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.? − 2 = 12
- 2.5 − 2 =
- 3.Kavya had 8 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Kavya have left?
- 4.What is 2 less than 5?
- 5.6 − ? = 2
- 6.There are 11 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 7.What is 1 less than 2?
- 8.16 − ? = 13
- 9.7 − 4 =
- 10.10 − 6 =
- 11.What is 5 less than 9?
- 12.What is 6 less than 12?
- 13.8 − 3 =
- 14.Ishaan had 16 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Ishaan have left?
- 15.There are 15 pencils and 7 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 16.2 − 1 =
- 17.What is 1 less than 3?
- 18.10 − ? = 8
- 19.There are 7 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 20.What is 4 less than 12?
- 21.Meera had 5 marbles and gave 4 to a friend. How many marbles does Meera have left?
- 22.8 − 4 =
- 23.Kavya had 17 shells and gave 13 to a friend. How many shells does Kavya have left?
- 24.5 − ? = 2
- 25.There are 14 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 26.There are 7 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 27.14 − 8 =
- 28.7 − ? = 2
- 29.4 − ? = 2
- 30.Kavya had 4 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Kavya have left?
- 31.? − 2 = 15
- 32.Rohan had 19 laddoos and gave 18 to a friend. How many laddoos does Rohan have left?
- 33.19 − 2 =
- 34.There are 12 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 35.? − 16 = 3
- 36.11 − 10 =
- 37.Tara had 6 books and gave 5 to a friend. How many books does Tara have left?
- 38.Pooja had 13 kites and gave 9 to a friend. How many kites does Pooja have left?
- 39.7 − 5 =
- 40.Dev had 12 flowers and gave 6 to a friend. How many flowers does Dev have left?
Answer key
- 14
- 3
- 6
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 4
- 6
- 5
- 13
- 8
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 8
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 3
- 9
- 4
- 6
- 5
- 2
- 3
- 17
- 1
- 17
- 9
- 19
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 6
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