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.? − 1 = 4
- 2.What is 9 less than 17?
- 3.There are 13 birds and 7 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 4.? − 3 = 4
- 5.18 − 9 =
- 6.4 − ? = 2
- 7.2 − 1 =
- 8.Gurpreet had 16 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Gurpreet have left?
- 9.Sneha had 4 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Sneha have left?
- 10.Ananya had 5 laddoos and gave 3 to a friend. How many laddoos does Ananya have left?
- 11.4 − 2 =
- 12.13 − ? = 9
- 13.Rohan had 12 laddoos and gave 6 to a friend. How many laddoos does Rohan have left?
- 14.12 − 11 =
- 15.12 − ? = 7
- 16.? − 2 = 14
- 17.What is 17 less than 18?
- 18.Gurpreet had 18 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Gurpreet have left?
- 19.There are 16 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 20.There are 3 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 21.There are 6 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 22.3 − 1 =
- 23.What is 3 less than 4?
- 24.Diya had 14 crayons and gave 10 to a friend. How many crayons does Diya have left?
- 25.? − 1 = 3
- 26.20 − 8 =
- 27.What is 2 less than 4?
- 28.13 − 5 =
- 29.Dev had 12 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Dev have left?
- 30.19 − 8 =
- 31.Zoya had 17 flowers and gave 14 to a friend. How many flowers does Zoya have left?
- 32.3 − 2 =
- 33.9 − ? = 4
- 34.10 − 5 =
- 35.There are 16 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 36.5 − ? = 3
- 37.11 − 1 =
- 38.6 − ? = 4
- 39.There are 12 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 40.? − 14 = 3
Answer key
- 5
- 8
- 6
- 7
- 9
- 2
- 1
- 14
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 6
- 1
- 5
- 16
- 1
- 16
- 14
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 12
- 2
- 8
- 10
- 11
- 3
- 1
- 5
- 5
- 11
- 2
- 10
- 2
- 8
- 17
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