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
- 1.9 − ? = 8
- 2.? − 8 = 2
- 3.There are 7 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 4.? − 5 = 12
- 5.There are 15 birds and 12 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 6.What is 2 less than 16?
- 7.7 − 1 =
- 8.? − 4 = 16
- 9.What is 1 less than 6?
- 10.Gurpreet had 18 balls and gave 5 to a friend. How many balls does Gurpreet have left?
- 11.Diya had 3 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Diya have left?
- 12.12 − 8 =
- 13.19 − ? = 13
- 14.12 − ? = 2
- 15.? − 18 = 2
- 16.20 − ? = 6
- 17.11 − 2 =
- 18.6 − 3 =
- 19.What is 2 less than 3?
- 20.15 − 1 =
- 21.Karan had 15 balls and gave 4 to a friend. How many balls does Karan have left?
- 22.8 − 7 =
- 23.There are 7 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 24.What is 1 less than 8?
- 25.There are 4 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 26.Zoya had 19 mangoes and gave 17 to a friend. How many mangoes does Zoya have left?
- 27.? − 1 = 2
- 28.There are 13 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 29.What is 4 less than 5?
- 30.Ishaan had 12 shells and gave 8 to a friend. How many shells does Ishaan have left?
- 31.There are 3 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 32.? − 13 = 1
- 33.There are 7 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 34.There are 9 birds and 8 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 35.Tara had 19 kites and gave 5 to a friend. How many kites does Tara have left?
- 36.What is 10 less than 12?
- 37.18 − 11 =
- 38.Ananya had 8 laddoos and gave 3 to a friend. How many laddoos does Ananya have left?
- 39.Gurpreet had 11 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Gurpreet have left?
- 40.What is 4 less than 7?
Answer key
- 1
- 10
- 2
- 17
- 3
- 14
- 6
- 20
- 5
- 13
- 1
- 4
- 6
- 10
- 20
- 14
- 9
- 3
- 1
- 14
- 11
- 1
- 4
- 7
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 9
- 1
- 4
- 1
- 14
- 1
- 1
- 14
- 2
- 7
- 5
- 9
- 3
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