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.Arjun had 18 balls and gave 9 to a friend. How many balls does Arjun have left?
- 2.What is 8 less than 18?
- 3.19 − 10 =
- 4.What is 4 less than 9?
- 5.4 − 2 =
- 6.Arjun had 20 bananas and gave 4 to a friend. How many bananas does Arjun have left?
- 7.? − 10 = 1
- 8.6 − ? = 4
- 9.There are 10 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 10.5 − 1 =
- 11.9 − 1 =
- 12.Joseph had 9 crayons and gave 8 to a friend. How many crayons does Joseph have left?
- 13.Ananya had 3 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Ananya have left?
- 14.4 − 3 =
- 15.Riya had 13 books and gave 1 to a friend. How many books does Riya have left?
- 16.Isha had 13 flowers and gave 6 to a friend. How many flowers does Isha have left?
- 17.There are 3 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 18.What is 10 less than 18?
- 19.What is 2 less than 4?
- 20.7 − 4 =
- 21.16 − 6 =
- 22.18 − ? = 12
- 23.What is 2 less than 8?
- 24.5 − 2 =
- 25.Kabir had 19 pencils and gave 4 to a friend. How many pencils does Kabir have left?
- 26.16 − 13 =
- 27.What is 14 less than 20?
- 28.Meera had 13 crayons and gave 3 to a friend. How many crayons does Meera have left?
- 29.Priya had 6 mangoes and gave 5 to a friend. How many mangoes does Priya have left?
- 30.? − 2 = 5
- 31.There are 3 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 32.Riya had 15 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Riya have left?
- 33.Kavya had 4 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Kavya have left?
- 34.19 − ? = 5
- 35.There are 5 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 36.9 − 3 =
- 37.There are 9 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 38.7 − ? = 1
- 39.Aditya had 14 crayons and gave 5 to a friend. How many crayons does Aditya have left?
- 40.There are 10 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
Answer key
- 9
- 10
- 9
- 5
- 2
- 16
- 11
- 2
- 4
- 4
- 8
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 12
- 7
- 1
- 8
- 2
- 3
- 10
- 6
- 6
- 3
- 15
- 3
- 6
- 10
- 1
- 7
- 1
- 13
- 1
- 14
- 3
- 6
- 7
- 6
- 9
- 5
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