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.Pooja had 13 mangoes and gave 8 to a friend. How many mangoes does Pooja have left?
- 2.Priya had 15 pencils and gave 6 to a friend. How many pencils does Priya have left?
- 3.Meera had 9 shells and gave 3 to a friend. How many shells does Meera have left?
- 4.There are 10 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 5.9 − ? = 7
- 6.9 − 5 =
- 7.2 − 1 =
- 8.3 − ? = 1
- 9.20 − 18 =
- 10.Riya had 4 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Riya have left?
- 11.5 − 1 =
- 12.9 − 4 =
- 13.? − 1 = 6
- 14.There are 20 boys and 7 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 15.There are 19 cups and 12 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 16.There are 13 children and 5 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 17.Kabir had 4 books and gave 2 to a friend. How many books does Kabir have left?
- 18.What is 2 less than 14?
- 19.Vivaan had 12 shells and gave 5 to a friend. How many shells does Vivaan have left?
- 20.20 − ? = 5
- 21.Ananya had 15 flowers and gave 14 to a friend. How many flowers does Ananya have left?
- 22.? − 7 = 6
- 23.20 − ? = 2
- 24.? − 5 = 14
- 25.There are 17 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 26.4 − ? = 3
- 27.Meera had 17 shells and gave 7 to a friend. How many shells does Meera have left?
- 28.What is 2 less than 11?
- 29.There are 15 bottles and 10 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 30.4 − 3 =
- 31.There are 3 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 32.4 − 2 =
- 33.Aarav had 15 laddoos and gave 2 to a friend. How many laddoos does Aarav have left?
- 34.There are 4 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 35.10 − 1 =
- 36.4 − ? = 2
- 37.What is 6 less than 9?
- 38.11 − ? = 9
- 39.There are 16 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 40.? − 8 = 1
Answer key
- 5
- 9
- 6
- 7
- 2
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 7
- 13
- 7
- 8
- 2
- 12
- 7
- 15
- 1
- 13
- 18
- 19
- 11
- 1
- 10
- 9
- 5
- 1
- 1
- 2
- 13
- 2
- 9
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 10
- 9
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