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.What is 3 less than 12?
- 2.Nisha had 14 shells and gave 4 to a friend. How many shells does Nisha have left?
- 3.Joseph had 3 mangoes and gave 2 to a friend. How many mangoes does Joseph have left?
- 4.There are 4 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 5.10 − ? = 5
- 6.There are 6 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 7.8 − ? = 2
- 8.What is 1 less than 2?
- 9.Pooja had 19 shells and gave 9 to a friend. How many shells does Pooja have left?
- 10.19 − 3 =
- 11.What is 8 less than 11?
- 12.What is 14 less than 20?
- 13.Sneha had 3 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Sneha have left?
- 14.5 − ? = 1
- 15.Karan had 13 books and gave 9 to a friend. How many books does Karan have left?
- 16.19 − ? = 12
- 17.12 − 4 =
- 18.Saanvi had 13 pencils and gave 1 to a friend. How many pencils does Saanvi have left?
- 19.There are 3 boys and 2 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 20.14 − 9 =
- 21.What is 3 less than 10?
- 22.6 − ? = 4
- 23.Manav had 3 balls and gave 2 to a friend. How many balls does Manav have left?
- 24.Manav had 4 pencils and gave 3 to a friend. How many pencils does Manav have left?
- 25.Diya had 7 marbles and gave 3 to a friend. How many marbles does Diya have left?
- 26.? − 15 = 4
- 27.There are 13 pencils and 6 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 28.Nisha had 16 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Nisha have left?
- 29.Karan had 5 laddoos and gave 1 to a friend. How many laddoos does Karan have left?
- 30.? − 5 = 4
- 31.There are 8 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 32.Arjun had 13 balls and gave 8 to a friend. How many balls does Arjun have left?
- 33.Vivaan had 3 bananas and gave 1 to a friend. How many bananas does Vivaan have left?
- 34.Priya had 19 mangoes and gave 11 to a friend. How many mangoes does Priya have left?
- 35.14 − ? = 10
- 36.Ananya had 10 bananas and gave 8 to a friend. How many bananas does Ananya have left?
- 37.There are 12 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 38.There are 17 cups and 13 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 39.2 − 1 =
- 40.There are 20 children and 12 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
Answer key
- 9
- 10
- 1
- 1
- 5
- 4
- 6
- 1
- 10
- 16
- 3
- 6
- 1
- 4
- 4
- 7
- 8
- 12
- 1
- 5
- 7
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 4
- 19
- 7
- 15
- 4
- 9
- 6
- 5
- 2
- 8
- 4
- 2
- 6
- 4
- 1
- 8
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