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.? − 14 = 6
- 2.17 − ? = 11
- 3.Joseph had 20 marbles and gave 1 to a friend. How many marbles does Joseph have left?
- 4.Tara had 5 crayons and gave 2 to a friend. How many crayons does Tara have left?
- 5.There are 5 birds and 3 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 6.Arjun had 12 kites and gave 3 to a friend. How many kites does Arjun have left?
- 7.What is 1 less than 15?
- 8.Priya had 18 bananas and gave 4 to a friend. How many bananas does Priya have left?
- 9.What is 3 less than 6?
- 10.There are 7 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 11.What is 2 less than 9?
- 12.13 − ? = 10
- 13.What is 5 less than 11?
- 14.What is 4 less than 5?
- 15.12 − ? = 7
- 16.3 − 2 =
- 17.What is 16 less than 18?
- 18.What is 5 less than 10?
- 19.There are 3 bottles and 2 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 20.There are 9 cups and 8 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 21.17 − 4 =
- 22.10 − 5 =
- 23.3 − 1 =
- 24.Pooja had 6 crayons and gave 4 to a friend. How many crayons does Pooja have left?
- 25.There are 16 boys and 4 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 26.Pooja had 12 mangoes and gave 3 to a friend. How many mangoes does Pooja have left?
- 27.There are 12 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 28.What is 2 less than 5?
- 29.11 − 10 =
- 30.What is 14 less than 19?
- 31.What is 1 less than 2?
- 32.There are 14 bottles and 6 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 33.What is 2 less than 8?
- 34.There are 20 birds and 6 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 35.7 − 2 =
- 36.5 − 2 =
- 37.There are 16 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 38.What is 12 less than 13?
- 39.20 − 18 =
- 40.13 − ? = 12
Answer key
- 20
- 6
- 19
- 3
- 2
- 9
- 14
- 14
- 3
- 3
- 7
- 3
- 6
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 2
- 5
- 1
- 1
- 13
- 5
- 2
- 2
- 12
- 9
- 6
- 3
- 1
- 5
- 1
- 8
- 6
- 14
- 5
- 3
- 13
- 1
- 2
- 1
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