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.Aditya had 20 balls and gave 9 to a friend. How many balls does Aditya have left?
- 2.There are 16 boys and 12 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 3.? − 3 = 3
- 4.4 − ? = 3
- 5.20 − 1 =
- 6.There are 11 cups and 9 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 7.There are 3 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 8.15 − ? = 3
- 9.Nisha had 18 mangoes and gave 13 to a friend. How many mangoes does Nisha have left?
- 10.12 − 2 =
- 11.17 − ? = 7
- 12.Kavya had 10 bananas and gave 9 to a friend. How many bananas does Kavya have left?
- 13.Gurpreet had 12 balls and gave 9 to a friend. How many balls does Gurpreet have left?
- 14.? − 2 = 5
- 15.Rahul had 11 laddoos and gave 8 to a friend. How many laddoos does Rahul have left?
- 16.There are 7 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 17.18 − 12 =
- 18.5 − 4 =
- 19.? − 14 = 3
- 20.? − 8 = 5
- 21.There are 10 birds and 8 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 22.What is 3 less than 17?
- 23.Nisha had 4 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Nisha have left?
- 24.4 − 2 =
- 25.6 − 3 =
- 26.There are 5 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 27.20 − ? = 5
- 28.What is 5 less than 16?
- 29.What is 10 less than 18?
- 30.What is 1 less than 2?
- 31.20 − 15 =
- 32.Kabir had 5 pencils and gave 4 to a friend. How many pencils does Kabir have left?
- 33.Kavya had 7 shells and gave 4 to a friend. How many shells does Kavya have left?
- 34.What is 7 less than 20?
- 35.Farhan had 5 kites and gave 3 to a friend. How many kites does Farhan have left?
- 36.What is 4 less than 8?
- 37.There are 17 cups and 15 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 38.10 − ? = 3
- 39.What is 4 less than 13?
- 40.Tara had 6 books and gave 4 to a friend. How many books does Tara have left?
Answer key
- 11
- 4
- 6
- 1
- 19
- 2
- 1
- 12
- 5
- 10
- 10
- 1
- 3
- 7
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 1
- 17
- 13
- 2
- 14
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 15
- 11
- 8
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 3
- 13
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 7
- 9
- 2
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