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.Aditya had 5 bananas and gave 3 to a friend. How many bananas does Aditya have left?
- 2.There are 11 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 3.What is 1 less than 6?
- 4.? − 3 = 4
- 5.There are 9 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 6.? − 2 = 15
- 7.There are 19 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 8.What is 15 less than 19?
- 9.16 − 5 =
- 10.Isha had 6 books and gave 3 to a friend. How many books does Isha have left?
- 11.11 − 3 =
- 12.What is 4 less than 5?
- 13.What is 1 less than 7?
- 14.There are 8 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 15.4 − 3 =
- 16.? − 1 = 2
- 17.Kavya had 9 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Kavya have left?
- 18.Aarav had 7 crayons and gave 5 to a friend. How many crayons does Aarav have left?
- 19.Rohan had 15 shells and gave 6 to a friend. How many shells does Rohan have left?
- 20.8 − ? = 1
- 21.There are 7 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 22.What is 6 less than 15?
- 23.There are 6 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 24.17 − 12 =
- 25.There are 12 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 26.15 − ? = 1
- 27.There are 9 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 28.7 − 5 =
- 29.What is 3 less than 4?
- 30.Zoya had 9 flowers and gave 5 to a friend. How many flowers does Zoya have left?
- 31.Saanvi had 15 shells and gave 8 to a friend. How many shells does Saanvi have left?
- 32.20 − ? = 8
- 33.Diya had 4 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Diya have left?
- 34.There are 8 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 35.? − 8 = 9
- 36.20 − 19 =
- 37.What is 2 less than 12?
- 38.There are 8 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 39.Dev had 4 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Dev have left?
- 40.17 − ? = 13
Answer key
- 2
- 7
- 5
- 7
- 7
- 17
- 13
- 4
- 11
- 3
- 8
- 1
- 6
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 8
- 2
- 9
- 7
- 2
- 9
- 2
- 5
- 9
- 14
- 6
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 7
- 12
- 2
- 1
- 17
- 1
- 10
- 6
- 3
- 4
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