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 3 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 2.Kavya had 17 shells and gave 11 to a friend. How many shells does Kavya have left?
- 3.3 − ? = 2
- 4.14 − 5 =
- 5.What is 8 less than 10?
- 6.14 − 2 =
- 7.4 − 1 =
- 8.9 − ? = 5
- 9.? − 2 = 5
- 10.16 − 6 =
- 11.There are 11 bottles and 7 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 12.? − 3 = 3
- 13.? − 3 = 12
- 14.Diya had 8 crayons and gave 3 to a friend. How many crayons does Diya have left?
- 15.9 − ? = 1
- 16.2 − 1 =
- 17.What is 11 less than 14?
- 18.Kabir had 18 flowers and gave 5 to a friend. How many flowers does Kabir have left?
- 19.There are 13 cups and 6 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 20.There are 12 boys and 11 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 21.Tara had 9 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Tara have left?
- 22.Meera had 15 kites and gave 5 to a friend. How many kites does Meera have left?
- 23.14 − 13 =
- 24.8 − 5 =
- 25.10 − 8 =
- 26.Aditya had 15 marbles and gave 7 to a friend. How many marbles does Aditya have left?
- 27.Vivaan had 10 balloons and gave 5 to a friend. How many balloons does Vivaan have left?
- 28.13 − 9 =
- 29.? − 5 = 12
- 30.What is 3 less than 6?
- 31.? − 9 = 2
- 32.There are 17 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 33.8 − 2 =
- 34.13 − 11 =
- 35.19 − 13 =
- 36.4 − 2 =
- 37.6 − 1 =
- 38.There are 8 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 39.Saanvi had 9 marbles and gave 8 to a friend. How many marbles does Saanvi have left?
- 40.There are 12 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
Answer key
- 1
- 6
- 1
- 9
- 2
- 12
- 3
- 4
- 7
- 10
- 4
- 6
- 15
- 5
- 8
- 1
- 3
- 13
- 7
- 1
- 7
- 10
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 8
- 5
- 4
- 17
- 3
- 11
- 15
- 6
- 2
- 6
- 2
- 5
- 5
- 1
- 6
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