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.There are 20 cups and 13 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 2.Arjun had 19 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Arjun have left?
- 3.11 − ? = 3
- 4.What is 4 less than 6?
- 5.Isha had 17 kites and gave 4 to a friend. How many kites does Isha have left?
- 6.Pooja had 3 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Pooja have left?
- 7.? − 8 = 4
- 8.9 − 2 =
- 9.Arjun had 4 pencils and gave 3 to a friend. How many pencils does Arjun have left?
- 10.Isha had 20 crayons and gave 10 to a friend. How many crayons does Isha have left?
- 11.5 − 1 =
- 12.16 − 13 =
- 13.There are 14 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 14.11 − 5 =
- 15.6 − 2 =
- 16.What is 1 less than 2?
- 17.? − 4 = 2
- 18.There are 5 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 19.? − 17 = 1
- 20.? − 8 = 8
- 21.Arjun had 4 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Arjun have left?
- 22.Lakshmi had 7 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Lakshmi have left?
- 23.3 − ? = 1
- 24.6 − 3 =
- 25.What is 2 less than 13?
- 26.What is 5 less than 17?
- 27.? − 10 = 4
- 28.There are 18 bottles and 16 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 29.? − 2 = 1
- 30.Riya had 19 books and gave 14 to a friend. How many books does Riya have left?
- 31.11 − 2 =
- 32.Diya had 9 pencils and gave 5 to a friend. How many pencils does Diya have left?
- 33.What is 5 less than 7?
- 34.? − 3 = 12
- 35.? − 3 = 2
- 36.10 − 6 =
- 37.What is 3 less than 7?
- 38.? − 3 = 7
- 39.Joseph had 5 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Joseph have left?
- 40.Pooja had 8 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Pooja have left?
Answer key
- 7
- 16
- 8
- 2
- 13
- 2
- 12
- 7
- 1
- 10
- 4
- 3
- 12
- 6
- 4
- 1
- 6
- 2
- 18
- 16
- 3
- 6
- 2
- 3
- 11
- 12
- 14
- 2
- 3
- 5
- 9
- 4
- 2
- 15
- 5
- 4
- 4
- 10
- 3
- 7
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