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
- 1.20 − 3 =
- 2.Rohan had 17 pencils and gave 13 to a friend. How many pencils does Rohan have left?
- 3.There are 18 children and 10 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 4.There are 9 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 5.17 − ? = 3
- 6.There are 16 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 7.There are 20 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 8.Farhan had 14 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Farhan have left?
- 9.What is 2 less than 9?
- 10.15 − ? = 4
- 11.18 − ? = 17
- 12.There are 16 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 13.Joseph had 19 mangoes and gave 7 to a friend. How many mangoes does Joseph have left?
- 14.4 − 2 =
- 15.What is 13 less than 19?
- 16.16 − 8 =
- 17.There are 7 cups and 6 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 18.13 − 12 =
- 19.6 − ? = 4
- 20.10 − 7 =
- 21.? − 12 = 8
- 22.What is 7 less than 17?
- 23.There are 4 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 24.What is 11 less than 16?
- 25.11 − 1 =
- 26.Manav had 4 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Manav have left?
- 27.13 − 9 =
- 28.10 − ? = 9
- 29.? − 1 = 2
- 30.6 − 3 =
- 31.10 − 9 =
- 32.? − 6 = 1
- 33.There are 16 pencils and 13 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 34.What is 6 less than 19?
- 35.Gurpreet had 20 books and gave 11 to a friend. How many books does Gurpreet have left?
- 36.There are 5 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 37.20 − ? = 10
- 38.19 − 11 =
- 39.Pooja had 19 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Pooja have left?
- 40.12 − 7 =
Answer key
- 17
- 4
- 8
- 3
- 14
- 8
- 14
- 13
- 7
- 11
- 1
- 11
- 12
- 2
- 6
- 8
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 20
- 10
- 2
- 5
- 10
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 7
- 3
- 13
- 9
- 3
- 10
- 8
- 17
- 5
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