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
- 1.17 − 15 =
- 2.9 − 7 =
- 3.Joseph had 16 bananas and gave 6 to a friend. How many bananas does Joseph have left?
- 4.There are 20 pencils and 19 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 5.6 − 4 =
- 6.There are 9 pencils and 7 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 7.There are 4 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 8.? − 3 = 3
- 9.4 − 3 =
- 10.Aarav had 13 flowers and gave 9 to a friend. How many flowers does Aarav have left?
- 11.What is 8 less than 11?
- 12.There are 12 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 13.9 − 6 =
- 14.What is 16 less than 17?
- 15.11 − 5 =
- 16.13 − ? = 11
- 17.What is 3 less than 6?
- 18.13 − ? = 5
- 19.Priya had 7 balloons and gave 4 to a friend. How many balloons does Priya have left?
- 20.There are 5 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 21.What is 5 less than 20?
- 22.There are 16 boys and 11 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 23.16 − ? = 5
- 24.There are 12 boys and 9 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 25.15 − ? = 8
- 26.7 − ? = 6
- 27.What is 1 less than 3?
- 28.There are 4 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 29.What is 1 less than 2?
- 30.16 − 7 =
- 31.There are 18 boys and 14 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 32.What is 3 less than 10?
- 33.16 − 12 =
- 34.There are 10 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 35.There are 11 cups and 6 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 36.There are 13 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 37.9 − 4 =
- 38.There are 9 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 39.13 − 3 =
- 40.What is 10 less than 11?
Answer key
- 2
- 2
- 10
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 6
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 8
- 3
- 1
- 6
- 2
- 3
- 8
- 3
- 1
- 15
- 5
- 11
- 3
- 7
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 9
- 4
- 7
- 4
- 6
- 5
- 11
- 5
- 7
- 10
- 1
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