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
- 1.15 − ? = 12
- 2.Isha had 14 shells and gave 11 to a friend. How many shells does Isha have left?
- 3.What is 11 less than 17?
- 4.There are 14 pencils and 8 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 5.There are 14 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 6.3 − ? = 1
- 7.What is 9 less than 13?
- 8.There are 17 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 9.Ishaan had 4 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Ishaan have left?
- 10.12 − 2 =
- 11.What is 4 less than 19?
- 12.16 − ? = 15
- 13.There are 11 boys and 8 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 14.What is 3 less than 6?
- 15.19 − ? = 18
- 16.16 − 3 =
- 17.7 − 1 =
- 18.14 − 4 =
- 19.Priya had 16 laddoos and gave 14 to a friend. How many laddoos does Priya have left?
- 20.Manav had 13 mangoes and gave 8 to a friend. How many mangoes does Manav have left?
- 21.? − 3 = 17
- 22.Nisha had 6 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Nisha have left?
- 23.18 − 4 =
- 24.6 − 5 =
- 25.Rohan had 18 balloons and gave 12 to a friend. How many balloons does Rohan have left?
- 26.There are 11 boys and 9 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 27.What is 7 less than 10?
- 28.There are 6 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 29.? − 1 = 9
- 30.There are 4 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 31.? − 5 = 11
- 32.Aditya had 4 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Aditya have left?
- 33.6 − ? = 2
- 34.5 − 4 =
- 35.What is 1 less than 2?
- 36.What is 3 less than 15?
- 37.What is 2 less than 3?
- 38.Ananya had 19 balls and gave 17 to a friend. How many balls does Ananya have left?
- 39.What is 1 less than 3?
- 40.What is 1 less than 4?
Answer key
- 3
- 3
- 6
- 6
- 8
- 2
- 4
- 13
- 2
- 10
- 15
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 13
- 6
- 10
- 2
- 5
- 20
- 5
- 14
- 1
- 6
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 10
- 2
- 16
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 12
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 3
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