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
- 1.4 − 1 =
- 2.2 − 1 =
- 3.? − 4 = 2
- 4.Riya had 7 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Riya have left?
- 5.There are 9 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 6.There are 20 children and 18 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 7.16 − ? = 13
- 8.What is 5 less than 11?
- 9.There are 12 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 10.There are 18 pencils and 14 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 11.There are 16 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 12.8 − ? = 2
- 13.What is 5 less than 10?
- 14.There are 10 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 15.What is 4 less than 5?
- 16.? − 14 = 1
- 17.15 − ? = 2
- 18.There are 19 children and 14 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 19.There are 8 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 20.There are 9 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 21.? − 1 = 19
- 22.What is 1 less than 11?
- 23.There are 7 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 24.? − 3 = 1
- 25.There are 5 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 26.3 − 1 =
- 27.What is 1 less than 4?
- 28.Saanvi had 4 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Saanvi have left?
- 29.What is 5 less than 16?
- 30.18 − 11 =
- 31.Priya had 3 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Priya have left?
- 32.Aarav had 4 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Aarav have left?
- 33.What is 7 less than 8?
- 34.17 − ? = 5
- 35.There are 12 children and 9 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 36.What is 10 less than 15?
- 37.What is 10 less than 11?
- 38.There are 14 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 39.What is 7 less than 13?
- 40.Diya had 18 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Diya have left?
Answer key
- 3
- 1
- 6
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 6
- 7
- 4
- 11
- 6
- 5
- 8
- 1
- 15
- 13
- 5
- 6
- 3
- 20
- 10
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 11
- 7
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 12
- 3
- 5
- 1
- 11
- 6
- 17
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