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
- 1.5 − 2 =
- 2.What is 1 less than 3?
- 3.Nisha had 10 laddoos and gave 5 to a friend. How many laddoos does Nisha have left?
- 4.3 − 1 =
- 5.15 − ? = 7
- 6.What is 2 less than 3?
- 7.What is 8 less than 15?
- 8.Priya had 10 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Priya have left?
- 9.Isha had 5 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Isha have left?
- 10.11 − 2 =
- 11.There are 3 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 12.14 − 6 =
- 13.There are 20 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 14.There are 11 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 15.6 − 1 =
- 16.? − 4 = 1
- 17.There are 4 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 18.Nisha had 18 balloons and gave 17 to a friend. How many balloons does Nisha have left?
- 19.? − 2 = 9
- 20.What is 14 less than 17?
- 21.7 − 6 =
- 22.9 − 6 =
- 23.There are 5 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 24.9 − ? = 3
- 25.? − 6 = 3
- 26.Rohan had 3 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Rohan have left?
- 27.? − 1 = 3
- 28.8 − 1 =
- 29.? − 11 = 1
- 30.? − 8 = 5
- 31.There are 7 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 32.There are 16 cups and 6 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 33.What is 1 less than 10?
- 34.17 − ? = 7
- 35.There are 16 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 36.Isha had 14 shells and gave 3 to a friend. How many shells does Isha have left?
- 37.16 − 7 =
- 38.There are 5 birds and 4 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 39.There are 11 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 40.Joseph had 3 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Joseph have left?
Answer key
- 3
- 2
- 5
- 2
- 8
- 1
- 7
- 9
- 4
- 9
- 1
- 8
- 16
- 3
- 5
- 5
- 2
- 1
- 11
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 6
- 9
- 2
- 4
- 7
- 12
- 13
- 5
- 10
- 9
- 10
- 9
- 11
- 9
- 1
- 8
- 2
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