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 = 1
- 2.3 − ? = 2
- 3.13 − 9 =
- 4.There are 19 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 5.What is 5 less than 14?
- 6.Priya had 16 kites and gave 15 to a friend. How many kites does Priya have left?
- 7.What is 14 less than 16?
- 8.There are 14 children and 9 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 9.What is 16 less than 19?
- 10.What is 10 less than 17?
- 11.What is 4 less than 13?
- 12.What is 2 less than 8?
- 13.What is 1 less than 2?
- 14.20 − 8 =
- 15.? − 3 = 2
- 16.There are 6 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 17.What is 2 less than 20?
- 18.10 − ? = 4
- 19.3 − 1 =
- 20.6 − 3 =
- 21.There are 6 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 22.5 − 3 =
- 23.18 − 11 =
- 24.10 − ? = 9
- 25.There are 15 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 26.Manav had 13 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Manav have left?
- 27.Vivaan had 20 flowers and gave 5 to a friend. How many flowers does Vivaan have left?
- 28.? − 4 = 1
- 29.What is 15 less than 17?
- 30.There are 5 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 31.14 − 7 =
- 32.4 − 1 =
- 33.There are 10 cups and 9 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 34.? − 11 = 8
- 35.6 − 1 =
- 36.6 − ? = 5
- 37.What is 8 less than 9?
- 38.What is 4 less than 11?
- 39.Riya had 19 balls and gave 15 to a friend. How many balls does Riya have left?
- 40.There are 19 children and 10 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
Answer key
- 4
- 1
- 4
- 13
- 9
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 3
- 7
- 9
- 6
- 1
- 12
- 5
- 4
- 18
- 6
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 7
- 1
- 10
- 11
- 15
- 5
- 2
- 2
- 7
- 3
- 1
- 19
- 5
- 1
- 1
- 7
- 4
- 9
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