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
- 1.5 − 3 =
- 2.What is 18 less than 19?
- 3.Ishaan had 18 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Ishaan have left?
- 4.There are 7 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 5.? − 4 = 12
- 6.15 − 4 =
- 7.Nisha had 15 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Nisha have left?
- 8.9 − 3 =
- 9.Farhan had 6 mangoes and gave 5 to a friend. How many mangoes does Farhan have left?
- 10.Isha had 12 pencils and gave 9 to a friend. How many pencils does Isha have left?
- 11.19 − 15 =
- 12.Rahul had 9 pencils and gave 6 to a friend. How many pencils does Rahul have left?
- 13.Diya had 9 books and gave 4 to a friend. How many books does Diya have left?
- 14.What is 4 less than 20?
- 15.7 − ? = 4
- 16.There are 19 pencils and 17 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 17.2 − 1 =
- 18.19 − ? = 18
- 19.What is 2 less than 6?
- 20.What is 2 less than 18?
- 21.7 − 2 =
- 22.4 − 3 =
- 23.There are 19 birds and 18 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 24.Joseph had 18 laddoos and gave 16 to a friend. How many laddoos does Joseph have left?
- 25.20 − 9 =
- 26.There are 8 pencils and 7 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 27.12 − 2 =
- 28.3 − ? = 2
- 29.Rahul had 8 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Rahul have left?
- 30.5 − ? = 2
- 31.There are 11 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 32.Ananya had 5 books and gave 4 to a friend. How many books does Ananya have left?
- 33.7 − ? = 2
- 34.12 − ? = 10
- 35.Lakshmi had 5 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Lakshmi have left?
- 36.9 − ? = 2
- 37.3 − 1 =
- 38.There are 15 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 39.11 − 2 =
- 40.Nisha had 18 laddoos and gave 8 to a friend. How many laddoos does Nisha have left?
Answer key
- 2
- 1
- 16
- 3
- 16
- 11
- 12
- 6
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 3
- 5
- 16
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 16
- 5
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 11
- 1
- 10
- 1
- 6
- 3
- 8
- 1
- 5
- 2
- 4
- 7
- 2
- 13
- 9
- 10
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