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.Rohan had 10 balls and gave 6 to a friend. How many balls does Rohan have left?
- 2.4 − 2 =
- 3.Joseph had 6 books and gave 3 to a friend. How many books does Joseph have left?
- 4.? − 1 = 3
- 5.What is 10 less than 13?
- 6.Arjun had 5 bananas and gave 4 to a friend. How many bananas does Arjun have left?
- 7.12 − 9 =
- 8.11 − 5 =
- 9.Lakshmi had 13 crayons and gave 3 to a friend. How many crayons does Lakshmi have left?
- 10.Kavya had 7 kites and gave 3 to a friend. How many kites does Kavya have left?
- 11.Zoya had 16 laddoos and gave 3 to a friend. How many laddoos does Zoya have left?
- 12.18 − ? = 1
- 13.What is 1 less than 3?
- 14.There are 19 bottles and 14 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 15.What is 1 less than 9?
- 16.What is 9 less than 13?
- 17.5 − 1 =
- 18.There are 20 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 19.? − 3 = 9
- 20.13 − ? = 1
- 21.? − 3 = 12
- 22.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 23.7 − 2 =
- 24.What is 4 less than 13?
- 25.Nisha had 9 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Nisha have left?
- 26.20 − ? = 15
- 27.16 − 11 =
- 28.11 − ? = 8
- 29.11 − ? = 10
- 30.What is 8 less than 13?
- 31.12 − 3 =
- 32.Tara had 10 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Tara have left?
- 33.There are 15 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 34.What is 3 less than 6?
- 35.18 − ? = 11
- 36.6 − 4 =
- 37.What is 6 less than 10?
- 38.? − 4 = 16
- 39.? − 3 = 14
- 40.6 − ? = 1
Answer key
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 6
- 10
- 4
- 13
- 17
- 2
- 5
- 8
- 4
- 4
- 18
- 12
- 12
- 15
- 1
- 5
- 9
- 8
- 5
- 5
- 3
- 1
- 5
- 9
- 8
- 13
- 3
- 7
- 2
- 4
- 20
- 17
- 5
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