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.What is 4 less than 16?
- 3.Priya had 10 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Priya have left?
- 4.Vivaan had 15 crayons and gave 4 to a friend. How many crayons does Vivaan have left?
- 5.There are 6 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 6.Ishaan had 12 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Ishaan have left?
- 7.There are 16 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 8.Ananya had 13 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Ananya have left?
- 9.There are 6 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 10.What is 2 less than 6?
- 11.Meera had 18 crayons and gave 13 to a friend. How many crayons does Meera have left?
- 12.What is 6 less than 17?
- 13.Zoya had 19 laddoos and gave 10 to a friend. How many laddoos does Zoya have left?
- 14.Tara had 10 bananas and gave 3 to a friend. How many bananas does Tara have left?
- 15.What is 2 less than 7?
- 16.What is 1 less than 7?
- 17.2 − 1 =
- 18.5 − ? = 1
- 19.What is 5 less than 8?
- 20.What is 8 less than 12?
- 21.9 − ? = 3
- 22.3 − 2 =
- 23.What is 1 less than 2?
- 24.What is 7 less than 15?
- 25.15 − 10 =
- 26.8 − 5 =
- 27.5 − ? = 2
- 28.9 − 1 =
- 29.Aarav had 5 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Aarav have left?
- 30.There are 13 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 31.What is 2 less than 3?
- 32.19 − 12 =
- 33.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 34.There are 6 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 35.7 − 1 =
- 36.Manav had 5 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Manav have left?
- 37.Zoya had 6 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Zoya have left?
- 38.Riya had 7 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Riya have left?
- 39.? − 1 = 4
- 40.18 − ? = 1
Answer key
- 3
- 12
- 9
- 11
- 3
- 10
- 9
- 11
- 2
- 4
- 5
- 11
- 9
- 7
- 5
- 6
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 4
- 6
- 1
- 1
- 8
- 5
- 3
- 3
- 8
- 4
- 6
- 1
- 7
- 1
- 4
- 6
- 4
- 4
- 5
- 5
- 17
Free maths worksheets lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/maths-worksheets