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.There are 7 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 2.8 − 4 =
- 3.There are 10 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 4.What is 2 less than 3?
- 5.Aditya had 3 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Aditya have left?
- 6.4 − 1 =
- 7.16 − ? = 7
- 8.10 − ? = 3
- 9.Arjun had 6 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Arjun have left?
- 10.Saanvi had 12 marbles and gave 9 to a friend. How many marbles does Saanvi have left?
- 11.What is 2 less than 5?
- 12.There are 13 pencils and 12 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 13.19 − 6 =
- 14.8 − 3 =
- 15.There are 5 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 16.What is 1 less than 4?
- 17.Kabir had 17 mangoes and gave 3 to a friend. How many mangoes does Kabir have left?
- 18.17 − 15 =
- 19.7 − ? = 2
- 20.There are 17 bottles and 13 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 21.? − 4 = 9
- 22.13 − ? = 11
- 23.What is 2 less than 8?
- 24.There are 16 bottles and 7 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 25.? − 6 = 3
- 26.What is 1 less than 13?
- 27.Riya had 5 marbles and gave 2 to a friend. How many marbles does Riya have left?
- 28.20 − ? = 7
- 29.17 − 9 =
- 30.? − 10 = 5
- 31.What is 2 less than 9?
- 32.6 − 2 =
- 33.What is 8 less than 12?
- 34.There are 20 bottles and 16 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 35.15 − ? = 5
- 36.2 − 1 =
- 37.19 − ? = 15
- 38.What is 14 less than 16?
- 39.6 − ? = 5
- 40.Nisha had 6 shells and gave 3 to a friend. How many shells does Nisha have left?
Answer key
- 5
- 4
- 6
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 9
- 7
- 4
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 13
- 5
- 1
- 3
- 14
- 2
- 5
- 4
- 13
- 2
- 6
- 9
- 9
- 12
- 3
- 13
- 8
- 15
- 7
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 10
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 3
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