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.There are 5 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 2.10 − 7 =
- 3.There are 12 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 4.7 − 3 =
- 5.16 − 6 =
- 6.Vivaan had 6 bananas and gave 3 to a friend. How many bananas does Vivaan have left?
- 7.What is 5 less than 6?
- 8.6 − 2 =
- 9.7 − ? = 6
- 10.There are 19 boys and 12 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 11.2 − 1 =
- 12.Gurpreet had 7 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Gurpreet have left?
- 13.20 − ? = 13
- 14.What is 1 less than 2?
- 15.15 − ? = 5
- 16.Vivaan had 13 flowers and gave 5 to a friend. How many flowers does Vivaan have left?
- 17.? − 2 = 1
- 18.There are 8 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 19.What is 1 less than 4?
- 20.There are 17 birds and 16 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 21.What is 1 less than 9?
- 22.? − 1 = 9
- 23.? − 1 = 2
- 24.7 − 4 =
- 25.There are 5 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 26.Ananya had 3 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Ananya have left?
- 27.13 − 3 =
- 28.What is 9 less than 11?
- 29.What is 6 less than 14?
- 30.Diya had 3 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Diya have left?
- 31.What is 2 less than 4?
- 32.11 − 2 =
- 33.Sneha had 19 laddoos and gave 5 to a friend. How many laddoos does Sneha have left?
- 34.Nisha had 7 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Nisha have left?
- 35.8 − 3 =
- 36.4 − ? = 3
- 37.What is 2 less than 6?
- 38.There are 4 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 39.What is 11 less than 13?
- 40.Vivaan had 3 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Vivaan have left?
Answer key
- 1
- 3
- 7
- 4
- 10
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 7
- 1
- 5
- 7
- 1
- 10
- 8
- 3
- 6
- 3
- 1
- 8
- 10
- 3
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 10
- 2
- 8
- 2
- 2
- 9
- 14
- 5
- 5
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 1
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