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 18 balloons and gave 5 to a friend. How many balloons does Aditya have left?
- 2.19 − 15 =
- 3.15 − 12 =
- 4.17 − 9 =
- 5.What is 14 less than 16?
- 6.There are 12 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 7.What is 2 less than 9?
- 8.16 − 3 =
- 9.Zoya had 5 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Zoya have left?
- 10.Gurpreet had 14 balls and gave 11 to a friend. How many balls does Gurpreet have left?
- 11.14 − ? = 10
- 12.There are 15 birds and 9 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 13.There are 10 cups and 8 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 14.Arjun had 4 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Arjun have left?
- 15.? − 3 = 14
- 16.There are 17 cups and 7 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 17.Meera had 8 mangoes and gave 5 to a friend. How many mangoes does Meera have left?
- 18.17 − 8 =
- 19.15 − ? = 2
- 20.18 − ? = 8
- 21.There are 4 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 22.There are 4 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 23.? − 10 = 5
- 24.What is 6 less than 14?
- 25.What is 10 less than 16?
- 26.5 − 2 =
- 27.What is 15 less than 17?
- 28.There are 14 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 29.Priya had 14 books and gave 6 to a friend. How many books does Priya have left?
- 30.What is 9 less than 12?
- 31.3 − ? = 2
- 32.? − 4 = 5
- 33.What is 9 less than 10?
- 34.15 − 2 =
- 35.16 − ? = 13
- 36.What is 9 less than 11?
- 37.Karan had 3 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Karan have left?
- 38.What is 3 less than 8?
- 39.What is 2 less than 4?
- 40.What is 2 less than 8?
Answer key
- 13
- 4
- 3
- 8
- 2
- 10
- 7
- 13
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 2
- 1
- 17
- 10
- 3
- 9
- 13
- 10
- 1
- 2
- 15
- 8
- 6
- 3
- 2
- 11
- 8
- 3
- 1
- 9
- 1
- 13
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 5
- 2
- 6
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