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.Vivaan had 12 flowers and gave 4 to a friend. How many flowers does Vivaan have left?
- 2.19 − 1 =
- 3.There are 14 boys and 12 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 4.11 − ? = 10
- 5.12 − ? = 6
- 6.2 − 1 =
- 7.13 − ? = 9
- 8.There are 19 pencils and 17 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 9.4 − 1 =
- 10.What is 2 less than 8?
- 11.? − 15 = 4
- 12.? − 2 = 4
- 13.What is 1 less than 2?
- 14.There are 16 pencils and 14 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 15.Karan had 15 pencils and gave 9 to a friend. How many pencils does Karan have left?
- 16.? − 1 = 2
- 17.There are 5 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 18.Aarav had 9 books and gave 6 to a friend. How many books does Aarav have left?
- 19.There are 12 bottles and 11 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 20.Aditya had 11 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Aditya have left?
- 21.Rahul had 10 marbles and gave 9 to a friend. How many marbles does Rahul have left?
- 22.There are 13 boys and 10 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 23.10 − 5 =
- 24.3 − 2 =
- 25.13 − 3 =
- 26.7 − 2 =
- 27.There are 3 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 28.What is 4 less than 14?
- 29.19 − ? = 4
- 30.? − 1 = 4
- 31.What is 6 less than 8?
- 32.10 − 4 =
- 33.There are 9 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 34.There are 4 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 35.What is 4 less than 5?
- 36.There are 5 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 37.7 − ? = 4
- 38.10 − 8 =
- 39.There are 13 pencils and 12 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 40.16 − 2 =
Answer key
- 8
- 18
- 2
- 1
- 6
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 6
- 19
- 6
- 1
- 2
- 6
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 9
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 1
- 10
- 5
- 1
- 10
- 15
- 5
- 2
- 6
- 5
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 14
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