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
- 1.9 − 3 =
- 2.Tara had 14 flowers and gave 7 to a friend. How many flowers does Tara have left?
- 3.Meera had 16 flowers and gave 5 to a friend. How many flowers does Meera have left?
- 4.Rohan had 17 laddoos and gave 13 to a friend. How many laddoos does Rohan have left?
- 5.Meera had 4 balls and gave 1 to a friend. How many balls does Meera have left?
- 6.There are 20 birds and 9 nests. How many more birds than nests are there?
- 7.What is 2 less than 9?
- 8.There are 18 boys and 10 kites. How many more boys than kites are there?
- 9.Ananya had 16 crayons and gave 1 to a friend. How many crayons does Ananya have left?
- 10.There are 8 bottles and 4 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 11.There are 19 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 12.16 − 11 =
- 13.There are 12 pencils and 7 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 14.Joseph had 15 flowers and gave 9 to a friend. How many flowers does Joseph have left?
- 15.Rohan had 12 books and gave 4 to a friend. How many books does Rohan have left?
- 16.Farhan had 20 flowers and gave 13 to a friend. How many flowers does Farhan have left?
- 17.There are 15 pencils and 3 erasers. How many more pencils than erasers are there?
- 18.Arjun had 8 crayons and gave 6 to a friend. How many crayons does Arjun have left?
- 19.? − 4 = 10
- 20.What is 3 less than 18?
- 21.15 − 8 =
- 22.Priya had 18 flowers and gave 3 to a friend. How many flowers does Priya have left?
- 23.What is 4 less than 5?
- 24.What is 3 less than 6?
- 25.There are 7 bottles and 5 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 26.9 − ? = 3
- 27.3 − 1 =
- 28.? − 6 = 1
- 29.There are 14 bottles and 12 lids. How many more bottles than lids are there?
- 30.There are 8 cups and 2 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 31.5 − 2 =
- 32.What is 3 less than 20?
- 33.Karan had 5 balloons and gave 2 to a friend. How many balloons does Karan have left?
- 34.What is 2 less than 5?
- 35.What is 1 less than 5?
- 36.What is 3 less than 11?
- 37.? − 13 = 7
- 38.? − 6 = 4
- 39.There are 20 cups and 11 saucers. How many more cups than saucers are there?
- 40.What is 1 less than 13?
Answer key
- 6
- 7
- 11
- 4
- 3
- 11
- 7
- 8
- 15
- 4
- 14
- 5
- 5
- 6
- 8
- 7
- 12
- 2
- 14
- 15
- 7
- 15
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 6
- 2
- 7
- 2
- 6
- 3
- 17
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 8
- 20
- 10
- 9
- 12
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