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
- 1.3 − ? = 2
- 2.Zoya had 5 shells and gave 2 to a friend. How many shells does Zoya have left?
- 3.What is 6 less than 9?
- 4.There are 6 birds and 5 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 5.There are 16 bottles and 10 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 6.9 − 5 =
- 7.There are 4 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 8.? − 5 = 11
- 9.? − 1 = 5
- 10.There are 10 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 11.15 − 8 =
- 12.6 − 5 =
- 13.10 − 2 =
- 14.There are 11 pencils and 7 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 15.Isha had 17 pencils and gave 5 to a friend. How many pencils does Isha have left?
- 16.17 − ? = 1
- 17.Lakshmi had 17 mangoes and gave 5 to a friend. How many mangoes does Lakshmi have left?
- 18.Meera had 12 balloons and gave 1 to a friend. How many balloons does Meera have left?
- 19.6 − ? = 5
- 20.What is 4 less than 15?
- 21.Kavya had 3 flowers and gave 1 to a friend. How many flowers does Kavya have left?
- 22.? − 1 = 4
- 23.What is 2 less than 3?
- 24.There are 18 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 25.14 − 12 =
- 26.3 − 1 =
- 27.There are 7 children and 6 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 28.There are 5 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 29.Isha had 19 marbles and gave 16 to a friend. How many marbles does Isha have left?
- 30.What is 2 less than 8?
- 31.Farhan had 5 crayons and gave 3 to a friend. How many crayons does Farhan have left?
- 32.20 − ? = 19
- 33.16 − 4 =
- 34.Sneha had 4 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Sneha have left?
- 35.Riya had 5 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Riya have left?
- 36.19 − 2 =
- 37.4 − ? = 2
- 38.What is 10 less than 18?
- 39.? − 7 = 8
- 40.Rahul had 16 marbles and gave 7 to a friend. How many marbles does Rahul have left?
Answer key
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 1
- 6
- 4
- 1
- 16
- 6
- 5
- 7
- 1
- 8
- 4
- 12
- 16
- 12
- 11
- 1
- 11
- 2
- 5
- 1
- 15
- 2
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 3
- 6
- 2
- 1
- 12
- 3
- 4
- 17
- 2
- 8
- 15
- 9
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