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
- 1.16 − 11 =
- 2.14 − 2 =
- 3.What is 3 less than 11?
- 4.Meera had 20 marbles and gave 13 to a friend. How many marbles does Meera have left?
- 5.17 − 11 =
- 6.Tara had 9 mangoes and gave 7 to a friend. How many mangoes does Tara have left?
- 7.There are 19 birds and 7 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 8.What is 5 less than 8?
- 9.There are 6 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 10.What is 1 less than 15?
- 11.There are 7 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 12.17 − 8 =
- 13.5 − ? = 4
- 14.5 − 4 =
- 15.Manav had 12 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Manav have left?
- 16.There are 15 children and 11 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 17.What is 3 less than 14?
- 18.? − 5 = 2
- 19.5 − ? = 1
- 20.9 − ? = 4
- 21.? − 6 = 8
- 22.There are 10 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 23.What is 13 less than 17?
- 24.What is 11 less than 15?
- 25.What is 6 less than 17?
- 26.What is 1 less than 14?
- 27.? − 14 = 3
- 28.Saanvi had 8 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Saanvi have left?
- 29.Aditya had 8 bananas and gave 6 to a friend. How many bananas does Aditya have left?
- 30.8 − 1 =
- 31.? − 5 = 11
- 32.What is 2 less than 5?
- 33.What is 9 less than 11?
- 34.? − 1 = 3
- 35.14 − ? = 3
- 36.2 − 1 =
- 37.Kavya had 3 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Kavya have left?
- 38.Zoya had 9 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Zoya have left?
- 39.5 − 3 =
- 40.19 − 2 =
Answer key
- 5
- 12
- 8
- 7
- 6
- 2
- 12
- 3
- 1
- 14
- 1
- 9
- 1
- 1
- 9
- 4
- 11
- 7
- 4
- 5
- 14
- 2
- 4
- 4
- 11
- 13
- 17
- 4
- 2
- 7
- 16
- 3
- 2
- 4
- 11
- 1
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 17
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