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.Pooja had 11 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Pooja have left?
- 2.What is 11 less than 13?
- 3.5 − 4 =
- 4.Kavya had 13 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Kavya have left?
- 5.There are 13 pencils and 12 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 6.Aditya had 6 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Aditya have left?
- 7.5 − ? = 1
- 8.There are 15 cups and 10 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 9.19 − ? = 11
- 10.There are 12 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 11.There are 8 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 12.What is 15 less than 17?
- 13.What is 9 less than 11?
- 14.There are 5 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 15.What is 1 less than 4?
- 16.Dev had 7 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Dev have left?
- 17.? − 4 = 14
- 18.Zoya had 4 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Zoya have left?
- 19.9 − 5 =
- 20.20 − 2 =
- 21.18 − ? = 6
- 22.There are 5 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 23.Pooja had 17 kites and gave 8 to a friend. How many kites does Pooja have left?
- 24.12 − 2 =
- 25.7 − 4 =
- 26.Isha had 9 pencils and gave 4 to a friend. How many pencils does Isha have left?
- 27.18 − 9 =
- 28.Dev had 3 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Dev have left?
- 29.? − 4 = 9
- 30.Arjun had 11 mangoes and gave 5 to a friend. How many mangoes does Arjun have left?
- 31.12 − ? = 11
- 32.Tara had 6 balloons and gave 4 to a friend. How many balloons does Tara have left?
- 33.11 − 8 =
- 34.? − 7 = 8
- 35.What is 12 less than 14?
- 36.16 − ? = 1
- 37.5 − 1 =
- 38.8 − ? = 1
- 39.20 − 4 =
- 40.13 − 6 =
Answer key
- 9
- 2
- 1
- 12
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 5
- 8
- 8
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 18
- 2
- 4
- 18
- 12
- 2
- 9
- 10
- 3
- 5
- 9
- 2
- 13
- 6
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 15
- 2
- 15
- 4
- 7
- 16
- 7
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