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 20 birds and 10 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 2.5 − ? = 2
- 3.What is 7 less than 14?
- 4.11 − 7 =
- 5.? − 3 = 11
- 6.9 − 7 =
- 7.? − 1 = 5
- 8.What is 8 less than 14?
- 9.What is 7 less than 8?
- 10.Joseph had 19 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Joseph have left?
- 11.There are 13 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 12.Priya had 10 books and gave 3 to a friend. How many books does Priya have left?
- 13.Sneha had 6 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Sneha have left?
- 14.20 − 17 =
- 15.4 − 3 =
- 16.11 − 1 =
- 17.Farhan had 11 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Farhan have left?
- 18.Joseph had 20 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Joseph have left?
- 19.There are 9 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 20.What is 1 less than 5?
- 21.There are 11 cups and 10 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 22.What is 2 less than 18?
- 23.There are 17 children and 16 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 24.? − 15 = 5
- 25.There are 3 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 26.? − 6 = 12
- 27.2 − 1 =
- 28.What is 2 less than 14?
- 29.Arjun had 20 marbles and gave 5 to a friend. How many marbles does Arjun have left?
- 30.There are 6 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 31.20 − 16 =
- 32.What is 2 less than 3?
- 33.12 − ? = 3
- 34.What is 13 less than 15?
- 35.What is 8 less than 18?
- 36.9 − 2 =
- 37.What is 12 less than 15?
- 38.12 − 8 =
- 39.13 − 6 =
- 40.There are 4 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
Answer key
- 10
- 3
- 7
- 4
- 14
- 2
- 6
- 6
- 1
- 17
- 10
- 7
- 5
- 3
- 1
- 10
- 10
- 17
- 5
- 4
- 1
- 16
- 1
- 20
- 1
- 18
- 1
- 12
- 15
- 4
- 4
- 1
- 9
- 2
- 10
- 7
- 3
- 4
- 7
- 2
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