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.Rahul had 5 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Rahul have left?
- 2.There are 8 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 3.There are 13 boys and 8 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 4.? − 15 = 2
- 5.? − 1 = 6
- 6.What is 1 less than 2?
- 7.What is 3 less than 10?
- 8.13 − 8 =
- 9.There are 5 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 10.What is 4 less than 5?
- 11.13 − ? = 9
- 12.17 − ? = 15
- 13.Sneha had 12 kites and gave 3 to a friend. How many kites does Sneha have left?
- 14.There are 6 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 15.There are 6 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 16.Meera had 8 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Meera have left?
- 17.There are 20 pencils and 19 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 18.What is 7 less than 16?
- 19.17 − 1 =
- 20.3 − ? = 2
- 21.10 − 9 =
- 22.? − 12 = 1
- 23.What is 1 less than 16?
- 24.12 − 6 =
- 25.Riya had 17 mangoes and gave 8 to a friend. How many mangoes does Riya have left?
- 26.? − 15 = 5
- 27.10 − ? = 1
- 28.What is 5 less than 9?
- 29.There are 5 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 30.7 − ? = 3
- 31.20 − 12 =
- 32.There are 5 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 33.14 − 6 =
- 34.2 − 1 =
- 35.There are 13 birds and 10 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 36.? − 7 = 9
- 37.There are 10 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 38.11 − ? = 8
- 39.3 − 1 =
- 40.There are 3 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
Answer key
- 3
- 5
- 5
- 17
- 7
- 1
- 7
- 5
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 2
- 9
- 4
- 4
- 5
- 1
- 9
- 16
- 1
- 1
- 13
- 15
- 6
- 9
- 20
- 9
- 4
- 1
- 4
- 8
- 2
- 8
- 1
- 3
- 16
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
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