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.What is 4 less than 13?
- 2.20 − 14 =
- 3.19 − 9 =
- 4.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 5.Kabir had 18 pencils and gave 10 to a friend. How many pencils does Kabir have left?
- 6.Kabir had 14 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Kabir have left?
- 7.? − 3 = 10
- 8.? − 1 = 5
- 9.Isha had 4 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Isha have left?
- 10.18 − 7 =
- 11.8 − 4 =
- 12.Pooja had 5 bananas and gave 4 to a friend. How many bananas does Pooja have left?
- 13.9 − 1 =
- 14.There are 15 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 15.15 − ? = 1
- 16.What is 8 less than 13?
- 17.What is 9 less than 18?
- 18.There are 19 boys and 9 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 19.There are 15 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 20.9 − 2 =
- 21.What is 1 less than 19?
- 22.12 − 9 =
- 23.20 − ? = 18
- 24.13 − 10 =
- 25.? − 1 = 14
- 26.What is 1 less than 3?
- 27.Isha had 3 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Isha have left?
- 28.? − 4 = 2
- 29.18 − 11 =
- 30.Joseph had 5 laddoos and gave 3 to a friend. How many laddoos does Joseph have left?
- 31.There are 20 boys and 17 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 32.15 − ? = 8
- 33.6 − ? = 3
- 34.7 − 1 =
- 35.What is 5 less than 12?
- 36.3 − 1 =
- 37.Nisha had 14 marbles and gave 3 to a friend. How many marbles does Nisha have left?
- 38.What is 3 less than 10?
- 39.There are 11 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 40.5 − ? = 4
Answer key
- 9
- 6
- 10
- 1
- 8
- 10
- 13
- 6
- 2
- 11
- 4
- 1
- 8
- 10
- 14
- 5
- 9
- 10
- 12
- 7
- 18
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 15
- 2
- 2
- 6
- 7
- 2
- 3
- 7
- 3
- 6
- 7
- 2
- 11
- 7
- 7
- 1
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