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
- 1.4 − 1 =
- 2.Lakshmi had 4 shells and gave 3 to a friend. How many shells does Lakshmi have left?
- 3.Sneha had 10 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Sneha have left?
- 4.Priya had 6 shells and gave 3 to a friend. How many shells does Priya have left?
- 5.Tara had 19 balls and gave 9 to a friend. How many balls does Tara have left?
- 6.Tara had 15 books and gave 12 to a friend. How many books does Tara have left?
- 7.? − 2 = 17
- 8.There are 16 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 9.17 − 6 =
- 10.3 − ? = 2
- 11.There are 4 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 12.Kavya had 4 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Kavya have left?
- 13.What is 3 less than 15?
- 14.Ishaan had 15 balls and gave 12 to a friend. How many balls does Ishaan have left?
- 15.Arjun had 7 pencils and gave 5 to a friend. How many pencils does Arjun have left?
- 16.16 − 2 =
- 17.Joseph had 10 laddoos and gave 4 to a friend. How many laddoos does Joseph have left?
- 18.What is 10 less than 20?
- 19.20 − 14 =
- 20.What is 7 less than 18?
- 21.Aarav had 8 shells and gave 7 to a friend. How many shells does Aarav have left?
- 22.Aditya had 8 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Aditya have left?
- 23.There are 12 pencils and 8 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 24.? − 4 = 14
- 25.18 − ? = 5
- 26.There are 4 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 27.8 − 1 =
- 28.What is 4 less than 5?
- 29.What is 3 less than 13?
- 30.Sneha had 16 pencils and gave 5 to a friend. How many pencils does Sneha have left?
- 31.? − 6 = 8
- 32.Ishaan had 20 balls and gave 8 to a friend. How many balls does Ishaan have left?
- 33.16 − ? = 14
- 34.Saanvi had 11 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Saanvi have left?
- 35.18 − 5 =
- 36.Isha had 7 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Isha have left?
- 37.9 − 6 =
- 38.Lakshmi had 14 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Lakshmi have left?
- 39.Nisha had 16 kites and gave 14 to a friend. How many kites does Nisha have left?
- 40.Arjun had 20 kites and gave 2 to a friend. How many kites does Arjun have left?
Answer key
- 3
- 1
- 6
- 3
- 10
- 3
- 19
- 14
- 11
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 12
- 3
- 2
- 14
- 6
- 10
- 6
- 11
- 1
- 5
- 4
- 18
- 13
- 1
- 7
- 1
- 10
- 11
- 14
- 12
- 2
- 9
- 13
- 6
- 3
- 12
- 2
- 18
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