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
- 1.8 − 3 =
- 2.What is 1 less than 6?
- 3.? − 2 = 1
- 4.Pooja had 14 balls and gave 4 to a friend. How many balls does Pooja have left?
- 5.12 − 3 =
- 6.12 − 7 =
- 7.10 − 1 =
- 8.Aarav had 15 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Aarav have left?
- 9.18 − 12 =
- 10.12 − ? = 11
- 11.There are 19 birds and 15 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 12.Kabir had 19 flowers and gave 11 to a friend. How many flowers does Kabir have left?
- 13.4 − ? = 2
- 14.? − 4 = 2
- 15.? − 1 = 2
- 16.There are 3 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 17.15 − 6 =
- 18.? − 11 = 1
- 19.Priya had 4 laddoos and gave 3 to a friend. How many laddoos does Priya have left?
- 20.Diya had 3 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Diya have left?
- 21.7 − 4 =
- 22.There are 20 birds and 15 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 23.What is 8 less than 15?
- 24.What is 1 less than 12?
- 25.There are 15 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 26.There are 8 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 27.There are 12 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 28.There are 7 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 29.Saanvi had 9 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Saanvi have left?
- 30.5 − 1 =
- 31.Rahul had 13 laddoos and gave 7 to a friend. How many laddoos does Rahul have left?
- 32.? − 2 = 6
- 33.6 − ? = 5
- 34.Rohan had 7 crayons and gave 3 to a friend. How many crayons does Rohan have left?
- 35.Lakshmi had 3 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Lakshmi have left?
- 36.There are 7 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 37.What is 6 less than 18?
- 38.Priya had 5 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Priya have left?
- 39.There are 20 pencils and 11 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 40.? − 7 = 7
Answer key
- 5
- 5
- 3
- 10
- 9
- 5
- 9
- 14
- 6
- 1
- 4
- 8
- 2
- 6
- 3
- 1
- 9
- 12
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 7
- 11
- 12
- 1
- 6
- 4
- 7
- 4
- 6
- 8
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 12
- 3
- 9
- 14
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