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
- 1.3 − 2 =
- 2.There are 16 bottles and 12 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 3.There are 17 bottles and 10 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 4.There are 16 cups and 12 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 5.3 − ? = 2
- 6.What is 7 less than 9?
- 7.? − 2 = 3
- 8.4 − ? = 1
- 9.There are 6 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 10.4 − ? = 2
- 11.Vivaan had 4 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Vivaan have left?
- 12.? − 13 = 5
- 13.15 − 9 =
- 14.What is 7 less than 14?
- 15.? − 7 = 7
- 16.? − 9 = 11
- 17.Zoya had 3 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Zoya have left?
- 18.Joseph had 14 mangoes and gave 9 to a friend. How many mangoes does Joseph have left?
- 19.8 − 2 =
- 20.What is 1 less than 4?
- 21.What is 8 less than 16?
- 22.13 − 4 =
- 23.9 − 2 =
- 24.Diya had 18 marbles and gave 6 to a friend. How many marbles does Diya have left?
- 25.Meera had 8 mangoes and gave 6 to a friend. How many mangoes does Meera have left?
- 26.10 − 9 =
- 27.There are 11 cups and 6 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 28.What is 1 less than 2?
- 29.There are 13 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 30.9 − 3 =
- 31.What is 1 less than 15?
- 32.? − 1 = 2
- 33.There are 16 boys and 8 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 34.Aarav had 19 bananas and gave 9 to a friend. How many bananas does Aarav have left?
- 35.19 − ? = 1
- 36.What is 3 less than 11?
- 37.What is 3 less than 9?
- 38.? − 3 = 3
- 39.4 − 1 =
- 40.2 − 1 =
Answer key
- 1
- 4
- 7
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 18
- 6
- 7
- 14
- 20
- 2
- 5
- 6
- 3
- 8
- 9
- 7
- 12
- 2
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 9
- 6
- 14
- 3
- 8
- 10
- 18
- 8
- 6
- 6
- 3
- 1
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