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.There are 14 pencils and 10 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 2.? − 9 = 2
- 3.? − 15 = 5
- 4.Aarav had 3 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Aarav have left?
- 5.There are 13 birds and 12 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 6.What is 5 less than 19?
- 7.4 − ? = 3
- 8.What is 1 less than 4?
- 9.11 − 5 =
- 10.18 − 13 =
- 11.What is 16 less than 20?
- 12.What is 8 less than 13?
- 13.There are 5 cups and 4 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 14.11 − ? = 6
- 15.Saanvi had 13 crayons and gave 9 to a friend. How many crayons does Saanvi have left?
- 16.Aarav had 3 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Aarav have left?
- 17.Sneha had 18 books and gave 4 to a friend. How many books does Sneha have left?
- 18.2 − 1 =
- 19.? − 2 = 11
- 20.What is 2 less than 3?
- 21.Sneha had 8 mangoes and gave 1 to a friend. How many mangoes does Sneha have left?
- 22.What is 4 less than 11?
- 23.Ananya had 3 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Ananya have left?
- 24.There are 9 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 25.What is 10 less than 11?
- 26.There are 13 birds and 2 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 27.There are 9 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 28.There are 6 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 29.? − 9 = 8
- 30.16 − 6 =
- 31.What is 1 less than 3?
- 32.There are 18 pencils and 17 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 33.There are 8 cups and 6 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 34.There are 17 birds and 14 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 35.There are 9 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 36.There are 16 cups and 7 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 37.What is 3 less than 10?
- 38.Kabir had 6 balls and gave 5 to a friend. How many balls does Kabir have left?
- 39.What is 6 less than 7?
- 40.There are 16 children and 7 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
Answer key
- 4
- 11
- 20
- 1
- 1
- 14
- 1
- 3
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 5
- 1
- 5
- 4
- 2
- 14
- 1
- 13
- 1
- 7
- 7
- 2
- 6
- 1
- 11
- 7
- 2
- 17
- 10
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 7
- 9
- 7
- 1
- 1
- 9
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