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
- 1.8 − ? = 1
- 2.What is 1 less than 2?
- 3.What is 6 less than 18?
- 4.4 − 2 =
- 5.Meera had 9 bananas and gave 3 to a friend. How many bananas does Meera have left?
- 6.12 − 3 =
- 7.There are 18 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 8.? − 1 = 3
- 9.There are 6 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 10.What is 15 less than 20?
- 11.18 − 13 =
- 12.Riya had 19 marbles and gave 18 to a friend. How many marbles does Riya have left?
- 13.16 − 15 =
- 14.Rahul had 8 kites and gave 7 to a friend. How many kites does Rahul have left?
- 15.What is 1 less than 3?
- 16.There are 4 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 17.Kavya had 20 mangoes and gave 11 to a friend. How many mangoes does Kavya have left?
- 18.10 − 2 =
- 19.There are 12 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 20.What is 2 less than 17?
- 21.Rahul had 17 books and gave 12 to a friend. How many books does Rahul have left?
- 22.What is 4 less than 5?
- 23.There are 17 birds and 9 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 24.What is 1 less than 13?
- 25.There are 8 bottles and 7 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 26.10 − 6 =
- 27.What is 3 less than 18?
- 28.13 − ? = 11
- 29.There are 17 children and 10 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 30.16 − 12 =
- 31.There are 15 cups and 9 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 32.What is 1 less than 16?
- 33.6 − 2 =
- 34.14 − 9 =
- 35.Saanvi had 4 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Saanvi have left?
- 36.Gurpreet had 7 shells and gave 4 to a friend. How many shells does Gurpreet have left?
- 37.What is 3 less than 14?
- 38.4 − ? = 2
- 39.There are 18 pencils and 14 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 40.There are 12 boys and 6 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
Answer key
- 7
- 1
- 12
- 2
- 6
- 9
- 13
- 4
- 1
- 5
- 5
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 9
- 8
- 9
- 15
- 5
- 1
- 8
- 12
- 1
- 4
- 15
- 2
- 7
- 4
- 6
- 15
- 4
- 5
- 3
- 3
- 11
- 2
- 4
- 6
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