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 4 less than 9?
- 2.Rohan had 9 balls and gave 4 to a friend. How many balls does Rohan have left?
- 3.? − 1 = 14
- 4.17 − 8 =
- 5.Rahul had 15 books and gave 11 to a friend. How many books does Rahul have left?
- 6.11 − 2 =
- 7.Karan had 17 balls and gave 10 to a friend. How many balls does Karan have left?
- 8.There are 3 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 9.What is 12 less than 18?
- 10.12 − 5 =
- 11.? − 6 = 13
- 12.12 − 6 =
- 13.? − 6 = 2
- 14.? − 3 = 7
- 15.5 − 3 =
- 16.14 − 12 =
- 17.16 − 14 =
- 18.There are 11 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 19.16 − ? = 6
- 20.What is 1 less than 3?
- 21.What is 1 less than 7?
- 22.10 − 6 =
- 23.What is 2 less than 20?
- 24.11 − ? = 2
- 25.What is 4 less than 6?
- 26.There are 10 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 27.What is 3 less than 8?
- 28.? − 2 = 14
- 29.Ananya had 18 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Ananya have left?
- 30.16 − 1 =
- 31.18 − 16 =
- 32.Lakshmi had 13 balloons and gave 8 to a friend. How many balloons does Lakshmi have left?
- 33.? − 1 = 5
- 34.? − 5 = 1
- 35.Nisha had 4 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Nisha have left?
- 36.19 − ? = 2
- 37.19 − 15 =
- 38.15 − 6 =
- 39.Pooja had 5 mangoes and gave 4 to a friend. How many mangoes does Pooja have left?
- 40.There are 7 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
Answer key
- 5
- 5
- 15
- 9
- 4
- 9
- 7
- 1
- 6
- 7
- 19
- 6
- 8
- 10
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 9
- 10
- 2
- 6
- 4
- 18
- 9
- 2
- 7
- 5
- 16
- 16
- 15
- 2
- 5
- 6
- 6
- 1
- 17
- 4
- 9
- 1
- 4
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