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
- 1.5 − 4 =
- 2.8 − ? = 4
- 3.What is 3 less than 10?
- 4.There are 7 children and 4 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 5.4 − 1 =
- 6.There are 12 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 7.18 − 10 =
- 8.6 − 1 =
- 9.What is 1 less than 15?
- 10.Aarav had 12 marbles and gave 11 to a friend. How many marbles does Aarav have left?
- 11.Sneha had 4 crayons and gave 3 to a friend. How many crayons does Sneha have left?
- 12.There are 4 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 13.Arjun had 13 crayons and gave 8 to a friend. How many crayons does Arjun have left?
- 14.19 − ? = 10
- 15.7 − 4 =
- 16.? − 2 = 17
- 17.2 − 1 =
- 18.What is 3 less than 6?
- 19.? − 3 = 7
- 20.Lakshmi had 18 pencils and gave 5 to a friend. How many pencils does Lakshmi have left?
- 21.What is 1 less than 6?
- 22.There are 6 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 23.? − 2 = 1
- 24.Manav had 6 balls and gave 3 to a friend. How many balls does Manav have left?
- 25.What is 7 less than 16?
- 26.What is 1 less than 10?
- 27.3 − ? = 1
- 28.There are 9 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 29.There are 18 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 30.Lakshmi had 18 marbles and gave 10 to a friend. How many marbles does Lakshmi have left?
- 31.? − 4 = 4
- 32.What is 12 less than 17?
- 33.7 − ? = 4
- 34.16 − 8 =
- 35.Joseph had 15 balls and gave 13 to a friend. How many balls does Joseph have left?
- 36.6 − ? = 1
- 37.There are 3 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 38.What is 3 less than 5?
- 39.Vivaan had 6 balloons and gave 3 to a friend. How many balloons does Vivaan have left?
- 40.? − 3 = 4
Answer key
- 1
- 4
- 7
- 3
- 3
- 8
- 8
- 5
- 14
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 5
- 9
- 3
- 19
- 1
- 3
- 10
- 13
- 5
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 9
- 9
- 2
- 6
- 16
- 8
- 8
- 5
- 3
- 8
- 2
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 7
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