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
- 1.8 − ? = 4
- 2.14 − ? = 8
- 3.There are 10 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 4.What is 7 less than 16?
- 5.Riya had 16 flowers and gave 9 to a friend. How many flowers does Riya have left?
- 6.? − 1 = 13
- 7.Diya had 16 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Diya have left?
- 8.? − 2 = 12
- 9.Isha had 10 laddoos and gave 3 to a friend. How many laddoos does Isha have left?
- 10.? − 1 = 7
- 11.Kavya had 17 balloons and gave 3 to a friend. How many balloons does Kavya have left?
- 12.What is 10 less than 15?
- 13.There are 5 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 14.4 − 3 =
- 15.There are 6 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 16.8 − ? = 1
- 17.9 − 7 =
- 18.? − 9 = 11
- 19.2 − 1 =
- 20.? − 1 = 3
- 21.13 − 7 =
- 22.? − 2 = 7
- 23.What is 3 less than 7?
- 24.14 − 3 =
- 25.? − 13 = 1
- 26.What is 2 less than 14?
- 27.There are 7 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 28.Meera had 7 balloons and gave 5 to a friend. How many balloons does Meera have left?
- 29.Nisha had 3 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Nisha have left?
- 30.There are 4 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 31.What is 6 less than 15?
- 32.What is 17 less than 19?
- 33.15 − ? = 3
- 34.3 − 1 =
- 35.Arjun had 18 balls and gave 11 to a friend. How many balls does Arjun have left?
- 36.? − 3 = 9
- 37.Isha had 7 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Isha have left?
- 38.There are 18 boys and 9 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 39.9 − 1 =
- 40.19 − 5 =
Answer key
- 4
- 6
- 5
- 9
- 7
- 14
- 15
- 14
- 7
- 8
- 14
- 5
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 7
- 2
- 20
- 1
- 4
- 6
- 9
- 4
- 11
- 14
- 12
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 9
- 2
- 12
- 2
- 7
- 12
- 5
- 9
- 8
- 14
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