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.Karan had 5 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Karan have left?
- 2.17 − ? = 9
- 3.There are 20 birds and 18 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 4.What is 3 less than 8?
- 5.12 − ? = 11
- 6.5 − ? = 1
- 7.What is 5 less than 8?
- 8.What is 1 less than 2?
- 9.18 − 1 =
- 10.There are 14 boys and 6 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 11.There are 17 cups and 13 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 12.11 − 9 =
- 13.15 − ? = 9
- 14.15 − 14 =
- 15.13 − ? = 11
- 16.What is 4 less than 5?
- 17.There are 13 bottles and 7 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 18.There are 18 cups and 13 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 19.16 − 6 =
- 20.4 − 3 =
- 21.4 − 1 =
- 22.8 − 2 =
- 23.There are 3 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 24.Aarav had 8 balloons and gave 3 to a friend. How many balloons does Aarav have left?
- 25.? − 4 = 8
- 26.Farhan had 3 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Farhan have left?
- 27.What is 2 less than 3?
- 28.18 − 16 =
- 29.12 − 4 =
- 30.19 − ? = 12
- 31.17 − 3 =
- 32.Nisha had 17 kites and gave 15 to a friend. How many kites does Nisha have left?
- 33.16 − 3 =
- 34.? − 4 = 3
- 35.11 − 4 =
- 36.? − 2 = 2
- 37.Manav had 18 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Manav have left?
- 38.? − 2 = 1
- 39.Rohan had 3 crayons and gave 1 to a friend. How many crayons does Rohan have left?
- 40.Manav had 6 balloons and gave 3 to a friend. How many balloons does Manav have left?
Answer key
- 4
- 8
- 2
- 5
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 17
- 8
- 4
- 2
- 6
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 6
- 5
- 10
- 1
- 3
- 6
- 1
- 5
- 12
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 8
- 7
- 14
- 2
- 13
- 7
- 7
- 4
- 17
- 3
- 2
- 3
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