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
- 1.2 − 1 =
- 2.3 − 1 =
- 3.There are 9 children and 8 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 4.What is 12 less than 18?
- 5.Pooja had 19 shells and gave 12 to a friend. How many shells does Pooja have left?
- 6.Joseph had 16 marbles and gave 12 to a friend. How many marbles does Joseph have left?
- 7.There are 4 pencils and 2 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 8.9 − 5 =
- 9.3 − ? = 1
- 10.Rahul had 4 shells and gave 3 to a friend. How many shells does Rahul have left?
- 11.3 − ? = 2
- 12.There are 18 bottles and 7 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 13.12 − ? = 11
- 14.What is 1 less than 8?
- 15.What is 4 less than 16?
- 16.Aditya had 7 shells and gave 1 to a friend. How many shells does Aditya have left?
- 17.10 − ? = 3
- 18.Karan had 20 laddoos and gave 8 to a friend. How many laddoos does Karan have left?
- 19.? − 2 = 10
- 20.16 − 3 =
- 21.? − 1 = 2
- 22.8 − 4 =
- 23.There are 4 cups and 3 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 24.What is 4 less than 8?
- 25.20 − 14 =
- 26.There are 5 children and 3 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 27.There are 16 children and 10 chairs. How many more children than chairs are there?
- 28.What is 3 less than 5?
- 29.Zoya had 8 pencils and gave 2 to a friend. How many pencils does Zoya have left?
- 30.What is 13 less than 17?
- 31.There are 18 bottles and 3 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 32.Joseph had 7 bananas and gave 2 to a friend. How many bananas does Joseph have left?
- 33.8 − 1 =
- 34.What is 1 less than 3?
- 35.Priya had 9 bananas and gave 4 to a friend. How many bananas does Priya have left?
- 36.There are 8 pencils and 4 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 37.There are 18 cups and 5 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 38.9 − 2 =
- 39.9 − ? = 7
- 40.What is 2 less than 4?
Answer key
- 1
- 2
- 1
- 6
- 7
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 11
- 1
- 7
- 12
- 6
- 7
- 12
- 12
- 13
- 3
- 4
- 1
- 4
- 6
- 2
- 6
- 2
- 6
- 4
- 15
- 5
- 7
- 2
- 5
- 4
- 13
- 7
- 2
- 2
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