − ? = 4
- 35.? − 9 = 2
- 36.What is 1 less than 13?
- 37.There are 16 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 38.There are 9 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 39.There are 19 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 40.What is 13 less than 18?
Answer key
- 15
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 5
- 2
- 1
- 19
- 15
- 6
- 2
- 6
- 11
- 3
- 7
- 4
- 2
- 7
- 7
- 1
- 6
- 11
- 12
- 2
- 11
- 2
- 1
- 11
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 7
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 2
- 16
- 5
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