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
- 1.15 − 1 =
- 2.What is 6 less than 13?
- 3.There are 13 cups and 11 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 4.2 − 1 =
- 5.? − 9 = 9
- 6.Zoya had 6 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Zoya have left?
- 7.There are 13 children and 10 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 8.5 − 3 =
- 9.What is 6 less than 20?
- 10.Isha had 8 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Isha have left?
- 11.There are 3 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 12.What is 10 less than 15?
- 13.Nisha had 7 bananas and gave 6 to a friend. How many bananas does Nisha have left?
- 14.? − 8 = 7
- 15.9 − 1 =
- 16.What is 3 less than 4?
- 17.There are 6 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 18.There are 5 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 19.What is 1 less than 6?
- 20.What is 12 less than 18?
- 21.Kavya had 4 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Kavya have left?
- 22.11 − ? = 4
- 23.There are 7 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 24.Saanvi had 4 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Saanvi have left?
- 25.4 − ? = 2
- 26.15 − 12 =
- 27.3 − 1 =
- 28.Manav had 12 kites and gave 3 to a friend. How many kites does Manav have left?
- 29.10 − 1 =
- 30.8 − ? = 4
- 31.14 − ? = 11
- 32.What is 5 less than 6?
- 33.There are 19 pencils and 17 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 34.What is 3 less than 5?
- 35.Nisha had 12 flowers and gave 2 to a friend. How many flowers does Nisha have left?
- 36.18 − 9 =
- 37.What is 15 less than 16?
- 38.What is 2 less than 3?
- 39.What is 7 less than 18?
- 40.3 − 2 =
Answer key
- 14
- 7
- 2
- 1
- 18
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 14
- 5
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 15
- 8
- 1
- 3
- 1
- 5
- 6
- 3
- 7
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 2
- 9
- 9
- 4
- 3
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 10
- 9
- 1
- 1
- 11
- 1
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