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
- 1.14 − ? = 13
- 2.There are 19 cups and 7 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 3.? − 3 = 1
- 4.6 − ? = 4
- 5.7 − 6 =
- 6.Riya had 11 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Riya have left?
- 7.There are 14 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 8.There are 6 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 9.? − 8 = 3
- 10.6 − ? = 2
- 11.Aditya had 17 crayons and gave 12 to a friend. How many crayons does Aditya have left?
- 12.What is 1 less than 2?
- 13.Kavya had 19 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Kavya have left?
- 14.There are 12 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 15.What is 1 less than 5?
- 16.4 − 3 =
- 17.There are 5 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 18.There are 4 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 19.10 − 3 =
- 20.14 − 3 =
- 21.10 − 9 =
- 22.There are 9 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 23.There are 8 cups and 6 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 24.Riya had 12 books and gave 5 to a friend. How many books does Riya have left?
- 25.There are 10 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 26.2 − 1 =
- 27.19 − 6 =
- 28.19 − 1 =
- 29.Meera had 5 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Meera have left?
- 30.? − 5 = 2
- 31.There are 3 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 32.What is 2 less than 7?
- 33.There are 19 birds and 13 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 34.What is 14 less than 19?
- 35.What is 5 less than 6?
- 36.There are 4 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 37.What is 12 less than 14?
- 38.10 − 5 =
- 39.? − 4 = 2
- 40.16 − 12 =
Answer key
- 1
- 12
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 7
- 12
- 1
- 11
- 4
- 5
- 1
- 15
- 10
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 7
- 11
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 7
- 8
- 1
- 13
- 18
- 4
- 7
- 1
- 5
- 6
- 5
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 6
- 4
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