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 16 books and gave 9 to a friend. How many books does Aditya have left?
- 2.Rahul had 11 kites and gave 6 to a friend. How many kites does Rahul have left?
- 3.11 − ? = 2
- 4.There are 12 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 5.There are 5 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 6.11 − ? = 1
- 7.Diya had 20 balloons and gave 7 to a friend. How many balloons does Diya have left?
- 8.17 − ? = 7
- 9.Gurpreet had 17 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Gurpreet have left?
- 10.6 − ? = 3
- 11.6 − 1 =
- 12.Saanvi had 20 flowers and gave 8 to a friend. How many flowers does Saanvi have left?
- 13.16 − 11 =
- 14.Kabir had 6 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Kabir have left?
- 15.? − 1 = 3
- 16.There are 7 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 17.? − 9 = 5
- 18.? − 11 = 8
- 19.Dev had 11 books and gave 3 to a friend. How many books does Dev have left?
- 20.? − 2 = 5
- 21.There are 7 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 22.Pooja had 12 balls and gave 4 to a friend. How many balls does Pooja have left?
- 23.17 − ? = 5
- 24.What is 3 less than 10?
- 25.? − 8 = 2
- 26.There are 15 cups and 6 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 27.7 − 6 =
- 28.What is 2 less than 8?
- 29.There are 18 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 30.13 − 8 =
- 31.What is 3 less than 6?
- 32.5 − 2 =
- 33.5 − ? = 4
- 34.Nisha had 8 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Nisha have left?
- 35.There are 3 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 36.What is 8 less than 10?
- 37.2 − 1 =
- 38.What is 4 less than 18?
- 39.Priya had 11 pencils and gave 6 to a friend. How many pencils does Priya have left?
- 40.19 − 16 =
Answer key
- 7
- 5
- 9
- 10
- 3
- 10
- 13
- 10
- 15
- 3
- 5
- 12
- 5
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 14
- 19
- 8
- 7
- 5
- 8
- 12
- 7
- 10
- 9
- 1
- 6
- 12
- 5
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 7
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 14
- 5
- 3
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