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.What is 5 less than 12?
- 2.? − 2 = 2
- 3.Kabir had 6 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Kabir have left?
- 4.16 − ? = 12
- 5.Diya had 17 balloons and gave 5 to a friend. How many balloons does Diya have left?
- 6.Zoya had 18 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Zoya have left?
- 7.There are 18 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 8.8 − 3 =
- 9.12 − 8 =
- 10.There are 7 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 11.10 − 6 =
- 12.There are 12 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 13.5 − 1 =
- 14.3 − ? = 2
- 15.What is 6 less than 8?
- 16.10 − 3 =
- 17.Sneha had 7 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Sneha have left?
- 18.Kabir had 13 balloons and gave 5 to a friend. How many balloons does Kabir have left?
- 19.What is 1 less than 5?
- 20.There are 6 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 21.11 − 9 =
- 22.There are 6 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 23.What is 1 less than 3?
- 24.Ishaan had 17 balls and gave 12 to a friend. How many balls does Ishaan have left?
- 25.There are 3 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 26.Ananya had 11 laddoos and gave 8 to a friend. How many laddoos does Ananya have left?
- 27.3 − 1 =
- 28.Farhan had 20 mangoes and gave 3 to a friend. How many mangoes does Farhan have left?
- 29.? − 10 = 1
- 30.Tara had 19 crayons and gave 16 to a friend. How many crayons does Tara have left?
- 31.What is 17 less than 19?
- 32.Manav had 12 mangoes and gave 5 to a friend. How many mangoes does Manav have left?
- 33.12 − 7 =
- 34.There are 5 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 35.Priya had 18 balloons and gave 17 to a friend. How many balloons does Priya have left?
- 36.Aditya had 18 flowers and gave 15 to a friend. How many flowers does Aditya have left?
- 37.9 − 2 =
- 38.There are 8 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 39.What is 3 less than 4?
- 40.What is 6 less than 18?
Answer key
- 7
- 4
- 5
- 4
- 12
- 15
- 16
- 5
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 8
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 7
- 5
- 8
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 5
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 17
- 11
- 3
- 2
- 7
- 5
- 3
- 1
- 3
- 7
- 2
- 1
- 12
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