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
- 1.7 − 6 =
- 2.What is 15 less than 17?
- 3.There are 8 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 4.There are 15 cups and 6 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 5.What is 4 less than 9?
- 6.There are 10 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 7.Kavya had 9 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Kavya have left?
- 8.There are 11 bottles and 10 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 9.5 − ? = 4
- 10.14 − ? = 7
- 11.5 − 2 =
- 12.What is 1 less than 2?
- 13.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 14.? − 3 = 10
- 15.What is 10 less than 17?
- 16.What is 5 less than 8?
- 17.20 − 7 =
- 18.Arjun had 17 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Arjun have left?
- 19.Priya had 10 pencils and gave 7 to a friend. How many pencils does Priya have left?
- 20.? − 1 = 7
- 21.Karan had 8 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Karan have left?
- 22.20 − 18 =
- 23.3 − 2 =
- 24.Saanvi had 19 kites and gave 6 to a friend. How many kites does Saanvi have left?
- 25.What is 10 less than 18?
- 26.3 − 1 =
- 27.15 − 6 =
- 28.? − 3 = 2
- 29.2 − 1 =
- 30.What is 2 less than 4?
- 31.What is 4 less than 6?
- 32.6 − 2 =
- 33.There are 13 boys and 12 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 34.15 − ? = 4
- 35.17 − ? = 6
- 36.4 − 2 =
- 37.Tara had 7 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Tara have left?
- 38.What is 7 less than 17?
- 39.? − 6 = 9
- 40.14 − 6 =
Answer key
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 9
- 5
- 6
- 8
- 1
- 1
- 7
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 13
- 7
- 3
- 13
- 16
- 3
- 8
- 7
- 2
- 1
- 13
- 8
- 2
- 9
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 11
- 11
- 2
- 3
- 10
- 15
- 8
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