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 =
- 2.14 − ? = 11
- 3.5 − 2 =
- 4.Ananya had 15 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Ananya have left?
- 5.Kabir had 7 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Kabir have left?
- 6.13 − 10 =
- 7.Manav had 3 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Manav have left?
- 8.There are 8 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 9.18 − ? = 1
- 10.Karan had 9 crayons and gave 5 to a friend. How many crayons does Karan have left?
- 11.What is 5 less than 8?
- 12.What is 1 less than 3?
- 13.4 − ? = 3
- 14.There are 11 cups and 8 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 15.19 − 7 =
- 16.There are 5 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 17.9 − ? = 3
- 18.There are 15 boys and 9 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 19.Joseph had 5 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Joseph have left?
- 20.15 − 8 =
- 21.What is 3 less than 19?
- 22.Diya had 17 books and gave 4 to a friend. How many books does Diya have left?
- 23.Priya had 12 books and gave 5 to a friend. How many books does Priya have left?
- 24.There are 5 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 25.What is 8 less than 15?
- 26.There are 16 boys and 6 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 27.3 − ? = 1
- 28.There are 4 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 29.What is 2 less than 3?
- 30.What is 7 less than 14?
- 31.Kabir had 9 books and gave 4 to a friend. How many books does Kabir have left?
- 32.16 − 13 =
- 33.What is 8 less than 9?
- 34.14 − 7 =
- 35.5 − 3 =
- 36.6 − 3 =
- 37.20 − ? = 9
- 38.Sneha had 9 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Sneha have left?
- 39.7 − 1 =
- 40.There are 14 children and 11 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
Answer key
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 12
- 5
- 3
- 1
- 5
- 17
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 12
- 2
- 6
- 6
- 3
- 7
- 16
- 13
- 7
- 3
- 7
- 10
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 7
- 5
- 3
- 1
- 7
- 2
- 3
- 11
- 6
- 6
- 3
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