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 18 boys and 14 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 2.Priya had 4 mangoes and gave 3 to a friend. How many mangoes does Priya have left?
- 3.What is 3 less than 4?
- 4.What is 1 less than 8?
- 5.6 − 2 =
- 6.20 − 4 =
- 7.12 − 4 =
- 8.What is 1 less than 19?
- 9.There are 16 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 10.There are 4 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 11.20 − 19 =
- 12.What is 17 less than 19?
- 13.There are 10 boys and 8 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 14.Meera had 10 bananas and gave 8 to a friend. How many bananas does Meera have left?
- 15.5 − ? = 2
- 16.18 − 4 =
- 17.16 − 4 =
- 18.? − 14 = 5
- 19.Joseph had 5 balls and gave 4 to a friend. How many balls does Joseph have left?
- 20.What is 7 less than 15?
- 21.What is 8 less than 17?
- 22.13 − 5 =
- 23.There are 19 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 24.There are 18 bottles and 9 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 25.3 − 1 =
- 26.There are 14 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 27.What is 1 less than 5?
- 28.13 − 9 =
- 29.Farhan had 11 books and gave 6 to a friend. How many books does Farhan have left?
- 30.16 − ? = 5
- 31.5 − 1 =
- 32.There are 18 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 33.12 − ? = 3
- 34.What is 4 less than 7?
- 35.4 − 3 =
- 36.What is 10 less than 15?
- 37.Aditya had 3 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Aditya have left?
- 38.Manav had 8 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Manav have left?
- 39.Riya had 12 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Riya have left?
- 40.What is 8 less than 19?
Answer key
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 7
- 4
- 16
- 8
- 18
- 10
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 14
- 12
- 19
- 1
- 8
- 9
- 8
- 12
- 9
- 2
- 10
- 4
- 4
- 5
- 11
- 4
- 13
- 9
- 3
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 7
- 11
- 11
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