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
- 1.20 − 10 =
- 2.Pooja had 10 laddoos and gave 6 to a friend. How many laddoos does Pooja have left?
- 3.There are 15 children and 2 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 4.14 − ? = 3
- 5.Arjun had 20 pencils and gave 3 to a friend. How many pencils does Arjun have left?
- 6.Priya had 17 balloons and gave 11 to a friend. How many balloons does Priya have left?
- 7.What is 12 less than 13?
- 8.? − 4 = 7
- 9.What is 1 less than 8?
- 10.There are 4 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 11.6 − 5 =
- 12.Diya had 18 flowers and gave 17 to a friend. How many flowers does Diya have left?
- 13.11 − ? = 10
- 14.? − 3 = 10
- 15.5 − 4 =
- 16.11 − ? = 9
- 17.14 − 3 =
- 18.8 − ? = 5
- 19.There are 5 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 20.There are 4 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 21.11 − 8 =
- 22.There are 17 bottles and 9 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 23.There are 5 boys and 3 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 24.What is 7 less than 14?
- 25.There are 9 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 26.There are 19 pencils and 12 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 27.16 − 11 =
- 28.7 − 3 =
- 29.Priya had 10 crayons and gave 1 to a friend. How many crayons does Priya have left?
- 30.There are 14 bottles and 8 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 31.Isha had 15 pencils and gave 8 to a friend. How many pencils does Isha have left?
- 32.12 − ? = 11
- 33.? − 9 = 4
- 34.What is 2 less than 8?
- 35.There are 19 birds and 15 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 36.9 − ? = 6
- 37.9 − 4 =
- 38.Riya had 19 balloons and gave 7 to a friend. How many balloons does Riya have left?
- 39.There are 15 pencils and 5 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 40.17 − 5 =
Answer key
- 10
- 4
- 13
- 11
- 17
- 6
- 1
- 11
- 7
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 13
- 1
- 2
- 11
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 3
- 8
- 2
- 7
- 6
- 7
- 5
- 4
- 9
- 6
- 7
- 1
- 13
- 6
- 4
- 3
- 5
- 12
- 10
- 12
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