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.? − 3 = 14
- 2.4 − 1 =
- 3.6 − 3 =
- 4.17 − 5 =
- 5.What is 1 less than 14?
- 6.8 − 7 =
- 7.15 − ? = 14
- 8.? − 11 = 7
- 9.There are 5 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 10.There are 10 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 11.11 − ? = 1
- 12.There are 20 boys and 14 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 13.Kavya had 6 crayons and gave 3 to a friend. How many crayons does Kavya have left?
- 14.What is 5 less than 20?
- 15.? − 6 = 12
- 16.Priya had 3 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Priya have left?
- 17.Ananya had 4 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Ananya have left?
- 18.Nisha had 13 flowers and gave 4 to a friend. How many flowers does Nisha have left?
- 19.There are 13 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 20.10 − 9 =
- 21.9 − ? = 7
- 22.Ananya had 19 mangoes and gave 16 to a friend. How many mangoes does Ananya have left?
- 23.13 − 11 =
- 24.Kabir had 4 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Kabir have left?
- 25.Dev had 9 books and gave 3 to a friend. How many books does Dev have left?
- 26.There are 14 birds and 7 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 27.There are 17 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 28.? − 2 = 3
- 29.There are 17 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 30.There are 6 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 31.What is 4 less than 7?
- 32.Vivaan had 3 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Vivaan have left?
- 33.What is 15 less than 18?
- 34.20 − 2 =
- 35.10 − 7 =
- 36.There are 9 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 37.6 − 2 =
- 38.Sneha had 16 balls and gave 4 to a friend. How many balls does Sneha have left?
- 39.What is 5 less than 6?
- 40.3 − 1 =
Answer key
- 17
- 3
- 3
- 12
- 13
- 1
- 1
- 18
- 2
- 6
- 10
- 6
- 3
- 15
- 18
- 2
- 1
- 9
- 10
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 6
- 7
- 14
- 5
- 15
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 18
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 12
- 1
- 2
Free maths worksheets lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/maths-worksheets