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.Diya had 14 shells and gave 11 to a friend. How many shells does Diya have left?
- 2.What is 2 less than 6?
- 3.There are 13 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 4.? − 2 = 4
- 5.Manav had 6 marbles and gave 3 to a friend. How many marbles does Manav have left?
- 6.14 − 11 =
- 7.16 − 8 =
- 8.? − 3 = 5
- 9.20 − 5 =
- 10.? − 5 = 12
- 11.18 − 8 =
- 12.14 − 6 =
- 13.Saanvi had 19 shells and gave 13 to a friend. How many shells does Saanvi have left?
- 14.Dev had 17 balls and gave 10 to a friend. How many balls does Dev have left?
- 15.What is 8 less than 16?
- 16.Aditya had 10 marbles and gave 8 to a friend. How many marbles does Aditya have left?
- 17.19 − ? = 14
- 18.What is 10 less than 19?
- 19.19 − ? = 3
- 20.9 − 3 =
- 21.There are 20 bottles and 11 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 22.What is 5 less than 6?
- 23.20 − 18 =
- 24.Ishaan had 20 shells and gave 10 to a friend. How many shells does Ishaan have left?
- 25.Ananya had 18 pencils and gave 16 to a friend. How many pencils does Ananya have left?
- 26.Riya had 19 crayons and gave 17 to a friend. How many crayons does Riya have left?
- 27.There are 11 children and 9 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 28.? − 1 = 2
- 29.Nisha had 7 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Nisha have left?
- 30.20 − 10 =
- 31.What is 5 less than 16?
- 32.6 − 5 =
- 33.There are 16 birds and 11 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 34.Arjun had 9 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Arjun have left?
- 35.4 − ? = 1
- 36.There are 7 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 37.? − 6 = 3
- 38.Dev had 11 balloons and gave 7 to a friend. How many balloons does Dev have left?
- 39.? − 1 = 5
- 40.11 − ? = 2
Answer key
- 3
- 4
- 9
- 6
- 3
- 3
- 8
- 8
- 15
- 17
- 10
- 8
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 2
- 5
- 9
- 16
- 6
- 9
- 1
- 2
- 10
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 5
- 10
- 11
- 1
- 5
- 6
- 3
- 1
- 9
- 4
- 6
- 9
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