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.Saanvi had 18 shells and gave 14 to a friend. How many shells does Saanvi have left?
- 2.? − 2 = 5
- 3.? − 6 = 2
- 4.What is 10 less than 12?
- 5.14 − 10 =
- 6.? − 4 = 13
- 7.There are 3 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 8.6 − 3 =
- 9.16 − 11 =
- 10.19 − ? = 17
- 11.What is 6 less than 9?
- 12.What is 1 less than 3?
- 13.4 − 2 =
- 14.What is 2 less than 11?
- 15.Rohan had 7 kites and gave 1 to a friend. How many kites does Rohan have left?
- 16.Ananya had 15 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Ananya have left?
- 17.What is 13 less than 15?
- 18.16 − ? = 10
- 19.Joseph had 4 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Joseph have left?
- 20.? − 17 = 1
- 21.3 − 1 =
- 22.There are 20 children and 9 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 23.Rahul had 16 shells and gave 6 to a friend. How many shells does Rahul have left?
- 24.What is 6 less than 7?
- 25.What is 2 less than 3?
- 26.There are 4 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 27.What is 2 less than 4?
- 28.5 − 4 =
- 29.Farhan had 17 balls and gave 7 to a friend. How many balls does Farhan have left?
- 30.There are 18 birds and 10 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 31.16 − 3 =
- 32.Lakshmi had 16 laddoos and gave 8 to a friend. How many laddoos does Lakshmi have left?
- 33.2 − 1 =
- 34.What is 1 less than 2?
- 35.11 − ? = 9
- 36.Farhan had 6 balloons and gave 4 to a friend. How many balloons does Farhan have left?
- 37.What is 5 less than 8?
- 38.Riya had 3 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Riya have left?
- 39.There are 15 boys and 13 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 40.14 − 12 =
Answer key
- 4
- 7
- 8
- 2
- 4
- 17
- 1
- 3
- 5
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 2
- 9
- 6
- 13
- 2
- 6
- 3
- 18
- 2
- 11
- 10
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 10
- 8
- 13
- 8
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 2
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