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 − ? = 4
- 2.Isha had 20 flowers and gave 5 to a friend. How many flowers does Isha have left?
- 3.Zoya had 6 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Zoya have left?
- 4.There are 6 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 5.Vivaan had 20 balls and gave 13 to a friend. How many balls does Vivaan have left?
- 6.There are 13 cups and 9 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 7.Nisha had 9 balloons and gave 8 to a friend. How many balloons does Nisha have left?
- 8.? − 3 = 9
- 9.There are 7 boys and 6 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 10.What is 5 less than 6?
- 11.4 − 1 =
- 12.? − 1 = 12
- 13.5 − 3 =
- 14.There are 5 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 15.There are 14 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 16.What is 1 less than 12?
- 17.Diya had 10 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Diya have left?
- 18.Joseph had 5 crayons and gave 1 to a friend. How many crayons does Joseph have left?
- 19.There are 5 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 20.10 − 2 =
- 21.There are 17 children and 13 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 22.15 − 4 =
- 23.What is 2 less than 19?
- 24.? − 1 = 2
- 25.What is 1 less than 3?
- 26.Aditya had 7 crayons and gave 4 to a friend. How many crayons does Aditya have left?
- 27.? − 7 = 3
- 28.There are 9 boys and 5 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 29.What is 3 less than 17?
- 30.20 − 10 =
- 31.Karan had 7 crayons and gave 5 to a friend. How many crayons does Karan have left?
- 32.What is 1 less than 13?
- 33.There are 19 bottles and 10 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 34.Karan had 19 books and gave 3 to a friend. How many books does Karan have left?
- 35.What is 2 less than 3?
- 36.There are 8 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 37.There are 7 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 38.There are 20 cups and 13 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 39.What is 1 less than 16?
- 40.Sneha had 3 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Sneha have left?
Answer key
- 1
- 15
- 5
- 3
- 7
- 4
- 1
- 12
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 13
- 2
- 3
- 11
- 11
- 8
- 4
- 3
- 8
- 4
- 11
- 17
- 3
- 2
- 3
- 10
- 4
- 14
- 10
- 2
- 12
- 9
- 16
- 1
- 6
- 1
- 7
- 15
- 1
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